Quality Assurance Receiving Technician

PS SEASONING & SPICES•Iron Ridge, WI

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position requires a self-driven, well organized Quality Assurance Receiving Technician who can exercise decision making skills and time management with little supervision. This position reports to the Food Safety Manager. This position supports the company's production facility with the responsibilities that are included below.

Requirements

AA in science-related field is preferred
Basic math skills
Attention to detail
Physical requirements include lifting to 60 lbs., bending, standing, climbing and walking throughout the production area.
Ability to transition between production and office environment
Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to effectively communicate and interact when working with cross-functional teams
Ability to take initiative and work independently

Nice To Haves

Prior work experience of Quality Assurance in a food manufacturing with HACCP, GMPs and food safety programs is preferred

Responsibilities

Inspect, verify, sample, weigh and test product for defects
Receive in and release raw materials
Send out samples for testing and release finished product
Placing products that don’t meet specifications on hold and following the hold process.
Observe and monitor production operations to ensure conformance and adjust if necessary
Work with the plant to comply with customer requirements and maintain high industry standards
Complete allergen testing and paperwork to ensure compliance
Monitor critical control points (CCP’s) multiple times daily
Support all required customer audits, safe quality food (SQF) audits, third party audits and internal audits
Conduct and document pre-operation inspections
Responsible for daily and monthly audits performed inside and outside the building
Label proofreading; paying special attention to detail
Comply with GMP, personal hygiene, HACCP and other quality and employee safety programs
Other duties as assigned by manager