QA Technician

About us

Ideation, formerly known as H&F Bread CO, was started in 2008 by James Beard Award-winning Chef Linton Hopkins and his long-time friend and entrepreneur Joe Best. Starting with a single baker and three assistants operating in a 1,800-square foot facility to fill a niche, supplying great bread to restaurants who wanted “To enhance the dining experience with artisan baked goods of the highest quality and consistency with a focus on food safety and compliance”. That later became our Mission Statement.

As a steward of delivering consistent quality baked products to the marketplace, H&F received significant awards, including Top 10 Bakeries in the US by Bon Appetit Magazine, One of the Top Bakeries in the South by Southern Living One of our Head Bakers won Top 10 Bakers by Dessert Professional Magazine

In 2018 we acquired the former La Petite in Marietta and opened up our first co-manufacturing facility focusing on Gluten-Free and Allergen-free baked goods for clients who wanted to expand their current products into the marketplace.

When the pandemic hit in 2020 the fresh-baked business that had been in existence for years took a significant loss in just 1 week. In true H&F style, we did not let that hold us back from growing and were able to capitalize on what we were doing well at and expanded the co-manufacturing business to encompass both locations providing our clients with almost 90,000 sq ft of manufacturing space. It also allowed us to rebrand ourselves into Ideation.

We can't wait to tell you the rest of the story but believe us when we tell you - We are growing like crazy and we can’t wait to get you started!

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H&F Bread CO fue fundada en 2008 por el chef ganador del premio James Beard Linton Hopkins y su viejo amigo y empresario Joe Best. Comenzando con un solo panadero y tres asistentes que operan en una instalación de 1,800 pies cuadrados para llenar un nicho, suministrando gran pan a los restaurantes que querían "mejorar la experiencia gastronómica con productos horneados artesanales de la más alta calidad y consistencia con un enfoque en la seguridad y el cumplimiento de los alimentos". Eso más tarde se convirtió en nuestra Declaración de Misión.

Como administrador de la entrega de productos horneados de calidad consistente al mercado, H&F recibió premios significativos, incluyendo top 10 panaderías en los EE.UU. por Bon Appetit Magazine, una de las mejores panaderías en el sur por Southern Living Uno de nuestros panaderos principales ganó top 10 bakers por Dessert Professional Magazine

En 2018 adquirimos la antigua La Petite en Marietta y abrimos nuestra primera planta de co-fabricación centrada en productos horneados sin gluten y sin alérgenos para clientes que querían expandir sus productos actuales al mercado.

Cuando la pandemia golpeó en 2020, el negocio de recién horneados que había existido durante años tuvo una pérdida significativa en solo 1 semana. En el verdadero estilo de H &F, no dejamos que eso nos detendiera de crecer y pudimos capitalizar lo que estábamos haciendo bien y expandimos el negocio de co-fabricación para abarcar ambas ubicaciones, proporcionando a nuestros clientes casi 90,000 pies cuadrados de espacio de fabricación. También nos permitió cambiar nuestra marca en Ideación.

No podemos esperar para contarte el resto de la historia, pero créanos cuando te lo contamos: ¡Estamos creciendo como locos y no podemos esperar para que comien

Quality Assurance Tech Job Description
Quality Assurance Tech is a specialty position in our bakery responsible for ensuring we produce,

monitor, document, and protect our products. Techs perform a variety of quality control tests/inspections at various stages of the operational process to ensure products are received, manufactured, stored, and shipped to conform with all customers, company, and government food safety and quality specifications. This position exercises technical knowledge, including training and making improvements under the direction of the Quality Assurance Manager. Techs should be able to ensure that daily testing expectations are met to increase the company’s overall productivity and efficiency. This position requires a very high level of attention to detail, documentation, and an ability to act as a member of a highly functioning team.

Essential Functions:

· Review the daily schedule at the start of each shift determining the days requirements, to plan and organize paperwork, tests, and documentation needed to support the team

· Proactively address production issues that can negatively affect product safety and quality.

· Accurately and promptly report, record, and communicate all findings and non- conformances to QA Management providing feedback and make recommendations to teams with instructions and trainings.

· Complete daily reports and conduct follow ups to assure corrective actions are taken in a timely manner placing products and raw material on HOLD when required.

· Collect and monitor product samples for Retention Program.

· Assist with quality control data collection using various methods of testing and documentation.

· Use and maintain QC equipment.

· Monitor storage and holding temperatures.

· Assist in the development, implementation and compliance of Food Safety Programs.

· Assist with annual training of plant team members and training as needed concerning food safety deficiencies/corrective actions.

· Utilize technical knowledge to prevent/identify the root cause of process/product failures and help develop corrective actions.

· All functions and duties follow written and verbal instructions.

· Maintain a professional and courteous attitude towards co-workers, management, customers, and clients.

· Requires flexibility to fill in for absences including an availability for other shifts

· including those on weekends and holidays.

· Requires all positions to utilize basic computer software for emailing, scheduling, requesting time off, setting up and maintaining pay and personal information as set forth by HR and QA Manager.

Personality:

· Comfortable giving and receiving feedback; with a willingness to ask questions and seek direction from all team members to gain a better understanding of your assigned areas.

· Competent to work independently or collaborate in a team setting.

· Ability to take initiative to solve quality related problems.

· Strong communication and relationship building skills.

· Demonstrate time-management and multi-tasking skills.

· Strong analytical and problem- solving skills with proven ability to organize tasks by priority.

Qualifications: Previous experience as a QA/QC TECH with a firm understanding of allergen handling and GMPs, preferred, but not required.

· Ability to learn QA/QC methods and standards and food safety regulations such as proper food handling, sanitation, and storage, documentation, and SOPs required.

· Ability to work in variety of conditions, such as occasional exposure to cleaning chemicals, cold temperatures, and warehouse environments.

· Demonstrates basic math and counting skills.

· Must be able to stand and walk for an 8-hour day; lifting up to 50 lbs.

· Position will require the ability to bend, stoop, and twist, pull, push, reach above shoulder level, wheel product in, out and around the bakery environment to in order to test machinery and product safely.

· Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to frequent changes.

· Must be able to speak read and write in English, being bilingual in Spanish is considered an asset.

· Performs other duties which are deemed by management to be an integral part of the job, including but not limited to fulfillment of work schedules, adherence to attendance policies, and other applicable operating rules, policies and procedures as outlined.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15 - $18