Quality Assurance Technician - 1st Shift - Fort Smith, AR (10600192) (187)

Bachoco Group•Fort Smith, AR

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Technician monitors and verifies finished-product compliance with applicable specifications. The role is in the Further Processing Plant and is a level-two position within the Quality Systems Function. The technician sets up a workstation and ensures required equipment is calibrated and functioning, monitors product attributes against finished-product specifications, verifies in-plant food-safety requirements, documents applicable HACCP, GMP, and SSOP requirements, identifies and isolates questionable product, and obtains finished-product laboratory samples. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. Following training, the employee must be able to perform and record a broad range of quality procedures, including equipment calibration, product and ingredient temperature and formulation checks, weight and pickup measurements, metal detection, finished-product evaluations, fryer and glaze checks, product hold and release procedures, and in-plant activities. The employee must make sound day-to-day food-safety and quality decisions, apply written product specifications, understand HACCP, GMPs, and SSOPs in raw processing areas, know finished products and process variation, and maintain organized records. The job is based at a further processing plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is listed as 1st shift, with shift time rotating between 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The listed pay rate is $16.75 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED; proof is requested at the interview.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence, and memos in English, write simple correspondence in English, and communicate information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, and solve equations involving ruler readings, percentages, averages, rounding, and unit conversions.
Ability to follow written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and address problems in standardized situations involving several concrete variables.
A passing score on the appropriate Quality test.
Ability to properly perform and record the quality procedures required after training.
Ability to make sound daily food-safety and quality decisions, understand and apply written product specifications, develop understanding of HACCP, GMPs, and SSOPs in raw processing areas, understand finished products and process variation, record data neatly, and communicate effectively.
Must meet physical demands that include regularly standing, walking, using hands, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, and talking or hearing; occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

One to three years of experience in in-plant quality activities is suggested.
High school coursework in general science, biology, and chemistry is recommended.

Responsibilities

Set up a workstation and ensure necessary equipment is calibrated and functioning properly.
Monitor product attributes according to finished-product specifications.
Verify that products meet all in-plant food-safety requirements.
Monitor and document applicable HACCP, GMP, and SSOP regulations.
Identify and isolate questionable product.
Obtain finished-product laboratory samples.
Following training, perform and record required quality-control procedures and in-plant activities.
Make day-to-day food-safety and quality decisions and maintain neat, organized records.