What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Receiving Technician position at Thrive Foods?
Job Title: Quality Assurance Receiving Technician (Monday-Friday from 1:00pm-9:30pm)
Department: Quality
Reports to: Manager
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
- Responsible for the inspection and sampling of all incoming raw products, ingredients, and packaging materials, and ensures that the materials are in conformance with established specifications and standards.
- Responsible for inspection and evaluation of product returns. Product returns may be a product that has been rejected due to a customer complaint, incorrect product shipped to a customer, etc. Sampling of incoming raw products, ingredients and packaging materials based on the predetermined sampling plans. Evaluation of collected samples based on Thrive | Mercer Foods’ established specifications and requirements.
- Issuing incoming materials inspection reports, as well as non-conformance reports for materials that do not conform to specifications; ensuring all incoming material inspection reports are filed properly.
- Communication of non-conformances to upper management. Control and maintenance of incoming QA Sample storage and library of samples to ensure quick retrieval. Review supplier certificates of analysis (COAs) against the Mercer specifications to ensure conformance. Inspection and evaluation of product returns. Serving as the backup for the QA Auditors. Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:
- Two years’ experience in field, laboratory, or production facility quality control.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate professionally and effectively, to internal and external customers.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS - Must be able to perform the following functions with or without accommodations:
- frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and some fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires the following percentages of time committed to physical activity: 50% or more sitting, 50% or more walking, and 50% or more standing.
- The job is performed under frequent temperature variations and in a food manufacturing warehouse environment. Unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees. The ability to lift to 30 lbs. is required.
FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:
• Place high priority on food safety, quality, and sanitation by understanding and executing Thrive Food’s food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
• Hold self and others accountable to Thrive Foods food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates.
• In the absence of Lead serves as back up to ensure all food safety, quality objectives and SQF system requirements are met.
