Quality Assurance Technician

Barilla•Avon, NY

23d•$22•Onsite

About The Position

At Barilla, we believe that every great journey begins with passion and a bold vision. From our humble beginnings in 1877 in a small shop in Parma, Italy, we’ve blossomed into a global leader in the food industry, guided by our commitment to progress and excellence. Today, Barilla is an international group present in more than 100 countries and we are proud to be recognized as the world’s top food company by reputation. With 22 beloved brands in our portfolio, we are world leader for pasta, the number one choice for ready-made sauces in Europe, leader for bakery products in Italy, and for crispbread across Scandinavia with Wasa. Our success story is written by a passionate team of almost 9,000 dedicated employees across 30 plants and offices worldwide, all united by a shared mission to nourish the future with purpose and passion. Are you ready to add your unique flavor to our journey? Now Hiring: Quality Assurance Technician (Entry Level) We’re a growing pasta manufacturer passionate about crafting high-quality products our customers love. We’re looking for an entry-level Quality Assurance Technician with at least 1 year of laboratory experience to join our QA team and support food safety and quality throughout our production process. Position Summary The Quality Technician will perform routine quality checks, collect samples, conduct laboratory and in-process testing, and document results to ensure consistent, high-quality pasta products. Shift hours: Monday - Friday 2:00pm-10:30pm.

Requirements

A high school diploma/GED is required for this position, and some college level chemistry courses would be helpful.
1 year of lab or quality-related experience (food manufacturing preferred but not required)
The individual must possess basic algebra/general math skills.
The individual must be an organized self-starter who has the ability to manage time and multi-task while working without constant, direct supervision.
Excellent knowledge of computers or experience with Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel, is required.
Troubleshooting, problem solving and decision making skills are required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a food manufacturing environment requiring a food safety scheme (FSSC22000, SQF, BRC) and following FSMA is preferred

Responsibilities

Participate in and perform internal audits for ISO, food safety, and quality requirements.
Share results in documented reports as well as food safety meetings.
Perform Good Manufacturing Practices, Brittle Plastics, and Foreign Material inspections.
Report results, create Quality Work Orders to correct issues, and verify completion.
Perform line inspections after sanitations and preventative maintenance.
Follow-up with appropriate departments to correct issues before signing the line over to production.
Perform inspection and swab testing of CIP system before turning over to production.
Participate in and eventually independently perform internal audits.
Assist Quality Specialist as needed.
Collaborate with manufacturing operators to prevent defects and, when defects are found, seek out and remove causes.
Communicate progress and issues within Quality department across shifts.
Communicate to production and other departments product holds, inspection results, and other issues that concern quality and food safety.
Serve as the contact person for production and keep supervisors informed of changes and issues that may arise.
Communicate to the Quality Manager results and observations that may not be able to be corrected independently.
Develop and review Quality and Food Safety documents.
Train others on the changes and maintain the correct version in the database.
Manage corrective actions in the database.
Test samples of finished product for correct date coding, cook quality, dimensions, and other quality parameters following specified procedures.
Review and verify food safety records are in compliance before releasing product and in general.
Hold product and raw material that does not satisfactorily meet specifications.
Report supplier non-conformities to corporate Supplier Quality Assurance.
Issue a corrective action when necessary.
Perform routine maintenance on lab equipment.
Test samples from commissioning of new product/equipment and experiments.
Summarize/report results in a simple and understandable format.