What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technician I, Quality Assurance position at Monogram Foods?
Position Overview
Supervises employees and quality assurance activities for assigned area to produce a high-quality product within established standards for safety, quality, quantity, and housekeeping.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
The Ideal Candidate will have the Following Qualifications
Work Environment and Personal Protective Equipment:
Supervises employees and quality assurance activities for assigned area to produce a high-quality product within established standards for safety, quality, quantity, and housekeeping.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Supervises personnel assigned to specific duties relating to the adherence of the quality programs. These programs include: Safety Quality Food Certification (SQF), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), Quality Management System (QMS), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Micro lab procedures.
- Documents, trains, and monitors that employees have applied new training.
- Ensure a good follow-up of non-conformities.
- Participate in daily plant walk-throughs.
- Review and sign off on daily pre-operation inspection. This includes inspection of belts, tools, and verification log and sanitation.
- Review daily pallet tickets and file with the QA documentation on designated production lines.
- Review employee paperwork making sure it is free of errors and mistakes.
- Perform regular quality checks on mixing procedures, codes, cooler-freezer temperatures, footbaths, and conduct appropriate follow-up with employees involved in these procedures.
- Perform an ingredient check in, and work with the Purchasing department to get discrepancies resolved.
- Monitor damaged ingredients and prepare non-conformance documentation and make recommendation for disposal and/or repair.
- Conduct HACCP pre-shipment inspection.
- Assist with customer complaints, collect and organize all paperwork for review to initiate a corrective action.
The Ideal Candidate will have the Following Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Experience Required: Minimum 6 months of quality or related experience preferred.
- Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
- Support management decisions, talk positively and encourage happy environment.
- Be knowledgeable of and follow the safety procedures as outlined by Monogram Foods.
- Be knowledgeable of safe food handling practices, HACCP and quality control procedures in your department.
- You must be able to speak, read and write in English.
- Serve Safe Certified
- Demonstrate a high level of energy drive and initiative.
- The ability to be self-directed and maintain excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to work flexible hours and accept additional responsibilities as needed
Work Environment and Personal Protective Equipment:
- Stand on concrete.
- Ambient temperatures.
- Work with a team.
- Safety shoes as needed.
- Insulated gloves as needed.
- Safety knives as needed.