Job Description

Title: Quality Control Technician

Reports to: Quality Assurance/Sanitation Manager

Status: Non-Exempt

Work Week: Full-time (1st, and/or 2nd Shift)

General description summary: Performs Quality Control sampling, testing, and scoring. Performs /assists in Shelf Life studies

(current and new products). Assists in maintaining/creating product specifications. Checks and calibrates metal detectors, thermometers and scales.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include (not in any priority):

➢ Maintains Shelf life studies and documents results

➢ Establishes and assures adherence to set specifications and standards of finished product

➢ Files and stores all Food Safety, Sanitation and QC data.

➢ Compiles data to create specification tolerances for finished product, and production equipment.

➢ Maintains all QC files.

➢ Prepares and submits daily/weekly summary reports.

➢ Performs daily product scoring and documents results.

➢ Checks metal detector logs daily to assure all finished product is within compliance of HACCP plan.

➢ Calibrates all scales daily

➢ Collects bread samples for lab and customers requesting monthly samples.

➢ Keeps lab and all equipment clean and orderly

➢ Adheres to all safety, GMP and house rules, helps monitor/enforce practices on the floor.

➢ Places product on HOLD/RELEASE, notifies management team of issues

➢ Performs pH testing on sourdough sponge and bread

➢ Calibrates/documents thermometers (handheld and portable).

➢ Glass and brittle plastic inspections. Weekly internal audits.

➢ Projects and assigned tasks not mentioned in this job description.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

➢ Computer literate (Word/Excel, Emails)

➢ Previous experience in lab or office setting.

Experience Requirements:

➢ Preferred Quality Control experience

Physical Requirements:

➢ Standing/ Walking: Regularly (67-100%)

➢ Lifting/ Pulling/ Pushing: Regularly (67-100%)

➢ Fingering/Grasping/feeling: Frequently (67-100%)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 60 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Schedule:

• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• Food Processing Plant
• In-person
• Manufacturing facility

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 3 years (Required)
• SQF Audit: 3 years (Required)
• Bakery Manufacturing: 1 year (Required)
• QA/QC Technician: 2 years (Required)

Language:

• bilingual (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (Required)
• Overnight Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person