Quality Control Technician

Hy-Vee•Ankeny, IA

39d•Onsite

About The Position

The individual in this position will be involved with all aspects of Quality and Food Safety to ensure safe and wholesome food for our customers. This individual will work closely with production employees and regulatory staff. At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

Requirements

Production and/or food handling experience preferred.
Experience in Quality Control helpful.
Must be physically able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally; exert up to 20 pounds of force frequently; and exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Must be able to be on feet (standing and walking) for 8+ hours a day.
Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision, and field of vision.
Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
Must have the ability to use logical or scientific thinking to solve problems and with several abstract and concrete variables.
Must possess good written and verbal communication skills.
Able to work in team environment as well as work independently.
Attention to detail and able to multi-task.

Responsibilities

Complete daily paperwork and documentation tasks prior to turning into Document Review personnel.
Review daily samples of production runs, ensuring proper containers, lids, dating, labels, and product are used.
Verify and collect retains for scheduled areas.
Verify ingredient and product quality.
Monitor GMPs and employee compliance.
Verify Safety and Food Safety issues and regulatory compliance are met.
Monitor daily allergen sequences and assist production with sequence of production runs.
Ensure and troubleshoot daily collection of ATP and/or Allergen swabs when needed.
Follow assigned shift duties for daily-required tasks.
Arrive to work on time, in proper PPE for scheduled shift.
Able to take initiative when issues arise—mislabeled product, condensation, etc.
Perform daily verification of CCPs and Quality Audit completion.
Monitor Time and Temperatures of products.
Report to FPQA management when products deviate or there are quality issues.
Coaching and assisting employees not in compliance, in order to maintain GMPs.
Perform daily ingredient evaluations (WIP shelf life, etc).
Able to place items, areas, equipment, etc. on hold when out of compliance, working to resolve in timely manner following standard operating procedures.
Help production/other QCs to prevent deviating when possible.
Ensure compliance with plant policies and Federal and State regulations including Good Manufacturing (GMP) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) standards.
Training and mentoring new FPQA technicians.
Performs pre-operational sanitation checks on equipment as needed.
Performs other job-related duties and special projects as required.