Food Safety QA Tech - Shift 2

Primal Pet Group•Abilene, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for performing QA activities that ensure consistent food safety and product quality of all Primal Pet Foods products produced. Inspects products within the Production Facility to ensure high quality and compliance with company standards and procedures. Must be able to rotate between all production lines. This role requires availability for an early morning shift.

Requirements

High school equivalency required.
1 year of experience as a Quality technician; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Basic mathematical skills and computation abilities and ability to understand percentages. Ability to perform these calculations using units of weight measurement and quantity measurements.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Must be punctual and regular attendance is required.
Food industry experience and knowledge of GMP’s are a must.
Experience with quality and food safety systems required
Ability to effectively communicate with other employees in a respectful manner during daily and high stress situations

Nice To Haves

College coursework in Food Safety or related field preferred

Responsibilities

Visually inspect the packaging, coding of finished products
Takes weights of the finished product
Verifies the quality of the product
Collects samples from all operating lines for each batch
Perform hourly line checks
Verify the ingredients used in production
Conduct and document audits
Responds appropriately to Quality issues
Review all HACCP Critical Control Points (CCP’s) to ensure compliance. (PC – Preventive Controls)
Perform direct observations
Be a proactive participant in identifying potential issues in all phases of operations.
Develop and maintain lines of communication between QA, production, and management to ensure that all are kept informed of issues found, corrective actions are taken, and any changes that have taken place.
Hands-on involvement in all Food Safety/Quality problems that arise during shift and developing appropriate solutions and corrective/preventative actions.
Perform QA activities that ensure consistent food safety and product quality of all Primal Pet Foods products produced.