Description

About Fresh Texas

As the largest fresh-cut fruit and vegetable processor in South Texas, Fresh Texas has been delivering the highest quality products to our customers for over forty years. We source only the highest quality ingredients to deliver great tasting, healthy products to our customers. With exciting innovation, we keep growing!

Fresh Texas is proud to offer high quality and healthy foods to our communities! Do you want to grow with a trusted and established company? We offer great career paths! Come grow with us!!

Job Overview

The Quality Assurance Pre-Op Technician will be responsible for providing support to the plant and maintenance of the Quality Assurance program. Other duties will include overseeing the quality and safety of all products and processes. This position reports to the Quality Assurance Manager.

In the event the QA Tech is absent, the QA Manager will assign duties to a qualified QA team member.

Job Duties

These include (but are not limited to):

• Provide support to Quality assurance manager and other department managers as required.
• Responsible for maintaining the quality system in the absence of the QA Mgr.
• Provides direction to employees according to established policies and management guidance, may become actively involved as required to meet schedules and resolve problems.
• Responsible for organizing and submitting QA records as requested/required.
• Contact vendors/order/maintain inventory of QA supplies/lab supplies/etc as required.
• Provide support to the plant and provide hands on leadership and support in the development, implementation, daily operations, and maintenance of the quality assurance program.
• Have general knowledge of Quality Manufacturing Systems.
• Confer with Management team on Quality issues.
• Confer with QA Mgr. on laboratory projects.
• Take product samples and deliver to third party laboratory/call for pick up as needed.
• Support HACCP and Control Point data collection (supervise QA techs), to include recording cooler temperatures, PH, ORP, and chlorine levels etc..
• Perform HACCP audits, report’s findings to the department quality manager for changes/improvements in overall program.
• Perform audits on all documentation (Quality Assurance)
• Verify calibration standards and requirements.
• Participates in QA/supervisor meetings and food safety meetings and provides food safety awareness to all departments.
• Have general knowledge of statistical process control (SPC).
• Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of a Quality Manufacturing System for the plant.
• Handle/participate in Food safety/regulatory Audits.
• Food Safety Trained (HACCP, GFSI) Minimum (or must complete within 30 days) Certified preferred.

Benefits

• Complete insurance package that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
• Several low-cost supplemental plans.
• 401(k) with up to a 4% employer match.
• Paid holidays and generous paid time off.
• A variety of bonus opportunities including attendance and referral programs.
• Numerous employee appreciation events throughout the year.

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Education/Experience:

1.5-2 years of progressive related experience and/ or training; in a food production facility, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, Knowledge of (HACCP/GFSI) Minimum *(Certified preferred.) Must have completed training within 30 days as directed by QA Mgr.

Communication Skills:

Ability to read, analyze and interpret professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of employees, managers, customers and the general public.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to accurately perform basic mathematics; work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical interference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in writing, oral, diagram or schedule form.

Other Skills and Abilities:

Ability to use basic laboratory equipment; must be computer literate.

• Hygenia EnusreTouch
• Environmental Swabs

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle and feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee will occasionally lift more than 50 pounds. Specific vision requirements will include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Individuals must be able to work in a cold and wet environment. The employee must work with certain chemicals that may be hazardous if not used properly. Proper training will be provided on storage, use and first aid treatment for those chemicals.

Research shows that women and individuals from underrepresented backgrounds often apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We recognize that it is highly unlikely that an applicant meets 100% of the qualifications for a given role. Therefore, if much of this job description describes you, then you are highly encouraged to apply for this role.

EEO Statement

Fresh Texas is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability status, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service or protected veteran, or other non-merit factors.