QA Technician - Moses Lake Production Campus
Simplot•Moses Lake, WA
About The Position
The QA Technician ensures quality attributes throughout the facility are evaluated thoroughly and consistently. The role maintains an integrated quality grading program covering upstream, sensory, and finished-product grading to ensure products meet customer, regulatory, and Company standards. The technician also audits, trains, tests, evaluates, defines, and participates in developing product-grading policies and procedures for factory quality systems.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Must obtain Sensory Grading Certification within two months.
- Must be able to work around and consume products containing soy, wheat, and dairy.
Nice To Haves
- Quality Assurance or auditing experience preferred.
- A combination of education and experience will be considered.
Responsibilities
- Manage the operator and technician proficiency program.
- Maintain communication with team members and support groups in a participative management style that supports operational goals.
- Comply with Company policies, plant procedures, and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
- Maintain Company standards for safety, quality, food safety, sanitation, and GMPs.
- Evaluate customer or interplant samples before shipment or as needed.
- Perform required quality checks and sampling for all lines, ensuring compliance with established procedures and specifications.
- Conduct product grading, sensory evaluation, and analytical procedure training for hourly and management personnel.
- Participate in investigations of customer complaints, out-of-specification results, and failures, and recommend corrective actions.
- Use computers and computer programs to communicate, document, and track shift information, and complete documents and reports accurately and promptly.
- Handle additional management-assigned accountabilities as needed to meet operational standards.
- Conduct frozen waste sampling, reject-ratio checks, and line-flow-length checks to help maximize recovery and quality.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401(k) savings plan
- 10 paid holidays
- Vacation time, with details available in the Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Paid Family Building Leave
- Education assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
