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At Food Manfacturing Facility, we’re dedicated to giving people everywhere safe, fresh, and delicious food to eat and drink. We provide high-pressure processing (HPP), value-added services and cold storage for our partners in the food industry. We are focused on safety and driven by service.
Mon-Fri, 2nd shift schedule
Mon-Fri 10:30pm-7am or 12 hours Fri-Mon, 3rd shift schedule

Quality Assurance Technician Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide daily monitoring of facility and personnel to ensure compliance to the food safety system of the facility; perform formal audit on cGMP.
• Ensure training of facility personnel on cGMPs, Risk Preventive Controls, Hazard Analysis, pre-requisite programs, and other applicable food safety system elements as required.
• Collect and analyses product samples as required, as well as document information derived from analysis.
• Safely keep records of all facility analytical results; immediately report results discovered to be out of specification to the QA supervisor.
• Provide documented reports of analytical results to the QA supervisor, also responsible for tracking and reporting data trends.
• Inspecting raw materials coming in; assisting in investigating non-conformance and complaint about product; and provide leadership for the facility team in performing self-audits.
• Aid in hosting visitors to the facility, including regulatory agency representatives and customer representatives, function as main host for the facility’s third-party auditors.
• Knowledge and understanding of applicable FDA regulations and cGMP.
• Ensure product is processed to company HACCP/HARPC programs.
• Inform Quality Assurance Management of ANY Food Safety.
• Implementing and manage food safety corrective actions.
• Provide assistance to local and corporate management in carrying out changes to the food safety system of the facility; give assistance in creating, reviewing, authenticating, and maintaining food safety system documents, including standard operating procedures (SOPs) and programs working in collaboration with the quality assurance team; provide assistance in maintaining document registers and documentation.
• Possess innovative, resourceful, and proactive disposition, committed to ensuring continuous improvement of capacity and delivering quality service.
• Ability to prioritize and perform position responsibilities accurately and to deadline.
• Is responsible for all other duties as assigned.

*Quality Assurance Technician REQUIRED Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:*

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Experience performing administrative work including completing and reconciling paperwork.
• Computer skills including basic Microsoft Excel.
• Extreme detail orientation.
• Ability to think analytically and problem solve.
• Ability to stay organized and multitask.
• Ability to perform basic mental math.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to effectively work with others and as part of a team.
• Ability to work in a wet and cold environment.

Quality Assurance Technician PREFERED Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Prior quality assurance experience.
• Prior manufacturing experience, preferably food manufacturing.

Quality Assurance Technician* Work Environment:*

• This role operates in a wet and cold/refrigerated environment (around 35 degrees F) located within a manufacturing, warehousing, and production type facility. Must be able to withstand cold temperatures for 8 hours a day.

Quality Assurance Technician* Physical Demands:*

• This is largely a static role with standing, however, the ability to perform repetitive bending and standing up is also required. This would require the ability to lift 10-35 lbs. repetitively and up to 45 lbs. occasionally. Must also be able to push/pull up to 250 lbs on rollers occasionally.

At Universal Pure we offer medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and other health benefits. We also offer a 401(k) with a company match, paid vacation, paid holidays, and an attendance bonus. We are developing an effective, caring, and respectful team both in the HR department and across the organization and seek to add new employees who feel the same.

• Universal Pure facilities may process, pack, and or store products containing allergenic food ingredients as referenced by FDA, team members who may come in direct contact, must be able to work with these ingredients

"We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability."_

• _"Upon offer of employment, candidates will be asked to complete a drug screening test. The offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of this test. Marijuana/THC will NOT disqualify an applicant."_

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work setting:

• In-person

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person