Product Quality Tech

Blount Fine Foods • Fall River, MA

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About The Position

The position involves conducting quality audits and influencing the proper execution of culinary and cooking methods to ensure that products meet desired quality levels. The candidate will aid and support facility teams in investigating, analyzing, containing, and correcting quality issues related to customer complaints. They will serve as a resource and coach for established quality standards and procedures, providing culinary training and technical support to reduce variability in each process. The role requires being present and integrated into production activities on the process floor, providing follow-up monitoring, documenting, and feedback on completed initiative controls. The candidate must assure that all organoleptic qualities and process standards are appropriate and consistently met, monitor and carry out various batch control tests and product sampling to ensure the process is in control, and maintain, create, and communicate quality control reporting data. The candidate must interact in a dynamic team environment while displaying tact and diplomacy with peers and management to achieve goals, and must be reliable and flexible to meet the seasonality demands of the business. A passion for food, being a team player, influencer, good communicator, and having high-quality standards are essential.

Requirements

• Associate degree (A.S.) from college or university.
• Culinary and process acumen.
• Culinary experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline of Food Science, Statistics, or a Culinary field and 2+ years manufacturing experience preferably in a food environment, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Quality certification/training/experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quality audits and influence the proper execution of culinary and cook methods.
• Aid and support facility teams on investigating, analyzing, containing, and correcting quality issues related to customer complaints.
• Serve as a resource/coach for established quality standards and procedures, culinary training, and technical support.
• Be present and integrated into production activities on the process floor.
• Provide follow-up monitoring, documenting, and feedback of completed initiative controls.
• Assure all organoleptic qualities and process standards are appropriate and consistently met.
• Monitor and carry out various batch control tests and product sampling.
• Maintain, create, and communicate quality control reporting data.
• Interact in a dynamic team environment while displaying tact and diplomacy.
• Complete required paperwork accurately and honestly.
• Adhere to all corporate GMPs, established SOPs, and all Food and Employee Safety policies.
• Adhere to all Allergen control programs and procedures.
• Report suspicious packages, activities, and individuals.
• Monitor CCPs and adhere to approved HACCP plans.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees