What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Technician position at Blount Fine Foods?
Summary: Assists Quality Assurance Management in the maintenance of overall product quality and safety. Assists in the effective completion of tasks and documentation of Quality Assurance responsibilities.
Shift: 3rd shift at 9:00pm start time this is peak season we work 6 days and 10 to 12 hour days.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Receives leadership and daily direction from shift Quality Assurance Sr. Technician & Supervisor.
- Notifies Tech Level 2 or higher when non-conformances are noted and assuring proper documentation noted
- Perform required finished product testing and the effective completion of documentation and data entry.
- Conduct Food Safety Inspections in the production environment (i.e. inter-batch cleaning)
- GMP and SSOP daily inspections
- Conducting Weekly and Monthly tasks
- Perform second day testing, raw material inspections with data entry
- Organize finished product retains
- Informs the team of raw material issues
- Operate and maintain laboratory instruments as required
- Inspect finished product for food safety hazards including foreign material.
- Other duties with similar skill, work conditions, and responsibilities as assigned.
Physical Demands
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and occasionally, extreme cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and toxic or caustic chemicals.
Our Total Compensation Package Includes:
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- 401k with Company match and Profit-Sharing Plan
- Paid time off including vacation, sick time, and holidays.
- Education Assistance Program
- Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability
- Discounts on Blount products at Company retail locations
- Discretionary Annual Bonus Program
