QA Technician 3rd Shift

About the Role

The QA Technician ensures products are produced and manufactured safely, evaluating samples and verifying GMP/Quality processes to guarantee high-quality products are shipped to Watershed Food customers.

Responsibilities

• Conduct standardized tests/audits throughout various stages of production to ensure factors meet ingredient, in-process, and finished product requirements for internal standards, customer specifications, and legal regulations.
• Record test data, such as weight, temperature, moisture content, color, aeration, consistency, quality, and quantity, which is inspected or graded.
• Propose process improvement recommendations regarding handling of ingredients, product-in-process, and finished product to enhance product quality.
• Communicate product quality or processing equipment problems to operators and management to eliminate irregularities in future production batches.
• Review production documents and process checklists for completeness and accuracy.
• Notify Shift Supervisors and/or Quality Management of employee record-keeping issues.
• Role model, reinforce, and train employees on GMPs; notify supervisor and manager if GMPs are not followed.
• Maintain a clean work area (floors, equipment, and workstation) at all times to avoid product contamination and safety hazards.
• Clean and maintain product testing equipment to ensure accuracy of measurement.
• Assist other team members with their work responsibilities as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Serve as back-up (with Quality Assurance Manager) for the Quality Assurance Supervisor when the supervisor is absent.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented and attentive to written instructions and processes.
• Adept in listening, teaching, and firmly and appropriately correcting improper food handling techniques.
• Ability to work and quickly learn in a fast-paced environment.
• Dependable and consistent in holding self to high standards.
• Exceptionally observant of changes in product quality.

Skills

• Computer experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook is strongly preferred.