Quality Assurance (QA) Technician – Food Production (Bulk Operations)
Ayer, MA
Temporary to Full Time
Mid Level
What You’ll Do 1st Shift 7am-3:30pm
- Assure quality food products and processes by establishing/enforcing food safety programs, plans, and quality standards, observing bulk production and the documentation of results.
- Reinforce the Quality/food safety program by working with Bulk department production personnel to support ingredient control, proper storage practices, meeting customer specifications, personnel training, and label/traceability accuracy and GMPs adherence.
- Maintain and improve product quality by investigating issues and collaborating with other members of staff to develop new process methods to support the quality of our products.
- Ensure compliance with SQF, FDA, Federal State and local agencies.
- Train personnel on SOPs and other Food Safety Programs.
- Approve oil for outgoing tank wagons.
- Inspect all outgoing tank wagons before the tank wagons are loaded. This includes inspection of pumps; filters; hoses and inside the tanks.
- Support the lab as needed to complete testing and COAs.
- Perform Pre-op; GMP audits where needed.
- Assist in Third party audit preparations.
- In the absence of a QA Technician, another QA Technician; Manager of Quality or the Director of Quality will cover.
- Other Responsibilities assigned by Manager of Quality
Requirements
What You Bring
- Minimum 1 year experience working as a Quality Technician in a production environment preferably food
- Degree in Biological Science or related disciplines or equivalent years of experience
- Knowledge of HACCP, SPC, TQM, FSMA and SQF Quality and Food Safety audits
- Problem solving and root cause analysis ability
- Good communicator, able to communicate with people at all levels
- Strong computer and numeration skills
- Good time management and organizational skills
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Good documentation skills
- Self-starter with attention to detail
- Does involve some physical requirements of climbing and bending
- Able to work in all types of environments (weather, sounds etc.).
- Must be willing and capable of wearing a safety harness as required
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