FSQ Lab Tech - 1st Shift

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Receives leadership and daily direction from shift FSQ Sr. Technician & Supervisor.
• Routinely observes production activities to assure consistency and conformance to standards, as well as providing improvement suggestions.
• Assists in the effective completion and documentation of daily, weekly, and monthly scheduled tasks as required.
• Notifies FSQ Sr. Tech or Tech Level 3 when non-conformances are noted, assists with scheduling product evaluations, and assures proper documentation.
• Affords Quality Management with verification and validation by collecting the required data.
• Performs required finished product testing and the effective completion of documentation and data entry.
• Maintains the condition of the FSQ supplies required for daily operation.
• Organizes finished product retains.
• Conducts Food Safety Inspections in the production environment (i.e. inter-batch cleaning).
• Executes daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.
• Conducts visual chemistry tests on raw materials, water sources, in-process samples, environmental samples, and finished products.
• May be responsible for performing QPE and Packout auditing for batch adherence and label and code quality.
• Tracks, verifies, and enters data on raw material specifications and COAs.
• Informs the team of raw material issues.
• Operates, maintains, and calibrates laboratory instruments as required.
• Ensures compliance of incoming labels and packaging.
• Completes FSQ related production records to assure conformance to requirements.
• Inspects finished product for food safety hazards including foreign material.
• Fills out QA documentation as requested.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma Preferred.
• Food Handling Experience Preferred.
• Manufacturing Experience Preferred.
• Customer Service Experience Welcomed.