Description:

Quality Assurance Technicians perform numerous essential functions to ensure the safety and quality of all raw and finished products used and produced by the plant. QA Technicians also adhere to company policies, standard operating procedures, and customer regulations and specifications. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducting pre-operational inspection of equipment and facilities as required, depending on the assigned shift.
• Performing environmental sampling of equipment, drains, and raw and finished products.
• Calibration of thermometers and scales on a daily basis.
• Monitor sanitation standard operating procedures and document SSOP’s in accordance with the companies program.
• Monitoring and documenting the quality of packaging, raw materials, and finished products.
• Monitoring foreign material detection and rejection.
• Monitoring and recording weights of finished products.
• Taking raw and finished product temperatures.
• Monitor physical, chemical, and sensory characteristics of raw and finished products.
• Generating and completing the required records and documentation on a daily basis for each product line in accordance to the customer’s specifications.
• Perform HACCP monitoring and verification for all critical control points of the company’s HACCP programs.
• Working alongside USDA and production employees.
• Monitor and ensure food security and safety.

Qualifications:

• S. diploma with additional specialized training where a thorough knowledge of food safety principles and HACCP was gained
• Three (3) to five (5) years experience in quality assurance in a food processing environment.
• Must possess basic math and computer skills, and be able to read and analyze process charts, graphs, and logs.
• Must possess good analytical and logical problem-solving skills.
• Must be HACCP certified, or be able to become HACCP certified.
• Must have excellent oral and written skills at a technical and general level.
• Bilingual English / Spanish speaking skills a plus.

Working Conditions:

Frequently requires standing, lifting, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, smelling, listening, speaking, and seeing to perform the essential job duties.

Work conditions vary, quitting time will vary based upon production needs, and flexibility is critical. Temperatures range about 40 degrees in processing departments.

Exposure to potentially dangerous machinery and equipment are present in the plant. Potential electrical, mechanical, and chemical, hazards are also present. The noise level is high and constant. Floors are damp and slick.

Must be able to bend, stoop, pull and lift up to 20 lbs., and to stand for long periods of time.