Job description

POSITION TITLE: Quality Assurance Hard Cooked Technician

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Performs quality techniques to track, analyze, inspect, and report on materials, processes, equipment, and products to ensure they meet the company's quality and food safety standards.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Perform pre-operation inspection and swabs of production areas before start of production for food safety and quality systems compliance.

· Accurately completing and/or verifying all documentation according to the facility's Food Safety and Quality Systems and HACCP Plans in compliance with SQF Code.

· Maintain proper HACCP Training to know the importance of Critical Control Points.

· Perform hourly and other checks to ensure critical limits and other parameters are being met to assure product safety and quality is maintained.

· Help to ensure effective candling processes.

· Aseptically pull and label samples, documenting Sample Ana lysis Request Form and submitting samples to lab for required analysis.

· Perform additional tests on product samples such as solids, pH, etc.

· Follow sampling procedures for environmental and product testing to analyze product for biological, chemical and physical properties.

· Follow and enforce Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP's), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), Food Safety Policies, and Good Documentation Practices (GMP' s) by inspecting the plant, equipment, and employees during production.

· Assist in the development of new and review of current procedures.

· Willing to take further education by taking outside courses relating to food quality and food safety.

· Facilitate employee training as it relate s to QA Technician activities.

· Monitor the quality, type, and wholesomeness of all incoming and outgoing raw materials.

· Ensure that all documentation is error free before filing documentation.

· File documentation to ensure that records are up to date and readily available.

· Perform Internal Glass and Brittle Plastic, and Locker Inspections as assigned.

· Assist the Quality Assurance Supervision Staff with tasks upon request.

· Follow Deb El Foods Hold/Release Policy on non-conforming product.

· Assist with QA Hold book reconciliation.

· Availability on weekends and holidays to cover work load as scheduled.

· Will maintain confidentiality of testing procedures and results.

· Report any food safety and quality issues/problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

· Other tasks as assigned.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

• The ability to perform all required functional work accurately and on a timely basis.

• Proficiency test records will also be maintained and reviewed by Laboratory Supervision.

• The ability to accept new responsibilities.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Minimum previous work experience in public health, medical, food or other laboratory. Preferred 2 - 4 year degree with background in biology, chemistry, microbiology, food technology.

• Ability to work in metric and English measurement.

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Able to work without constant direct supervision

• Basic computer knowledge with Word, Excel and Outlook programs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• No experience needed

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to commute/relocate:

• New Hampton, IA 50659: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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