Quality Assurance Technician

Job Summary and Mission

The Quality Assurance Technician will be responsible for performing daily quality assurance activities. This position plays a vital role in assisting the Quality Team for maintaining food safety, quality, and regulatory programs in compliance with SQF.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

· Comply and participate with company’s GMP’s and Food Safety Programs including, SOP’s, SSOP’s and other policies. Inspect and ensure the day-to-day production areas for GMP and all governmental regulatory requirements compliance.

· Enforce quality and food safety standards on raw materials through inspection and analysis to match all specifications.

· Assist with maintaining records for HACCP, SQF and FSMA including, but not limited to Daily and Monthly GMP inspections, label verification, verification of CCP records, performing weight check on WIP and finished products, glass and brittle inspections, ON HOLD program.

· Work closely with the sanitation department to ensure the effectiveness of the documented, implemented sanitation program.

· Ensure received, manufactured, and packaged products meet quality and food safety specifications.

· Assists in the training and presentation of programs to maintain ongoing training of all plant employees in policies and programs such as GMPs, HACCP, SSOP's and Allergen Policy

· Responsible for performing checks and documenting results for the following: Scales, Thermometers, Freezer and Cooler Temperatures, Machines, and Areas needing cleaning.

· Responsible for daily equipment compliance & equipment maintenance. Inspecting efficiency of leaning with the help of ATP swab, visual inspection, and allergen validations Responsible for conducting pre-operational and operational checks for start-ups and production during the day.

· Support QA team in performing environmental monitoring and sending swab and FG samples to lab for testing.

· Special projects assigned by the FSQA Supervisor/ QA Manager.

· Informs management of significant issues and/or developments identified during quality assurance activities and actions being taken to improve the situation.

· Other duties as assigned.