QA Lab Technician 2nd Shift

Surlean Foods•San Antonio, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Quality Assurance Technician performs numerous essential functions to ensure the safety and quality of all incoming materials and finished products used and produced by the plant. The QA Lab Technician answers to the QA Lab Supervisor and must adhere to all company policies, standard operating procedures and customer regulations and specifications.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalency
Basic computer skills including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Must be able to work in extreme temperature
Must be a team player and be able to work cross-functionally
Must be able to work unsupervised

Responsibilities

Enforce the company’s Good Manufacturing Practices Policy.
Verifies the calibration of all thermometers used in the plant.
Performs analysis of products with the Food Scan Machine (FOSS), pH meter, colorimeter, Brix, Bostwick Titratable Acidity and documents all results and notifies the QA Team if a test if out of spec.
Responsible for cleanliness of the lab and all equipment.
Assists the QA Lab Supervisor on inventory control and calibration scheduling.
Makes routine visits to the Cold Storage Facility to inspect damaged or suspect inventory, pull retest samples if needed and retrieve retains for further inspection if needed.
Perform and coordinate product evaluations with the management team to verify organoleptic expectations and document those results.
Perform post-freeze product testing for customer specific products, document and report the results.
Pull testing sites from randomizer and prepare swabs for QA Technicians.
Conducting pre-operational inspection of equipment and facilities as required.
Perform ATP swabbing and environmental swabbing as needed.
Take raw and finished product temperatures.
Monitor physical, chemical and sensory characteristics of raw and finished products.
Work alongside USDA and production employees.
Monitor food security and safety.
Training plant personnel on food safety and quality policies and procedures.
Ensure testing equipment is cleaned and calibration verified prior to use.
Assist the QA Manager and QA Department on any other tasks as needed.