FSQA Materials Technician

Position Summary:

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance on DAY ONE
• Company paid STD, LTD, and Life Insurance on DAY ONE
• 80 hours of vacation and 40 hours of sick time per fiscal year
• 401(k) Retirement Savings plan that includes company’s matching contributions up to 4.5%
• Wellness reimbursement towards gym membership and/or exercise equipment
• Referral bonuses totaling $750 when an employee refers someone to work with our company
• Quarterly sales of product to employees

Position Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspect and collect samples of incoming materials (ingredients and packaging) when they are received. Determine whether each

material meets the AFNA specification, and then decide whether to accept (or reject) each material.

• Collect ingredient Certificate of Analysis (COA) if required and maintain a file of these documents. Verify that they conform to

material requirements.

• Inspect returned products and/or co-packed products as instructed.
• Perform tests on incoming material samples. This may include physical tests (piece size/weight, viscosity, color) or chemical tests

(moisture, fat, salt) and verify conformance to AFNA incoming material specifications, FSQA and Safe Quality Foods (SQF)
policies. This may include collection of samples for microbiological evaluation or other tests as required.

• Evaluate new materials and make recommendations for approval, rejection, modification, etc.
• Evaluate the performance of new suppliers of existing materials and make recommendations for approval, rejection, modification,

etc.

• Create and submit Supplier Corrective Action Reports (SCARs), maintain a log of submissions and follow up on responses.
• Contact suppliers when necessary to resolve problems with out-of-specification materials.
• Perform studies to correlate material test results to the performance of the material in our products as assigned, in conjunction with

R&D and/or Production.

• Provide input for material specification revisions, as the need arises, based on inspection findings.
• Keeps accurate and complete records of all inspections, tests, evaluations, SCARs, and supplier contacts.
• Verify correct ingredient statements on the raw materials by comparing to our specification and to our labels.
• Create and maintain a reference library of material samples (to be used as controls to which incoming materials can be compared –

including revision numbers for packaging items).

• Evaluate inbound packaging samples for ingredient statement and version accuracy.
• Assists in identifying the causes of problems to recommend solutions and preventive measures in areas where incoming materials

impact product quality and safety.

• Assists in developing and applying quality controls and related procedures in plant operations. May be required to perform other

FSQA tasks as assigned.

• Perform work within company standards and efficiencies.
• Follows all facility safety rules and regulations, FSQA programs, and regulatory requirements.
• Train other workers as assigned.
• Perform all other work as assigned.

Position Qualifications:

• A College degree is preferred, a High School diploma or GED is required. Meaningful education and experience may be substituted for the diploma requirement.
• Sufficiently broad experience in food manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Assurance and/or food plant production operations, processes, and policies to permit execution of assigned duties is strongly desired. Limited food manufacturing experience combined with an appropriate college degree may be considered.
• Certifications such as HACCP, PCQI, SQF, or through ASQ and other professional quality associations are helpful.
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