Quality Assurance Technician - 3rd Shift

Our Home•Conover, NC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Home is a rapidly growing food company dedicated to creating delicious, wholesome snacks. We are seeking a motivated Quality Assurance Technician to join our manufacturing team on the third shift. This role is crucial in ensuring our products consistently meet high-quality standards. The QA Technician will work closely with shift supervisors to perform various quality checks, maintain product integrity, and contribute to a culture of quality and continuous improvement. Our Home is committed to fostering a positive work environment with opportunities for growth and development.

Requirements

1-2 years working in a production or food manufacturing facility
Requires basic reading, writing, and math skills.
Ability to work in a manufacturing plant environment
Must be able to move/lift up to 50 lbs.
Must be able to work in a warm/humid environment
Must be able to work off shifts and be flexible with scheduling.

Responsibilities

Prepare shift reports as directed by the Quality Assurance Manager.
Perform line inspections and raw material verifications prior to production beginning, after a changeover, or at the start of production for the week.
Validate sanitation effectiveness and complete Post-OP or Pre-OP sanitation inspection reports.
Constantly inspect product as it is being produced to ensure it meets the benchmark standard and customer expectations, and stop production immediately if an out-of-tolerance deviation occurs.
Verify all on-line inspection sheets and production documents prior to and during production.
Sign off on all changeover check sheets as quickly as possible to verify all details are correct or to minimize the amount of product to be put on hold.
Place all out-of-specification products and/or raw materials on hold using an orange QC Hold tag.
Conduct and report daily GMP audits and corrective measures on the designated shift.
Perform a walkthrough with the shift supervisor at least once per week.
Assist in maintaining retained production samples for each product produced.
As needed, assist with training of new employees and refresher training of existing employees in GMP, HACCP, and other certifications.
As needed, assist with customer complaints investigations.
As needed, assist with sample preparation and shipping.
As needed, assist in keeping Process Sheets up to date with production notes and speeds.
As needed, assist with required Quality Assurance reports.
As needed, conduct taste tests to ensure production run matches previous runs/samples.
As needed, assist with R/D tasks and production sample runs/trials and report.