Quality Assurance Inspector

S Martinelli and Company•Watsonville, CA

20d•$17 - $26

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Inspector tests and monitors the quality and food safety of production lines, finished products, juice tankers, and apple processing to ensure compliance with Martinelli’s specifications and guidelines. The role supports the Quality Assurance team in following and maintaining SOPs, GMPs, SSOPs, and related quality records, and helps identify and mitigate potential food safety and quality risks. The Inspector performs quality checks and testing throughout production and warehousing, receives and tests juice tanker samples, monitors compliance records in Redzone and SAP QA systems, and maintains QA documentation and laboratory equipment. The role makes appropriate quality and production decisions, alerts Operations and Quality teams to deviations, and monitors food safety requirements and sanitation schedules. Work takes place in production line, warehouse, and standard office environments with ambient temperature conditions. The role may involve day, swing, or night shifts and some weekends, and requires regular visits to assigned company operations.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to work safely and efficiently in laboratory and production environments.
Ability to use logic and reasoning in daily tasks and responsibilities.
Solid math and basic science skills, including the ability to record, calculate, and interpret test readings accurately.
Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain effective, cooperative working relationships with Company staff and others contacted in the course of work.
Ability to assume responsibility and exercise good judgment within the position’s scope of authority.
Ability to adapt to changing priorities and take direction from more than one staff member.
Ability to work effectively under pressure and accurately complete tasks within established timeframes.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize tasks, meet multiple deadlines, and complete work on time.
Ability to stay organized and pay careful attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to exercise individual initiative and discretion in confidential matters and respect confidentiality.
Ability to pass background checks, a physical, and a drug screen.
Ability to stand and/or sit in front of and operate a computer screen for extended periods.
Ability to bend, lift, and carry objects weighing up to 40 pounds.
Ability to climb up and down ladders.
Ability to work day, swing, or night shifts, including some weekends.
Ability to safely navigate and work in production and warehouse environments.
Expected to become highly familiar with production operations and regularly visit assigned company operations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in food or beverage manufacturing or agricultural goods processing.
Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Test, inspect, and compile quality test data across production and warehousing, including incoming fruit, apple juice blend, ingredients, packaging components, filling, labeling, and finished goods assembly.
Conduct and log daily, hourly, or more frequent quality checks, including brix, pH, NTU, cap torque, SST pressure, fill levels, labeling, date coding, vacuum, case integrity, and temperature.
Check and document pasteurization temperature charts and verify the proper function of quality-related line equipment, including dud detectors, fill level detectors, cap detectors, reject systems, vision systems, and air blow-off nozzles.
Collect and inspect hourly retain samples.
Receive inbound juice tankers, verify their documentation, and obtain and test juice samples.
Monitor and ensure timely completion of electronic compliance data in Redzone and SAP QA systems.
Maintain Quality Assurance documentation in an orderly system and issue daily activity reports.
Conduct or oversee component, raw material, and finished-good inspections as directed by QA staff.
Make appropriate quality and production decisions to ensure standards are followed, and alert Operations and Quality teams to deviations from product specifications.
Monitor adherence to food safety-related government regulations, including GMP and HACCP.
Review and monitor the sanitation schedule.
Maintain laboratory equipment and supplies in clean, good working condition.
Perform other quality and laboratory tests as directed by Quality Assurance leadership, the Supervisor, and Technicians.
Comply with Company safety requirements and policies and procedures.