QA Technician 1st 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 Technician answers to the QA Supervisor and must adhere to all company policies, standard operating procedures and customer regulations and specifications.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalency
Frequently stands, lifts 50 lbs., walks, reaches, stoops, bends, handles product, smells, listens, speaks and sees
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.
Conducting pre-operational inspection of equipment and facilities as required.
Perform ATP swabbing and environmental swabbing as needed.
Monitor sanitation standard operating procedures and document SSOP’s in accordance with the companies. program.
Monitor and document the quality of packaging, raw materials and finished products.
Monitor metal detection and rejection.
Monitor and record weights of finished products.
Take raw and finished product temperatures.
Monitor physical, chemical and sensory characteristics of raw and finished products.
Generate and complete the required records and documentation daily for each product line in accordance to the customer’s specifications.
Perform HACCP monitoring and verification for all critical control points of the company’s HACCP programs.
Work alongside USDA and production employees.
Monitor food security and safety.
Training plant personnel on food safety and quality policies and procedures.
Report any deviations from spec and place product on hold.
Report any foreign material discoveries and assist in the investigation of the source.
Ensure testing equipment is cleaned and calibration verified prior to use.
Assist the QA Manager and QA Department on any other tasks as needed.