Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician
About The Position
The Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician works onsite at Grüns’ Roanoke, Texas location on the second shift, Monday through Friday, 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The role helps ensure product quality and safety throughout the gummy manufacturing process through inspections, equipment monitoring, documentation, and compliance with food safety standards. The technician inspects gummies and verifies product specifications at key production stages, monitors food-safety equipment, conducts pre-operational checks and equipment verifications, and maintains calibration and production records. The role also supports GMP audits, environmental monitoring, shelf-life sampling, corrective actions, and investigations, while communicating quality standards to production personnel.
Requirements
- Previous experience as a QA Technician in the food manufacturing industry.
- Basic computer skills, including proficiency with MS Office and Google Drive.
- Ability to read and understand SOPs and product specifications.
- Ability to work overtime and holidays as production requires.
- Capability to stand for extended periods and multitask effectively.
- Self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.
- Experience participating in internal audits.
- Exposure to GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative).
Responsibilities
- Examine gummies for defects, damage, and foreign-material contamination.
- Verify date codes, lot numbers, weights, and seal integrity at key production stages.
- Conduct organoleptic evaluations and identify non-conforming products.
- Isolate equipment, materials, and finished products that do not meet specifications.
- Monitor and operate metal detection equipment.
- Oversee assigned equipment condition, calibration status, and proper usage.
- Perform pre-operational inspections and acceptance test procedures (ATPs).
- Conduct equipment verifications and maintain calibration records.
- Monitor and record production activity and initiate corrective actions as needed.
- Conduct daily GMP audits.
- Perform environmental monitoring tests and maintain detailed records.
- Collect shelf-life samples and manage related documentation.
- Communicate with production personnel about quality standards and data collection.
- Participate in food safety incident investigations and resolution.
- Conduct glass and brittle-plastic inspections throughout the facility.
- Reinforce GMP standards across the organization.
Benefits
- Hourly pay of $22, with an annual raise program.
- Paid vacation and sick days.
- Benefits coverage for the employee and family, with the company paying 75%.
- Generous PTO.
- Free Grüns.
- Additional health- and well-being-focused perks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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