Quality Control Technician

Department: Warren QA • Location: Warrenton

About the role

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members’ personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

The Value Creation and Quality Technician at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Value Creation and Quality team supporting efforts to maintain high standards of food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance throughout the organization. This position involves maintaining regulatory compliance and implementing process improvements and is ideal for someone who is analytical, adaptable, and organized.

Responsibilities

Quality Assurance and Improvement

• Implement Safety and Quality Standards for an operating unit or process
• Foster a culture of quality and continuous improvement within the organization through training and communication
• Facilitate and implement training as required
• Perform regularly scheduled inspections
• Remain current on all regulatory requirements and law changes
• Identify, investigate and report on critical quality defects on production processes and products
• Follow project zero product defect’s objective/philosophy
• Conduct environmental testing on contact surfaces, water, and product
• Conduct equipment calibrations and implement process controls for daily operations
• Responsible for achievement of quality department goals and objectives
• Participate and assist in all plant quality activities

Documentation and Compliance

• Conduct product tracking and traceability
• Maintain records for HACCP, SSOP and Quality Standards
• Determine source of quality variance and specific steps to be taken in correcting the process and product
• Prepare and submit reports as required
• Conduct line level problem analysis
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to quality standards
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position

Qualifications

Required

• Minimum of two years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Available nights and weekends as needed
• Knowledge of HACCP, GFSI, SSOP and COOL Act

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Previous quality assurance experience in the food industry

Physical requirements

• Sedentary work; walking and standing required only occasionally
• Reaching — extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Fingering — picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand
• Talking — expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; conveying detailed or important spoken instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Hearing — perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction; ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make discriminations in sound
• Close visual acuity for preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading
• Repetitive motion — substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

Working conditions

• Office and warehouse environment
• Moderate noise level
• Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures
• Standard office equipment and heavy machinery

Benefits

Total compensation: At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our team members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
• Paid time off for all regular full-time team members, to include sick days and vacation
• Employee Assistance Program — confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to team members and immediate family members
• Product purchase program