QA Technician

• Calibrate/verify laboratory instrumentation.
• Perform in-coming, in-process and finished product laboratory testing.
• Perform pre-operational checks; visual inspection of production areas, ATP swabbing, allergen swabbing, and the coordinating of recleaning/resanitizing.
• Complete customer specific requirements and specifications.
• Follow frequency schedules for facility monitoring/verification; environmental, coolers, freezers, foamers, chemical concentrations, scales, etc.
• Prepare samples for outside testing service.
• Work with USDC inspector.
• Document verification of in-process production functions; monitor water and product temperature, dumping, desalting, injection, cure brine, cover brine.
• Document verification of production finished processing; metal detection performance, finished products settings, batch ratios, code dates, labels, stickers, weights, packaging materials, and product changeover.
• Communicate with outside service companies; sanitation, pest control, chemical control, outside laboratory, waste management, landscaping, and vendors.
• Complete all necessary paperwork
• Other duties as assigned

High School Diploma-Required Some College-Preferred

Experience:

• Previous experience in a food manufacturing environment with an emphasis on QA/QC functions
• 1-2 years of experience as a QA/QC technician
• Food/Protein experinece, * Ability to work early morning hours when needed (4am start) as a backup to the pre-op technician
• Must be fluent in the English language and able to communicate effectively in verbal and written forms
• Bilingual Spanish is a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft office programs (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Exposure to environmental monitoring processes is preferred.

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