What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Technician position at Hampton Farms?
This position is based at our Hampton Farms location in Springfield, MA.
The Company
Hampton Farms is the leading In-Shell Peanut Company in the US. We are also a leading producer of other types of nuts and nut butters for the retail and commercial markets. You can find our product in most grocery stores and major league baseball stadiums. We distribute under the Hampton Farms brand and are also a leading private label manufacturer.
Job Purpose
Working under the Quality Manager, primary responsibilities include, quality verification checks on production floor, bulk material sampling, and maintaining hold and release program.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Production Support:
- Perform food safety verification checks such as metal detection, temperature checks, and label verification
- Perform quality checks such as changeover inspections, finished product sensory, net weight checks, headspace checks
- Provide guidance to production team during foreign material observations, or when items need to go on hold
Sanitation Support:
- Perform allergen swabbing
- Perform ATP swabbing
- Perform environmental swabbing
Bulk Material Program:
- Enter received items into testing spreadsheet
- Sample bulk material
- Prepare shipments to laboratory
- Review COA results
- Release bulk items
Hold and Release program
- Tag all items on hold
- Maintain hold log
- Issue hold notifications
- Review COA results
- Release items
- Weekly hold reconciliation
- Support QA Manager during audits
Other tasks assigned by the QA Manger
Qualifications/Requirements:
- High School diploma (GED) or equivalent
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel)
- Attention to detail
- Exceptional communication skills
- Proven problem-solving ability; sound judgement and decision making
Job Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that are required and must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to ensure individuals with disabilities perform the essential functions.
Degree of Physical Demands (Strength) associated with the essential functions of this job classification are as follows. Medium work exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for light work. Continuous standing for long periods.
Work Environment:
Combination of office and manufacturing environments along with duties that will require employee to work in a production/plant environment where physical hazards such as industrial equipment and forklifts may be present.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability
- Vision
- Dental
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Employee Assistance (EAP)
- Employee Referral Program
- Tuition Assistance (TAP)
- Teladoc
- 401K Match
- Paid Vacation and Personal Days
- Paid Holidays
- Bereavement Leave
- Military Leave
- School Leave
- Jury Duty Leave
Core Values “Equip”
- Environment
- Quality
- Understanding
- Integrity
- People
Application Process
- This job is contingent upon satisfactory completion of reference checks, education verification, pre-employment drug screening, and a criminal history check.
EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer
