NA Quality Assurance (3rd shift)

Michael Foods Inc.•Elizabeth, NJ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Technician ensures that incoming ingredients and packaging materials, as well as outgoing finished products, meet required specifications and that results are documented and communicated to the appropriate departments. The role supports regulatory compliance and food safety and quality programs, helping reduce product and process variability while reinforcing workplace safety.

Requirements

One-year college or technical-school certificate, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy, organizational skills, and time-management skills.
Critical-thinking and problem-solving proficiency.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Basic proficiency with computer programs, including MS Office, for collecting and analyzing data and writing procedures and reports.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively to groups, customers, vendors, or employees.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, and percentages; and draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to operate specific equipment or tools.
Driver’s license.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to ascend and descend stairs.

Nice To Haves

Pallet jack permit; preferred but not required.
Fluency in a language other than English.

Responsibilities

Perform periodic in-process quality checks, including physical and chemical testing, coding, weight, packaging integrity, labeling, temperature, sensory checks, document review, and data entry.
Inspect and sample incoming ingredients for internal laboratory testing as required.
Assist with drafting, revising, and maintaining plant standard operating procedures.
Participate in plant food safety and quality inspections, in-process inspections, mock recalls, label audits, and HACCP audits.
Verify production-line setup at startup and shift changes, including printer coding, packaging materials, labeling, and quality limits.
Verify production-line sanitary conditions before startup, including filler sterilization limits, ATP surface-cleanliness testing, and environmental swabbing; follow up on sanitation after downtime requiring maintenance.
Communicate quality issues across departments and assist with root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
Perform investigative environmental swabbing of critical production equipment and areas.
Assist with investigations of customer concerns and other quality-related deviations to determine causes and corrective actions.
Assist in managing quality holds, including inventories of non-conforming products.
Ensure laboratory equipment, refrigerators, and thermometers are maintained and calibrated.
Maintain and follow micro-sample and shelf-life study programs.
Perform job rotation at New Jersey locations and deliver samples to the Micro Lab and other MFI plants in New Jersey.
Serve as a liaison among departments.
Attend and participate in safety meetings and training; follow safety policies, GMPs, and HACCP guidelines, maintain sanitary conditions, and promptly report safety or food safety and quality concerns.
Perform other duties as assigned.