Food Safety QA Tech - Shift 1

Pure Treats Primal Pet Foods•Abilene, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

This position performs quality assurance activities to ensure the food safety and consistent product quality of Primal Pet Foods products. The role inspects products in the production facility for quality and compliance with company standards and procedures and must be able to rotate between all production lines. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The starting pay rate is $18.00.

Requirements

High school equivalency required.
One year of experience as a Quality Technician, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Food industry experience and knowledge of GMPs required.
Experience with quality and food safety systems required.
Basic mathematical and computation skills, including understanding percentages and using weight and quantity measurements.
Ability to follow detailed but uncomplicated written or oral instructions using common-sense understanding.
Ability to address problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Punctuality and regular attendance are required.
Ability to communicate respectfully with other employees during routine and high-stress situations.
Ability to stand and walk, use hands to feel, and reach with arms; occasional sitting, talking, and hearing are also required.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds, occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds without assistance, and lift or move more than 50 pounds with assistance.
Peripheral vision.

Nice To Haves

College coursework in Food Safety or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Visually inspect finished-product packaging and coding.
Take weights of finished products and verify product quality.
Collect samples from all operating lines for each batch.
Perform hourly line checks.
Verify ingredients used in production.
Conduct and document audits.
Respond appropriately to quality issues.
Review HACCP Critical Control Points (CCPs) and Preventive Controls for compliance.
Perform direct observations.
Proactively identify potential issues in all phases of operations.
Maintain communication among QA, production, and management about identified issues, corrective actions, and changes.
Participate hands-on in food safety and quality problems arising during the shift and develop appropriate solutions and corrective or preventive actions.
Perform QA activities that ensure consistent food safety and product quality.