Quality Assurance Technician -- 3rd Shift

At Zerega, we’ve turned the craft of pasta-making into an art, with a dedication that dates back nearly 200 years. As a subsidiary of Philadelphia Macaroni Company, a Winland Foods Company, Zerega is America’s leading producer of pasta for foodservice—from angel hair to ziti and every pasta in between.

Immediate career opening for a bright, motivated Quality Assurance Technician to join the team at our Zerega pasta plant manufacturing location in Fair Lawn, NJ. We are a family-owned company with a strong history of pasta manufacturing.

Our ideal candidate will be a bright, motivated individual with a degree in Science or related area and a QA technician must be able to multi-task in a complex, fast-paced environment while maintaining quality programs and regulatory compliance programs related to food safety.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitor quality of incoming raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods to ensure they meet or exceed specifications.
• Ensure product manufactured meets customer’s specification(s).
• Audit plant operation and operators’ records for quality issues and conformance to reporting standards.
• Analyze and document raw material, in-process, and finished product moistures. Conduct organoleptic tests on finished product and evaluate integrity.
• Conduct routine measurements of production samples and document results.
• Manage testing of samples by 3rd-parties, including the collection & shipping of samples and the compilation of testing results.
• Report any food safety and housekeeping issues to the Quality Manager.
• Assist plant employees to troubleshoot quality issues and provides necessary information.
• Audit and document packaging lines, including Metal Detection, Weight Control, Label Verification, etc.
• Audit and document retention (shelf) samples.
• Manage customer and vendor product sample inventory.
• Investigate and research information analyze for accuracy and include in quality system procedures, parameter sheets and documents.
• Assist Quality Manager in maintaining all aspects of GMPs and HACCP Programs.
• Interact with receiving, production, packaging, and warehouse staff.
• Assist in routine lab activities.
• Perform other task as assigned by leadership to support the lab and plant.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment – direct experience in monitoring product quality and safety.
• High level of computer proficiency required – Microsoft Suite with strong Excel experience.
• Must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Effective verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills required.
• Critical thinking and high level of detail orientation is required.
• Must be a team player with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a production environment with high heat and humidity and be able to walk throughout plant to monitor operations.

Our company offers a competitive package including PTO/vacation, paid holidays, 401k, health, dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance.

Job Type: Full-time

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $24.49 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 48 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• food manufacturing: 3 years (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $24