QA Technician - 1st Shift

Come check out Turkey Hill! –

We’re a growing, nationwide company, born and raised in Southcentral Pennsylvania, that has been creating delicious ice cream and beverages since 1931. We opened in Searcy, Arkansas in 2020! We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and leadership development opportunities with career-growth potential – join our team today!

The QA Technician makes an impact by –

• Maintain the integrity of the quality system.
• Monitor and execute documentation, inspections, and testing in accordance with quality system and Master Batch Records.
• Monitor and test quality attributes of raw materials ensuring conformance to specifications and critical control points.
• Conduct all pre-operations, in-process and post-operations testing, inspections, and documentation.
• Monitor and test quality attributes during the manufacturing of frozen dessert processing operations ensuring conformance to specifications and critical control points.
• Execute the testing and documentation required for positive release of raw materials and finished goods.
• Participate in food safety audits and preventive and corrective actions.
• Maintain central filing ensuring all department records are complete and transferred to central filing as required.
• Execute the environmental controls program.
• Support the operations team’s efforts and provide technical assistance with inspections and sanitation control.
• Support the supply chain team efforts and provide accurate timely feedback related to material quality issues.
• Support the safety team’s efforts and provide technical assistance with inspections and chemical control.
• Develop and maintain positive employee relations.
• Openly participate in meetings with corporate and local management.
• Keep management informed of developments as they occur.
• Be engaged in the day-to-day running of the business by performing tasks beyond normal/baseline job responsibilities, participating in team or business improvement meetings and initiatives positioned toward improving business results.
• Demonstrated knowledge of food laboratory activities and COA programs
• Demonstrated knowledge of food safety, line, cGMP and SQF audits
• Demonstrated knowledge of food manufacturing and packaging processes and technology
• Demonstrated ability to execute safe work practices and behaviors and lead others to do the same
• Demonstrated leadership interest and ability to work effectively to motivate others and elicit work output
• Demonstrated ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Demonstrated ability to work well with all levels of personnel individually or in a team environment and ability to interface and communicate with production line workers, area managers, and customers
• Demonstrated willingness to work any shift, weekends and holidays
• Demonstrated willingness to adhere to cGMP requirements and lead others to do the same
  
  

You could be a great fit if you have these things –

• Associate’s degree in food science or a related field or at least three years of experience as a quality assurance technician
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must work in a team environment
• Maintain adherence to work hours scheduled specifically starting, ending, lunch and break schedules
• Perform all duties within established Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations and safety guidelines
• Be accountable to the Turkey Hill Food Safety and Quality Principles
• Perform all other duties as assigned
  
  

Our Associates Enjoy These Awesome Benefits –

• Medical, dental, vision & prescription
• Life insurance, short-term & long-term disability
• 401(k) with company match – immediately vested
• 6 paid major holidays
• Earn vacation and PTO
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Educational assistance reimbursement
• Company bonus plan
• Free ice cream and beverages!
  
  

Physical Demands -

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

• The employee is required to talk and/or hear in a manufacturing setting where noise levels are high (PPE required).
• The employee is required to wear mandated PPE based on assigned job area.
• The employee is frequently required to stand and walk in an manufacturing environment for 8 hours.
• The employee must be able to ascend and descend stairs, and where applicable and when necessary, to perform various job-related tasks.
• Must be able to position self to move, reach with arms/hands, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as needed to perform various job-related tasks.
• The employee must be able to inspect all job-related equipment (office or floor) to ensure it is in good working condition prior to use. Must be able to use hands/fingers to handle (or feel) to operate various types of office equipment.
• Must be able to operate all job-related equipment (powered, hand or office) as required.
• Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and adjust focus.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and/or push/pull 50 pounds on a regular basis.
  
  

This job description is not all encompassing; however, is intended to be a general description of the essential functions of this position. It is not intended as an employment contract.

This role is considered Safety Critical at Turkey Hill. In order to ensure safety for all of our associates, this role will have a zero tolerance policy when returning a positive drug screen, regardless of Medical Marijuana card holding status.

Notice to Staffing Agencies, Placement Services, and Professional Recruiters

Turkey Hill, LLC has an internal Staffing Department. Recruiters are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact Turkey Hill employees directly in an attempt to present candidates.

Turkey Hill will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Turkey Hill, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Turkey Hill mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Turkey Hill employees, or to Turkey Hill’s resume database will be considered Turkey Hill property. Turkey Hill will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Turkey Hill will consider any candidate for whom a Recruiter has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Recruiter free of any charges or fees.

Turkey Hill will not pay a fee to any Recruiter that does not have a signed Turkey Hill contract in place specific to the position for which the resume was submitted.

Recruiting vendor agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Turkey Hill’s Human Resources Manager or his or her designee. No other Turkey Hill employee is authorized to bind Turkey Hill to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Recruiters. By submitting a candidate to Turkey Hill, recruiters agree to be bound and comply with this policy.