Quality Assurance Techs 3rd

Job Description

Kable staffing is hiring a Quality Technician for great client, West Jefferson, Ohio. This is a full time job, direct hire opportunity.

This position has the responsibility to comply with safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce safety as a core value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to food safety & quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.

The purpose of the Quality Assurance technician is to ensure proper specifications are met and documented on all incoming ingredients and packaging materials and outgoing finished products. The technicians also communicate all findings to the necessary departments.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Assumes personal responsibility to insure a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adheres to all safety policies/procedures and incorporates safety and health in all job’s duties/tasks.

Adheres to safe work practices, follows GMP’s, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports any conditions or practices that may adversely affect employee safety or food safety/quality to management immediately.

Attends and actively participates in safety meetings/trainings.

Ensures regulatory compliance at all times.

Perform periodic in process quality checks: physical and chemical lab testing, coding, weight, packaging integrity, labeling, temperature, sensory, document review etc. to verify compliance with costumer and MFI’s specifications and all others associated regulations for all products.

Inspect and sample incoming ingredients to summit for internal lab testing as required.

Assist in drafting, revision, and maintenance of plant standard operating procedures.

Act as a liaison between Production, Distribution, Sanitation, Maintenance, and the Quality Department.

Participate in plant food safety/quality inspections, in-process inspections, mock recall, label audits, HACCP audits.

Verify proper set-up of production lines at start-up and shift change: Printer set-up (coding), packaging materials, labeling, quality limits, etc.

Review sanitary condition of production lines prior to start-up by verifying fillers sterilization limits, performing ATP (adenosine triphosphate / verify surface cleanliness) and environmental swab, and follow up sanitation procedures after downtime requiring maintenance activity.

Communicate quality issues with Production and Quality Management and assist in root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions where appropriate.

Perform investigative environmental swabbing of critical production equipment/areas as a troubleshooting guide.

Assist in investigations in response to customer concerns or other quality related deviations to determine root cause and appropriate corrective actions.

Assist in the management of quality hold activities, including non-conforming product inventories.

Ensure lab equipment, fridges and thermometer etc. are properly maintained and calibrated.

Maintain and follow MFI micro sample and shelf-life study programs.

Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups, customers/vendors or employees of the organization.

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Pallet jack permit preferred, but not required

ABOUT THE KABLE GROUP

For over 50 years, The Kable Group has been committed to connecting candidates looking for reliable work opportunities with companies in need of workforce solutions. We leverage our expertise in core industries to ensure that the needs of our clients and our candidates alike are satisfied. Whether it’s a professional position, skilled labor need, or an education opportunity, The Kable Group’s suite of solutions caters to finding the right fit, every time.

At the Kable Group, we do not just accept diversity — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it. Read our full diversity statement here.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and the employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management as required.