Quality Assurance Technician - Weekend Night

Utz Quality Foods is looking to grow our loyal, career driven, and customer focused team and is currently recruiting for a Quality Assurance Technician to work from our manufacturing facility located in Wilkes-Barre, PA. This position will work from our NEW Weekend Night crew. The required hours are Saturday-Sunday 6PM-6AM with opportunity to flex up to 40 hours Monday-Friday.

The Quality Assurance Technician will support the production efforts to produce a wholesome and quality product under the company's Standard Operating Procedures and assist the Production and Quality Supervisors to maintain production and quality processing standards. This position will be responsible for auditing, monitoring and testing raw materials and finished products. In addition to the direct responsibilities, the Quality Assurance Technician will support maintaining all Sanitation Operating Procedures, GMP's, Food Safety and a safe environment throughout our productive process.

Key Responsibilities

• Communicates directly with all appropriate associates regarding test results and corrective actions as needed.

• Keeps Quality Assurance Supervisor informed of all quality issues.

• Performs one or more of the following tests, and others as specified: - Maintains documentation of all tests and special projects in specified locations.

• Moisture (via direct and/or indirect methods)

• Salt/sodium/potassium using the Dicromat, Omnion or silver titration

• Oil via near infrared methods

• Free fatty acids via direct and auto titrations, Caustic cooker titrations

• Wheat flour analysis, slice thickness and count per pound

• Product specific defect levels and product breakage

• Package net weight and package seal integrity

• Residual oxygen in packages

• Adheres to a specific frequency of product testing. The test schedule can vary pending specific quality issues that may arise.

• Keeps laboratory, equipment and supplies clean and organized.

• Provides technical guidance to Packers or other associates that provide support during various times of the year.

• Maintains an ongoing log of incoming raw materials identifying supplier, product identification, date received, supplier lot number, and approval vs. COA. Ingredient suppliers and lot numbers shall be recorded on appropriate daily Q.C. finished product inspection forms.

• Assists in in-house associate surveys to help guide the development of product improvements/new products and ingredient cost reduction projects.

• Responsible for quality and food safety tasks for their position.

• Requires working proactively in a cross-functional team with diverse groups of people and a willingness to perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Requires basic math and reading skills.

• Must be willing and able to stand 100% of the time

• Requires knowledge of product quality and production processes.

• Prior experience working with quality in a food setting.

• Prior knowledge of food manufacturing and Good Manufacturing Practices.

• Moderate lifting (40lbs).

Spreading Joy Through Food!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for food that our associates enjoy creating, our customers value selling, and our consumers love eating. Our renowned family of brands includes Utz, Zapp's, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. We provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We believe it is important to help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more. Join OneUtzTeam and help us spread joy through food for generations to come!

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.