What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Technician position at McClancy Foods & Flavors LLC?
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McClancy Foods & Flavors (“McClancy” or the “Company”) is a privately-held, manufacturer of blends, spices, and seasoning mixes for foodservice, commercial and retail customers. For almost 70 years, the Company has worked with national, international, regional, and local customers in a variety of industries to create formulations and food products that will nourish, delight, and exceed expectations of families across the globe.
The Company is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC near Charlotte, NC. For additional information, please visit http://www.mcclancy.com/.
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Description of Duties:
- Verification of packaging room production for item code, lot number, weights, and use through dates.
- Verification of weights after the product has been packaged and verification of package integrity.
- Responsible for case counts and investigation of shortages and overages when producing a product.
- Data entry of weights of blended batch sheets and packaged products.
- Metal detection of packaged products.
- Verification of metal detection equipment.
- Approval of finished goods for transport to Plant 1.
- Verification of scale weights.
- Maintain files for all batch sheets.
- Collect and retain samples from blended products and finished products.
- Responsible for monitoring food safety. Inspect product for safety, product quality, and packaging quality
- Perform periodic in-process quality checks: weights, dimensions, sensory, document reviews, etc.
- Inspect incoming raw materials and blends for: proper labeling/coding, allergen labeling requirements, adherence to manufacturing specifications (i.e., flavor, aroma, color, salt percentage)
- Perform periodic finished product checks: case weights, case counts, packaging integrity, case coding, labeling, etc.
- Provide feedback to line operators on corrections and ensure corrections occur.
- Create accurate and thorough documentation of quality results and other necessary information.
- Ensure adherence of employee compliance to GMP’s/SQF policies and safety regulations.
- Communicate food safety and food quality issues to upper management and assist in root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions where appropriate.
- Act as a liaison between production, customer service, shipping, and scheduling department.
- Product cook-ups.
- Test the seasoning blends and overflow bag and make sure they conform to specifications.
- Conduct pre-operation testing for micro and food allergens.
- Be able to climb stairs for inspection of blenders.
Additional duties assigned or needed on a day-to-day basis.
