QA Technician - 2nd Shift

AGRI-Alliance•Bancroft, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The 2nd Shift QA Technician is accountable for conducting assigned product testing verifying correct packaging, product grade, size, weight, color, and condition. The Agronomy Quality Technician will monitor the work area for cleanliness and compliance in regard to food safety regulations, safety protocols, and customer specifications and will provide any corrective actions to the Agronomy Quality Supervisor. The Quality technician provides office support duties that include accurate data entry daily in the system that is used in management decisions. Data entry includes but is not limited to sizing, quality, product spec, lot numbers, varieties and fields, customer order detail, and quality testing results.

Requirements

Experience in produce, preferably in potatoes or a manufacturing setting
Demonstrated ability to use all Microsoft office products such as Excel, Word
Knowledge of, or ability to quickly learn specialized software related to the position.
Ability to ascend/descend various types of ladders and stairs
Ability to move oneself into different positions in various environments (sometimes tight)
Ability to walk moderate distances while pushing a wheeled cart
Ability to lift 20 pounds consistently and occasionally up to 50 pounds
Ability to communicate with others via voice, listening, and verbal response
Ability to repeat motions with the arms, wrists, hands and fingers
Ability to bend, stoop, squat and kneel
Ability to visually see and identify defects (color, variety, length, width, appearance)
Ability to grasp and manipulate a kitchen knife
Ability to enter data via computer

Nice To Haves

Experience in produce, preferably in potatoes or a manufacturing setting

Responsibilities

Conducts assigned product testing verifying correct packaging, product grade, size, weight, color, and condition.
Monitors the work area for cleanliness and compliance to food safety regulations, safety protocols, and customer specifications
Provides any corrective actions to the plant leadership team.
Completes data entry in reporting system software used in management decisions. Data entry includes but is not limited to sizing, quality, product spec, lot numbers, varieties and Fields, customer order detail, and quality testing results.
Verify execution of food safety and quality assurance plan for first or second shift operations.
Performs product sampling to verify shipments meet customer requirements including grade, size, weight, color, and condition.
Identifies and records defects and sizing per USDA and customer standards.
Serves as quality control inspector providing performance feedback to management in a timely manner.
Ability to stop line and inform operations when varieties do not meet standards.
Assists in loading / unloading of plastic crates full of potato samples (R&D Lab)
Bruise Duties include: (R&D Lab) Weigh potato samples using a digital scale, Peel potato samples to evaluate bruising using both electric and hand peelers, accurately record and report findings Evaluate storage bins for visual defects such as sinkholes, sweat spots, mold or rotting potatoes
May perform Scouting duties during growing season as listed below: (R&D Lab) Observes fields, collects samples and records data regarding: insect pressure, weed pressure, plant disease and population counts Performs regular visual inspections of supplier fields to monitor crop health and ongoing conditions. Tracks and reports performance such as but not limited to; quality, yield and other field observations