Quality Assurance Technician - Nights

Mars • Salt Lake City, UT

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About The Position

The Quality Assurance Technician monitors quality assurance and food safety activities, recommends and carries out corrections to improve departmental functions, and tests and inspects products at various stages of production. The role uses knowledge of food quality standards and procedures, attention to detail, communication skills, and logical thinking to help maintain product quality and reliability.

The technician performs production tests and product sampling, records and reviews results, evaluates data, and reports deviations from established standards. The role also supports Quality Assurance Management, production personnel, and project teams; helps resolve quality issues; and contributes to improvements in quality and production standards. Additional work includes evaluating incoming dry goods, verifying specifications before and during production, documenting metrics, maintaining laboratory instrument calibration and logs, and preparing laboratory equipment and solutions.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience in a quality assurance or food safety role within a manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Perform related duties and provide support to Quality Assurance Management.
• Contribute information and analysis to operational plans and reviews; prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identify and resolve problems; complete audits; determine system improvements; and implement changes.
• Perform tests at specified production stages and test product qualities such as temperature, defects, and code dates; record results; review records; and report on accuracy and completion.
• Evaluate data and write reports that validate compliance with, or indicate deviations from, existing standards.
• Recommend modifications to quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within equipment capabilities.
• Complete assigned special projects and work with project teams to examine and evaluate data and select corrective steps for resolving problems.
• Perform quality analysis of incoming dry goods for production.
• Verify specifications before startup and throughout production processes.
• Work with production and other teams to solve quality issues.
• Document key metrics for data analysis.
• Maintain calibration and logs for laboratory instruments.
• Prepare laboratory equipment and solutions.
• Communicate directly with operators and production personnel.
• Conduct general analysis and sampling of production samples.
• Collect retention samples on a shift basis.
• Take ownership of requests and identify opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees
• 401(k) plan with company match, vesting on the first day of eligibility
• Paid vacation
• Paid time off
• Holiday pay (11 days)
• Paid short-term disability
• Paid life insurance
• Banfield Pet Insurance discounts
• Wellness benefits and discounts
• Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed