(USA) Food Safety Quality Assurance Technician, Manufacturing; WEEKEND NIGHTS
About The Position
Maintains highest standards of quality and food safety by monitoring, testing, recording, and reacting to data pertaining to products, production, and processes. Ensures product quality, for example, Critical Control Point Key Performance Indexes, verifying raw materials and finished products are in compliance with federal, state, and company specifications. Produces accurate results while multitasking in a fast-paced work environment, anticipating problems or conflicts and maintaining a proactive approach to business. Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources. Collaborates with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners, identifying priorities, deadlines, and expectations, carrying out tasks, communicating progress and information, and determining and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities. Adapts to and learns from change, difficulties, and feedback. Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans, using the Open Door Policy, and applying these in executing business processes and practices. Maintains knowledge of laboratory functions, for example, operations, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair by crosstraining within the Food Safety QA department (e.g., MSS Validation Coordinator, Sanitation Specialist, Quality Systems Specialist, Micro Technician) and sustaining a calibration program for instruments and equipment in the plant. Utilizes a continuous improvement mindset by assisting to identify and correct opportunities to improve processes, conducting statistical process control 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)
- 2 years’ experience with 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
- Maintains highest standards of quality and food safety by monitoring testing recording and reacting on data pertaining to products, production and processes.
- Verifies raw materials and finished products are in compliance with federal, state and company specifications.
- Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data and resources.
- Collaborates with managers, coworkers, customers and other business partners.
- Complies with company policies, procedures and standards of ethics and integrity.
- Maintains knowledge of laboratory functions.
- Utilizes continuous improvement mindset by assisting to identify and correct opportunities to improve processes.
- Conducts statistical process control and root cause analysis.
- Participates 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 leave
- Jury duty leave
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption expense reimbursement
- Surrogacy expense reimbursement
- Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart for eligible associates through the Live Better U program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
