Quality Assurance Technician 2Nd Shift

Pilgrim's•Waco, TX

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Absence of any related duties or functions in this document does not imply that incumbent may be exempt from assignments required to support production. The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure raw product meets specification prior to being processed for its assigned use . At Pilgrim’s, Safety Is A Condition , which means the safety of our team members comes first - always. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSI BILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned as production demands may require. Monitor and document HACCP , SSOPs and/or GMPs. Conduct equipment inspection throughout the processing day. Calibrate scales and/or thermometers daily. Perform metal detector checks to identify foreign material. Conduct appropriate quality checks and rechecks as specified by the type of raw and finished product including but not limited to AQL attribute defects, piece counts, and ratios . Check oven and/or freezer exit temperatures of cooked product. Ensure accuracy of packaged product weight through random sampling and calculating overfill/underfill percentage and percent over-count. Ensure proper bag seal, box end labels and case coding is being used. Collect samples for food safety and quality assurance testing. Perform process control checks to ensure production specifications are being followed. Identify nonconforming raw and finished product and ensure product is retained or put on hold until final disposition is made by management. Communicate with supervisors upon discovery of out-of-specification products, and follow established procedure for handling out-of-specification products. Performs other related duties as assigned to support production demands as may be specified by customer or client.

Requirements

T o pe rform this job successfully, an individual must be able to physically perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Basic math and computer skills required.
The employee must pass a math test.
All employees are required to attend employee and safety orientation prior to performing the above duties.
The employee must also complete training on basic principles of HACCP and SSOP, as well as GMP training.
The employee is required to wear a hair net, beard net (if necessary,) gloves, a smock, sl ip proof boots, waterproof aprons, and ear protection.

Responsibilities

Monitor and document HACCP , SSOPs and/or GMPs.
Conduct equipment inspection throughout the processing day.
Calibrate scales and/or thermometers daily.
Perform metal detector checks to identify foreign material.
Conduct appropriate quality checks and rechecks as specified by the type of raw and finished product including but not limited to AQL attribute defects, piece counts, and ratios
Check oven and/or freezer exit temperatures of cooked product.
Ensure accuracy of packaged product weight through random sampling and calculating overfill/underfill percentage and percent over-count.
Ensure proper bag seal, box end labels and case coding is being used.
Collect samples for food safety and quality assurance testing.
Perform process control checks to ensure production specifications are being followed.
Identify nonconforming raw and finished product and ensure product is retained or put on hold until final disposition is made by management.
Communicate with supervisors upon discovery of out-of-specification products, and follow established procedure for handling out-of-specification products.
Performs other related duties as assigned to support production demands as may be specified by customer or client.