QA Technician - 2Nd Shift (1Pm-9:30Pm Mon - Fri)

The Quality Assurance Technician works with FSQA Manager to ensure product safety and the quality of all products in the Food Division. Assist in product safety, product quality, and cost reduction projects. This position requires a working knowledge of the following: moisture analysis, water activity, granulation, good manufacturing practices regarding food safety, QualiTech's Food Safety & Quality System and strong knowledge of QualiTech's food products. Responsible for performing all work within established Quality Assurance and corporate safety guidelines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and reporting analytical results of products and raw materials including alerting out of compliance results

• Assist in administering the Company's Quality Program in accordance with customer and company requirements. This includes:

• Review and assist in development of QA procedures

• Regular review of production and receiving records

• Sensory evaluation, visual inspection and analyses (Organoleptic, Moisture, Water Activity) of raw ingredient and finished product samples

• Maintain sample retain library

• Conduct final wash inspections of all production rooms

• Assist in troubleshooting product discrepancies

• Internal audits of cGMP areas and premises, including glass and brittle inventories

• Maintain lab safety

• Conduct Monthly/Quarterly/Bi-Annual/Annual tasks as required by the Food Safety Calendar

• Conduct environmental analyses, i.e. swabbing

• Conduct titration analysis of sanitation chemicals

• Participate in finished goods hold/release system

• Conduct tasks in accordance with Good Laboratory Practices.

• Lend technical support to R&D and Operations as applicable

• Assist in customer complaint investigations

• Assist in the compliance with all appropriate third party audits such as BRC, Safe Food/Safe Feed and HACCP.

• Create & Maintain production documents including: archival storage & organization, master document storage, certificates of analysis.

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, employee must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below and on the physical demands sheet for this position are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED required and 3 years experience in quality control and assurance in an FDA regulated industry or Bachelor's Degree in a science related field preferred.

• A background in manufacturing and processing environments is desired.

• Proven analytical strengths and experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present information and respond to questions from customers, managers or the general public

• Strong organizational skills, including attention to detail, time management and prioritization to achieve results

• Strong computer skills

• Experience in writing reports

• Ability to react quickly to changing requirements

• Laboratory analysis

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

• Must be able to read and interpret basic written instructions and perform tasks and projects derived from written instructions.

• Ability to accommodate flexibility in the work schedule.

Core Competencies:

World Class Customer Service: Genuinely listens to our customer (both internal and external), demonstrates understanding of customer needs, remarkably helpful, works together to meet customer needs, does what he/she says they will do.

Uncompromising Quality: Understands quality expectations, makes every effort to do it right the first time. Learns from mistakes and is committed to continuously improve. Process driven.

Family Feel/Professionally Run: Support each other as people, shows respect, trust, loyalty, and humility with others, sets and achieves measurable goals, embraces best practices.

Role Specific Competencies:

Dependability: Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, stays focused under pressure, and meets attendance/punctuality requirements.

Problem Solving/Analysis: Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, can simplify and process complex issues, and understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts.

Technical Skills: Understands specialty equipment, keeps knowledge up-to-date, is a technical resource for others, follows technology practices and standards.

Physical Demands:

Employee is frequently required to reach with arms and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. and occasionally bend/stoop, squat, push/pull, twist trunk. Employee must repetitively grasp objects simply and firmly and use fine manipulation dexterity with repetitive keyboard use and office skills function. Must use hands frequently at waist and shoulder level and occasionally at head level or higher and knee level or lower. Specific vision abilities include close vision and some distance vision. Must be able to hear and give and follow instruction. Repetitive keyboard use.

Work Hazards:

Work Environment: Office environment but when on production floor, exposure to noise, heat, excessive changes in temperature and humidity, and airborne dust particles.

Safety Equipment Required: Personal Protection Equipment as required when on production floor