Quality Technician - 3rd Shift

Maker's Pride Talent Acquisition Team•Lakeville, MN

6d•$22•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Tech is responsible for ensuring that all elements of food safety within the Quality Monitoring Scheme are being met. Ensures that all regulatory, customer, and company quality initiatives are being met and maintained.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED required
Required – 3 months of as a Quality Assurance Technician.
Must have good attention to detail and be able to spot defects on fast-moving production lines.
Must be able to gain a basic understanding of how different machinery operates as it relates to the quality of the product and adjustments that need to be made to correct certain conditions.
Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to speak, write, and comprehend Spanish is a plus.
Must be able to perform simple mathematic calculation, including working with fractions, ratios and percentages.
Must be able to maintain good interpersonal communications and work collaboratively with co-workers, employees from other departments, and superiors.
Experience with MS Office Suite is needed.
Follow all safety processes and procedures set forth by site leadership.

Nice To Haves

Post High School education preferred
Preferred – 1 years of experience as a QA Technician or other Technical department.
Ability to speak, write, and comprehend Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

Perform Quality checks on production lines in a timely and accurate fashion every hour per line. (Will frequently be responsible for 3 lines at any given time).
Brings discrepancies with the QMS to the attention of Supervisor or Quality Manager. These discrepancies are but not limited to HACCP programs, Allergen programs, Sanitation procedures, GMP findings, Foreign Material findings, and HOLD procedures.
Ensure that product being produced meets all legal and customer requirements as outlined in the Bluebook for each product.
Complete paperwork in a timely and accurate fashion each day.
Perform required tasks to maintain 5-S and keep work areas clean.
Keep all information pertaining to our operations (products, customers, production details, etc.) confidential.
Maintain instrumentation and equipment in good condition and store appropriately.
Label, store, and organize samples and product retentions.
Follow Hold Procedures for all non-conforming materials or product.
Perform HACCP and Preventive Controls checks/tasks as needed.
Assist in test runs and new product trials as needed.
Perform other audits or inspections as required.
Perform other duties as required by supervisor.