QA Level 5 Technician/ Nights

CraftMark Bakery, LLC•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

This position is responsible for maintaining quality and food safety compliance, in direct support of the operation of the business unit they are assigned to. This entails product releases, Hold processing, incident report investigations, audits, reports and key data maintenance.

Requirements

Minimum of two (2) years previous quality assurance lab experience or two (2) years of manufacturing experience
Basic math skills
Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Outlook
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree in food science or related science

Responsibilities

Provides direct quality support for production lines.
Prepares, bakes and analyzes product samples during production.
Prepares, bakes and analyzes product samples postproduction as required
Enters data into quality databases and escalates non-compliant product to leadership for corrective action.
Conducts post-cleaning and pre-operational inspections.
Conducts environmental, ATP, or allergen swabbing as directed.
Collect and process retain or Hold samples in support of complaint or incident investigations.
Maintain 5S style housekeeping in labs.
Perform key analytical and organoleptic testing of raw/finished product as required.
Maintain accurate and legible records.
Initiate HOLD for any non-compliant product in either food safety or product quality.
Inform line leadership of any situations regarding product quality trends, food safety or labeling.
Perform metal detector investigation of reject samples brought in from the line.
Perform label and packaging verifications.
Maintain calibration tests and minor maintenance of lab equipment.
Follow the escalation protocol for any food safety incidents.
Conduct line audits as required.
Initiate IR (Incident Report) for any non-compliant situations.
Project support for QA as assigned.
Collect and ship samples for outside analysis.