What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Technician position at WEHAH FARM, INC?
As a Quality Assurance (QA) Technician plays a critical role in ensuring our products consistently meet quality and food safety standards. In this hands-on position, you'll conduct inspections, perform tests, and maintain accurate documentation to support compliant, efficient production. You'll partner with cross-functional teams to identify issues, drive corrective actions, and contribute to continuous improvement across the facility.
Key Responsibilities:
- Inspect ingredients, packaging, finished products, and processes (visual, sensory, formula verification, grading) to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Monitor and verify food safety systems: GMPs, sanitation/hygiene (ATP, allergen swabs), HACCP/CCPs, environmental monitoring, allergen control, labeling, and traceability.
- Calibrate and verify quality inspection equipment in lab and production areas for accuracy and reliability.
- Maintain and review quality documentation: test records, SOP compliance, hold/release procedures, and corrective action reports.
- Support root cause analysis and implement corrective/preventive actions to reduce quality and food safety issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve quality processes, support new product startups, and manage hold/release with proper labeling and documentation.
- Support internal and external audits; promptly report food safety or quality issues and recommend corrective actions.