What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Technician position at VetJobs?
Job Description
The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for ensuring that quality standards and programs are being met. This role requires a detail-oriented individual who can conduct analytical lab checks and collaborate with production to solve QA issues.
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Preferred Qualifications:
Compensation:
$27.00/hr $1.00/hr shift differential
The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for ensuring that quality standards and programs are being met. This role requires a detail-oriented individual who can conduct analytical lab checks and collaborate with production to solve QA issues.
Responsibilities:
- Adheres to all company policies and procedures
- Guides and leads quality and food safety standards
- Performs plant GMP audit and corrects findings on the floor
- Determines root cause analysis when there are quality deviations and reports on holds
- Performs quality checks for QA programs in the facility
- Ensures compliance with BRC standards through internal auditing
- Perform analytical lab calibrations and verifications
- Executes all process in accordance with company standard operating procedures and GMP and adherence to HACCP, GMP, and FFC safety methods
- Conducts analytical testing following laboratory standardized methods
- Manages Critical Control Point verifications and confirms compliance to HACCP requirements
- Performs packaging inspections for startup and throughout the shift
- Conducts thorough changeover inspections utilizing ATP swabs
- Participates in glass, brittle plastic Inspection
- Reviews in-process paperwork ensuring compliance to GDP requirements
- Takes initiative and suggest improvements
- Accountable for full compliance with safety, quality and other relevant requirements
Requirements:
- Must have knowledge of operating basic laboratory equipment
- Required knowledge of GMPs/SOPs
- Strong communication skills
- Confident in communicating and coaching
- Peer coaching acceptance required
- Promotes teamwork
- Good analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
- Be at work as scheduled and in a timely manner
Preferred Qualifications:
- Recent College Graduates (Food Science, Chemistry, or related field highly preferred but NOT required)
- Must have an HS Diploma or GED
- Required knowledge of food processing and food safety; food or pharmaceutical industry experience; 1 - 3 years minimum in food or pharmaceutical industries in QA/QC
- Knowledge of FSSC ISO 22000 or similar
Compensation:
$27.00/hr $1.00/hr shift differential
Salary : $27
