Quality Assurance & Control Technician (QA)

Description

Responsible for

• Understand and Support Daily, Weekly, Monthly checklist for QAFS policies and procedures.
• microbiological testing of food products, ingredients, and environmental. The position consistently exercises independent judgment and discretion in
• performing the application and evaluation of approved microbiological techniques and methodologies used in analytical testing, and the interpretation of test results. This role has training and supervisory responsibilities as needed.
• Work with Chef, Supervisor, Plant Manager, QA/QC team and all other facility personnel to ensure food quality assurance and control pertaining to food safety.
• Report issues for products, process, and storage if not in non-compliance, and program deviation
• Complete the QA /QC daily operation checklist as to in processing quality control and quality assurance reports, as food safety, microbial, sanitation, and monitoring deemed necessary.
• Follow and train production employees to address daily issues as temperature, sanitation, pest control, specifications, foreign objects, analytical and packaging specs, etc.
• Train and follow the employee training tasks regarding the principles and practices of HACCP, SOPs, SSOPs, GMPs, and pest control, sanitation, lab testing, and recall procedures.
• Translate documents English/Spanish and or English/ Vietnamese QAFS policies and procedures.
• Understand and participate in problem-solving sessions for customer complaints, 2^nd or 3^rd audit.
• Conduct visual, smell, and or sensory and microbiological evaluations of products with report, finished product specification report, temperature records, receiving records and products quality records.
• Arrange and organize retain samples, shelf-life sample, R&D sample, product / in process sample.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Act as contact person if other team members is not on duty.

Other Duties:

• Understand and use of a computer and Microsoft Office products Word, Excel, PPT, outlook
• Be able to read instruments, gauges, and charts.
• Be able to perform simple math calculation.
• Read the thermometer, metric, use scales, weights, measure rulers.
• Use of Camera and upload USB or memory card to computer.

Qualifications

Experience & Qualifications: 

• Post-secondary education in Microbial or Biological Science, Food Science, Chemistry, or Two (2) - Four (4) years of College or University Degree
• Able to work in environments such as cooler, freezer, and handle hot bakery items.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Bilingual (English /Spanish; /Vietnamese; /Cambodian; /Chinese) as an asset

• Benefits:
  • Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision –
  • Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
  • Paid Vacation , Sick Time, and Holidays x6

This position requires moderate physical activity. Employees must have sufficient strength to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position including moderate lifting (50 pounds), walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting and use of heavy machinery such as forklifts, pallet jacks, etc. This position requires nearly continuous standing and walking, repetitive hand motions, and reaching overhead. Employees may be exposed to unusual elements including extreme temperatures of coolers and blast freezers. Job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice

Salary : $22 - $24