Team Member - QA Technician

fgf brands • San Antonio, TX

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Technician helps ensure safe food is manufactured and product specifications and controls are met. The role spends most of its time on the production floor and supports Quality Control in correcting deficiencies through communication with production management. The position performs quality and food-safety checks across production, packaging, sanitation, maintenance, and warehouse operations; monitors non-conforming materials and products; conducts testing and inspections; and supports audits, investigations, and plant trials.

Requirements

• 1–2 years of experience in a QA position, preferably with a food manufacturer.
• Accuracy, attention to detail, and critical thinking.
• Good communication skills.
• Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of food-safety (HACCP) programs, GMP programs, and quality systems.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate verbally in English with all levels of the organization.
• Physical capability to perform the role’s demands; the job is 90% on the production floor.
• Ability to move between tasks with minimal distraction and multitask.
• Flexibility to work days, afternoons, nights, and weekends if needed.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with BRC and FDA requirements or programs.

Responsibilities

• Perform process checks throughout production, packaging, sanitation, maintenance, and warehouse functions, including GMP, metal detection, label and coding verification, hygiene and safety, and in-process and finished-product weights.
• Place non-conforming products, raw materials, packaging materials, or equipment on hold physically and in the OMS system, and maintain the hold log.
• Conduct daily shelf-life testing and report results in the product testing log.
• Collect samples for scheduled third-party testing, including quarterly microbiological testing, commissioning, and other testing needs.
• Conduct daily deviation inspections on production lines and premises and document findings.
• Verify that testing equipment, including weighing scales, thermometers, calipers, and light meters, functions properly at the defined frequency.
• Support the QA Team Lead during internal and third-party audits.
• Inspect team members, visitors, and contractors to ensure they follow GMP, and report food-safety and quality issues through shift or scorecard reports.
• Maintain glass and plastic monitoring sites online, verify them at the defined frequency, report deviations immediately, tag out non-conforming equipment, and issue work orders as required.
• Assist the QA Team Lead with trend and summary reports for detailed investigations into quality and food-safety issues.
• Participate in plant trials and perform other assigned duties.
• Verify receiving and shipping procedures and certificates of analysis to ensure raw materials and packaging components meet specifications and FGF standards; follow up with NCR reports when deviations occur.
• Assist the QA Team Lead in investigating customer complaints and concerns.

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits, including vision and dental, with flexible options at competitive premiums.
• 401(k) matching program.
• Discount program for restaurants, gyms, shopping, and other offerings.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Competitive compensation.

What This Job Offers

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