Quality Assurance Technician

MORGAN FOODS INC•Austin, IN

21d•$20 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

Morgan Foods is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Technician to support production, food safety, and sanitation and help ensure products meet quality standards. The role is full-time and onsite at the company’s Austin, Indiana location. The assigned schedule is Monday through Friday, 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., with occasional overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed to support production and business demands. The technician performs product and analytical testing, sanitation and pre-operational inspections, ingredient and label checks, sampling, and quality documentation. The position works with production, supervisors, maintenance, R&D, and USDA inspectors to maintain product quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance. The primary work environment is a manufacturing plant that is not climate-controlled and has variable temperatures. Work may also take place in an office or lab area, which may be climate-controlled. The position requires frequent walking and standing, moderate bending, reaching and climbing, and occasional lifting of more than 25 pounds. Moderate computer and documentation use is required. Travel is negligible.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Intermediate computer skills required.
Strong attention to detail required.
Strong verbal, written, computer, and presentation communication skills.
Ability to work independently while collaborating within a larger team.
Organized and dependable, with the ability to meet deadlines amid changing priorities.
Excellent attendance record required.
Ability to work the assigned Monday–Friday, 10:00 p.m.–6:30 a.m. shift and accommodate overtime, weekends, or holidays as needed.
Ability to frequently walk and stand throughout the shift; moderately bend, reach, climb stairs and ladders, and use hands, fingers, and wrists; and occasionally lift more than 25 pounds.
Ability to read and follow work instructions, quality standards, safety rules, GMPs, SSOPs, and documentation requirements, and to complete written and computerized documentation accurately and on time.
Ability to communicate effectively with team members, supervisors, QA personnel, maintenance, production employees, and USDA inspectors.
Reliability, accountability, composure, sound judgment, adaptability, and commitment to safety, quality, food safety, sanitation, and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

College degree in quality assurance, food technology, or a related field preferred; the posting also states that a college degree may be substituted by a high school diploma or equivalent with additional food production experience.
Basic laboratory, science, food-safety, or quality-assurance knowledge preferred.
Food-manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
SAP or other ERP system experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Follow safety procedures, identify potential hazards, and support a safety-first work environment.
Support production-floor quality operations by performing analytical and product-attribute testing and accurately recording results.
Conduct SSOP and GMP pre-operational inspections to verify sanitation, quality, and food-safety requirements.
Inspect ingredient storage areas for compliance with company quality, sanitation, and food-safety standards.
Verify incoming ingredients meet specifications and accurately record results.
Collect product samples for incubation testing and maintain accurate records.
Inspect label operations for label accuracy, product identification, and quality compliance.
Identify, isolate, and document non-conforming raw ingredients and products according to company standards.
Document and maintain quality holds.
Work with production employees, supervisors, maintenance, R&D teams, and USDA inspectors to maintain product quality, food safety, and regulatory standards.
Maintain accurate, complete, and timely quality documentation, logs, and records.