Job Title: Quality Control Technician
FLSA Status (US): Non-Exempt
Department: Quality Control
Reports To: Quality Control Manager
Summary:
This position is responsible for monitoring quality control on food production line, ensuring quality specifications are met and ensuring product meets specifications.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Monitor quality control on a food production line.
• Perform all testing and verification of equipment, product, packaging and/or coding parameters as required by Standard Operating Procedures, and according to the specification for the specific product being manufactured.
• Communicate to appropriate production staff, maintenance staff or management when problems arise.
• Record problem and solution on appropriate forms.
• Check paperwork for accuracy.
• Calibrate and clean equipment to ensure results are correct.
• Ensure that packaged product meets all quality specifications.
• Ensures effective safety procedures, tools and record keeping are managed through site leadership.
• Adheres to company GMP’s (good manufacturing practices), safety procedures and all other quality processes.
• Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) when required.
• All other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education:
High School diploma or GED required.
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field preferred.
Experience:
Two to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Food manufacturing environment experience preferred.
Knowledge and Skills:
Candidate must be committed to ensuring that the products produced meet all food safety and quality requirements.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing practices is beneficial.
Outstanding verbal, written, multi-tasking and presentation skills.
Travel Requirements:
None
Work Environment/Physical Demands:
All work is completed in a manufacturing environment.
Employee must be able to stand for long hours.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice
An Equal Opportunity Employer
EOE M/W/VET/DISABLED
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
EOE M/W/VET/DISABLED