What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Technician (3rd shift: 11p-7:30a) $18+/hr DOE position at 8th Ave Food & Provisions?
Business Unit Description :
8th Avenue Food & Provisions is a growing organization made up of businesses that produce and sell quality products including pasta, peanut butter, granola, and fruit and nut trail mixes to retail, foodservice and ingredient customers. The company was formed in October 2018 through a combination of Post Holdings private brands businesses and is owned by Post Holdings and funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (THL), a private equity firm.
Responsibilities :
We don't screen for THC on pre-employment!
Wage : $18 depending on experience
3rd shift differential : $1.50 / hr
Position Summary :
Our QA Tech is responsible for ensuring food safety and food quality by working in partnership with the shift supervisor. Perform changeover inspections, pre-operational inspections, auditing in process QC checks, and training shift personnel on food quality and food safety practices and procedures. Will investigate product holds and determine immediate disposition, where appropriate. Other tasks include investigating customer complaints, conducting facility inspections, completing finished product reviews, and auditing production and sanitation processes.
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Audit production QC (Quality Control) inspections and data
- Verify and sign off on production testing records
- Perform raw material and packaging receiving verifications
- Perform sensory evaluations for in process materials
- Conduct finished product reviews
- Prepare customer samples and swab samples for shipment
- Support production in maintaining quality product at standard efficiency
- Train shift staff on food quality and food safety procedures
- Participate in equipment cleanliness inspections at product changeover, including ATP testing
- Conduct pre-operational inspections prior to weekly start-up
- Identify, tag and segregate nonconforming Items
- Complete customer information requests & update customer records
- Advise on immediate quality hold dispositions
- Audit production and sanitation procedures for compliance with documented procedures
- Perform scheduled GMP Inspections and Glass & Brittle Plastic Inspections
- Complete complaint investigations, facility and product inspections, and document revisions, as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned
Education & Experience Required :
Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills :
Physical Requirements : Qualified candidates must be able to perform the following physical job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation :
All offers are contingent upon a successful drug screen and background check. Attune Foods, LLCs pre-employment test does not include marijuana / THC.
Salary : $18
