Job Description

Accountability Objectives:   

Quality Assurance Technicians will ensure compliance of food safety and GMP systems along with quality programs, policies, procedures, and processes that are designed and necessary to ensure the production of safe quality food products.    

Specific Accountabilities:  

• Inspect and Monitor daily Plant for Food Safety and Quality activities and any deviations report to Quality Supervisor.
• Perform daily pre- operational sanitation inspection visual and swabbing before production starts.   
• Effectively communicate quality assurance expectations to production personnel.   
• Raw material inspection for specification compliance.  
• Conduct metal detector challenges and observations through the course of the shift.    
• Verify the calibration of all metal detectors, scales, and thermometers. 
• Conduct sensory evaluations of raw materials and finished product and record results.    
• Collect production samples for independent evaluation to ensure specification compliance for finished products.   
• Ensure compliance with established policies and procedures such as, HACCP, GMPs, SSOP, process deviation, hold and release. 
• Assist with solving problems by analyzing data, investigating issues, identifying solutions, and recommending actions. 
• Perform basic lab analysis (fat, Vacuum and Oxygen test) on in-process and finished products. 
• Enforce food safety and quality policies and procedures. 
• Perform Equipment calibrations (thermometer) and additional duties as directed.     
• Any issues related to FSQM are reported to quality management team. 
• Monitor incoming and outgoing product quality per company and customer specifications.

Qualifications:  

• Knowledge in food processing/HACCP/SQF, and/or regulatory compliance strongly preferred, but not mandatory. Fluent in English language, bi-lingual (Spanish) preferred. Ability to work a flexible schedule. 
• Preferred education: Associate's degree, Bachelor's a plus
• Ability to work independently. Basic knowledge of computer skills