This position is responsible for maintaining quality and food safety compliance, in direct support of the operation of the business unit they are assigned to. This entails product releases, Hold processing, incident report investigations, audits, reports and key data maintenance.

Essential Functions

• Collect and process retain or Hold samples in support of complaint investigations. 
• Provide relief and PTO coverage for Line Techs in your business unit lab.
• Maintain 5S style housekeeping in the main lab.
• Perform key analytical and organoleptic testing of raw/finished product as required.
• Enter data from all analyses into Infinity data base.
• Maintain accurate and legible records where applicable.
• Initiate HOLD for any non-compliant product in either food safety or product quality.
• Inform line leadership of any situations regarding product quality trends, food safety or labeling.
• Perform metal detector investigation of reject samples brought in from the line.
• Perform label and packaging verifications as required.
• Maintain calibration tests and minor maintenance of lab equipment.
• Follow the escalation protocol for any food safety incidents.
• Conduct line audits as required.
• Initiate IR (Incident Report) for any non-compliant situations. 
• Project support for QA as assigned.
• Collect and ship samples for outside analysis.

Work Environment

This position operates in a professional office environment and out in the manufacturing operation.

The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and other office equipment. 

All required PPE for plant operational safety is expected to be used.

Position requires ability to communicate and work well with peers.

Required Education and Experience

Required

• Associate Degree in food science or related science
• Minimum of two (2) years previous quality assurance lab experience

Preferred

Competencies

• Basic math skills 
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Outlook
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Quality orientation
• Attention to detail
• Analysis and Evaluation

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. 
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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CraftMark Bakery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, race, ethnicity, religion, veteran status, disability status, genetic information, or any other protected category.

CraftMark Bakery participates in E-Verify.

Job Type: Full-time, Nights 2-2-3 6 p.m. - 6 a.m.