(USA) Food Safety Quality Assurance Technician, Manufacturing (2nd shift)

Walmart • Olathe, KS

7d • Onsite

About The Position

This position maintains the highest standards of quality and food safety by monitoring, testing, recording, and reacting to product, production, and process quality data. The role verifies raw materials and finished products comply with federal, state, and company specifications. The technician will produce accurate results while multitasking in a fast-paced work environment, anticipate problems, and maintain a proactive approach to business needs. Responsibilities include completing work assignments by using policies, data, and resources to set priorities, deadlines, and expectations, and collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners. Communication of progress and key information, determining and recommending solutions to improvement opportunities, and adapting to change, difficulties, and feedback are also key aspects of the role. The technician will comply with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity, implement related action plans, and use the Open Door Policy when needed. Maintaining knowledge of laboratory functions (operations, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair), cross-training within the Food Safety/QA department, and sustaining a calibration program for plant instruments and equipment are essential. A continuous improvement mindset is applied by identifying and correcting process improvement opportunities, conducting statistical process control (SPC) and root cause analysis, and participating in projects that promote continuous improvement methodologies.

Requirements

• 2 years’ experience in clerical related responsibilities (for example, filing, data entry) and computer applications (for example, email, spreadsheets, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Visio).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Science, Agriculture or related field.
• Fluid milk testing laboratory with experience in raw milk sample testing, bottled milk testing as well as pre-operations inspections and swabbing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest standards of quality and food safety by monitoring, testing, recording, and reacting to product, production, and process quality data (e.g., Critical Control Points, Key Performance Indicators).
• Verify raw materials and finished products comply with federal, state, and company specifications.
• Produce accurate results while multitasking in a fast-paced work environment.
• Anticipate problems or conflicts and maintain a proactive approach to business needs.
• Complete work assignments by using policies, data, and resources to set priorities, deadlines, and expectations.
• Collaborate with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners.
• Communicate progress and key information; determine and recommend solutions to improvement opportunities.
• Adapt to change, difficulties, and feedback; continuously learn and adjust.
• Comply with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity.
• Implement related action plans and use the Open Door Policy when needed.
• Maintain knowledge of laboratory functions (operations, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair).
• Cross-train within the Food Safety/QA department (e.g., MSS Validation Coordinator, Sanitation Specialist, Quality Systems Specialist, Micro Technician).
• Sustain a calibration program for plant instruments and equipment.
• Apply a continuous improvement mindset by identifying and correcting process improvement opportunities.
• Conduct statistical process control (SPC) and root cause analysis.
• Participate in projects that promote continuous improvement methodologies.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• 401(k)
• Stock purchase
• Company-paid life insurance
• PTO (including sick leave)
• Parental leave
• Family care leave
• Bereavement
• Jury duty
• Voting leave
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption expense reimbursement
• Surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for programs ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level