Quality Assurance Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for establishing and / or enhancing product and raw material specifications by conducting equipment & process capability studies such that the facility is in full compliance with corporate, customer, regulatory & federal requirements.

This individual will have the unique opportunity to leverage their skills, technical expertise, and business acumen while working with a company that lives their culture every day - Miss Nothing, Question Everything and Innovate Daily. If you have a passion for developing and scoping value-driven services that lead to successful customer projects - then we are looking for you!

REPORTS TO :

Quality Assurance Lead

ESSENTIAL ACCOUNTABILITIES :

• Generating & distributing finished goods certificate of analysis to customers.
• Receiving, reviewing and filing raw material & food contact packaging certificate of analysis and / or certificate of conformance in accordance with vendor specifications.
• Verifying critical control points sheets (metal detection) if feasible.
• Investigating and responding to customer complaints in a timely and professional manner.
• Participating in in-house, customers, third party & regulatory agencies audits.
• Leading off quality investigation using TPM tools such as why-why analysis, pareto charts, process capability, etc.
• Developing & leading food safety training sessions.
• Developing and / or updating standard operating procedures, one-point lessons, and work instructions, as necessary.
• Arranging and shipping samples to outside third-party labs for micro, chemical, & physical analysis.
• Performing finished product testing and releasing goods accordingly.
• Generating & distributing quality reports : rework schedules, hold notices, etc.
• Performing laboratory equipment calibration (if feasible).
• Actively participating in all plant safety initiatives.
• Actively participating in the facility TPM program which includes but is not limited to the Autonomous Maintenance & Quality Pillars.
• Other duties as assigned.

DISCLAIMER : This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Requirements : QUALIFICATIONS :

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS :

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SAFETY :

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

While the work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, they are in no way all-inclusive. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.