QA Technician II (Days)

About the Role

Monitors all quality assurance and food safety activities, making recommendations and carrying out corrections to improve Quality departmental functions. This role requires knowledge of food quality standards and procedures, strong attention to detail, communication skills, and logical thinking.

Tests and inspects products at various stages of the production process, compiles and evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products.

Responsibilities

• Perform related duties and provide support to Quality Assurance Management.
• Achieve quality assurance operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change.
• Enhance department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Perform tests at specified stages in the production process (e.g., temperature, defects, code dates); record results, review records, and report for accuracy and completion.
• Evaluate data and write reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards.
• Recommend modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within equipment capability limits.
• Complete special projects; work with the project team to resolve problems by examining and evaluating data and selecting corrective steps.
• Analyze incoming dry goods for production quality.
• Verify specifications before startup and throughout production processes.
• Problem-solve quality issues with production and other teams.
• Document key metrics for data analysis.
• Maintain calibration and logs of all laboratory instruments.
• Prepare laboratory equipment and solutions.
• Communicate directly with operators and production personnel.
• Analyze and sample production samples.
• Collect retention samples on a shiftly basis.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in a Quality Assurance or Food Safety role within a manufacturing facility.

Skills

• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret quality documents, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply mathematical operations and concepts to solving quality process-related problems.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and energized equipment.
• Noise level in the work environment varies depending on tasks.