Quality Technician

Description

Job Description

Job Title:QATechnician

Location: Bayonne, NJ

Department: Quality Assurance & Food Safety

Experience: 1-2 years

FLSA Status:Non-Exempt

Safety Sensitive:Yes

We are a global leader in food& beverageingredients.Pioneers at heart, weoperateat the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people andplanetis all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable,traceableand transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural,deliciousand nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy,nutsand spices so they can create naturallygood food& beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoeverwe’rewith, whateverwe’redoing, we alwaysmake it real.

Primary Responsibilities of Quality Lead include:

• Provide quality leadership on the shift.
• Perform environmental testing per environmental monitoring program.
• Perform process audits tomonitorcompliancetoSQF requirements and other government guidelines.
• Perform sampling of raw material, work inprocessand finished product as required and needed.
• Perform analytical lab testing on product for pH, Moisture, Color L.A.B, Fineness and Sensory
• Prepare samples for outside lab testing.
• Perform internal audits for quality and food safety programs.
• Develop,implementandmaintainhigh standardsin good laboratory practices.
• Document procedures to ensure consistency in the use and operation of test equipment.
• Define requirements and train personnel on lab and quality and food safety best practices as needed.
• Data entry of all lab results.
• Support andmaintainthe hold program.
• Assistin customer complaint investigation.
• Be a member of the Food Safety Team, Food Defense Team, InternalAudit Team.
• Support allaspectof external and 3rdparty audits.
• Deliver on qualityobjectivesas assigned.
• Perform other duties as assignedoutside of job scope if needed.
  
  

Experience Required

• Degree/Diploma in Science or Food Safetypreferred or3-5 years of quality & food safety experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Ability to analyze issues and provide logical resolutions.
• Strong communicationand writing skills.
• Experience working with 3rdparty audits, preferably SQF.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Experienced withenvironmental monitoring.
• Prior experience working in a production laboratory.
• Familiarity with non-conformance investigations, product hold management.
• Be self-driven andhave the ability towork dependently and independently.
• Ability to stand, sit for extended periods
• Ability tolift upto 50lbs and bend
• This position may require overtime and extended work hours beyond the standard forty-hour workweek.
  
  

The pay for this role in the state ofNJis$20.65/hrand is based on the position responsibilities and geographic location

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.Employeemay perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

 

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