Food Quality Tech 21 Weekly Pay

Aston Carter•Honolulu, HI

3d•$21 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance (QA) Technician plays a key role in maintaining and improving food safety and quality assurance programs. Through inspections, testing, monitoring, and quality evaluations, this position helps ensure products are received, stored, handled, grown, processed, and shipped according to company quality and food safety standards. The QA Technician supports all food safety initiatives, including compliance with Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) requirements and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). The Quality Assurance (QA) Technician position will fill an essential role in the monitoring and advancement of the quality assurance programs and food safety systems. Through daily process inspections, checking, quality evaluations, testing, and monitoring, the QA Technician will help ensure products are received, stored, handled, grown, processed, and shipped are high quality and safe for consumption. Must fully support all food safety initiatives including, but not limited to, Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMPs).

Requirements

Must have open availability Saturday through Wednesday.
Full-time position, 40 hours per week.
Overtime is paid at 1.5x the regular rate after 40 hours worked.
This role offers a potential career path into a Quality Assurance Analyst position, which is primarily based in a laboratory and office environment.
Must fully support all food safety initiatives including, but not limited to, Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMPs).

Nice To Haves

This role offers a potential career path into a Quality Assurance Analyst position, which is primarily based in a laboratory and office environment.

Responsibilities

Conduct pre-operational, in-process, and post-operational inspections of processing facilities.
Perform sanitation verification checks using ATP swab testing.
Verify concentrations of approved sanitation chemicals and inspect chemical dispensing equipment.
Monitor employee compliance with GMPs and safe food handling practices.
Monitor critical control points and preventive controls, including sanitizing washes and cooked product temperatures.
Communicate quality, safety, and GMP deviations to management and employees.
Verify and calibrate thermometers and temperature monitoring equipment.
Monitor temperature records and identify any deviations from established standards.
Collect samples aseptically for water testing, environmental swabs, irrigation water, raw materials, finished products, and quality evaluations.
Perform quality assessments on raw materials and finished products, including shelf-life testing as needed.
Conduct chemistry testing, including titration, pH, Brix/acid analysis, and water activity testing.
Issue product hold and release notifications.
Submit microbiological test results to customers.
Inspect and maintain interior pest control stations.
Conduct glass and scale verification inspections.
Maintain inventory of QA and testing supplies.
Compile, analyze, trend, and report quality and food safety data.
Maintain accurate records and documentation.
Recommend and implement process and program improvements.
Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned.
Perform pre-operational, in-process, and post-operational checks for processing facilities.
Perform sanitation verification checks using ATP swab tests.
Perform concentration checks of approved sanitation chemicals, chemical dispensers, and foam guns.
Observe and monitor employee practices on GMP and safe food handling.
Monitor critical control points and preventive controls (i.e., sanitizing wash, temperature of cooked product, etc.).
Communicates deviations of observations, policies, programs, and procedures to management. Communicate any GMP violations to staff (i.e., hand washing, personal protective equipment, jewelry).
Perform thermometer verification and calibrations.
Monitor temperature recorders and identify any deviations.
Collect samples aseptically for water, sprout spent irrigation water, environmental swabs, product, raw material, and quality evaluations.
Perform quality evaluations on designated raw material and finished product. Perform quality evaluations for shelf-life testing as needed.
Perform various chemistry tests: titration, pH, brix/acid tests, water activity.
Send hold and release notifications within the company.
Submit microbiological test results to customers.
Inspect and replace interior pest control stations.
Perform glass control checks.
Perform scale verification checks.
Maintain inventory of supplies.
Compile data, analyze, trend, and report as needed.
Filing and upkeeping records and documents.
Recommend, champion, and execute program enhancements.
Other assigned projects and tasks.