Quality Technician

AB MAURI FOOD INC•Wilsonville, OR

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Organize, manage and report laboratory and quality program functions to support the quality program. Develop and utilize available technology to maximize capacity and quality, at minimal cost. Provide support to production and maintenance as needed.

Requirements

Quality Technician A combination of the listed skills and knowledge is preferred
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or Food Science or 5+ years of comparable industry experience.
QA experience in a food manufacturing facility.
Thorough knowledge of GMP’s, HACCP, AIB and SQF standards.
Knowledge of food safety and food hygiene principles/HACCP training.
Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, etc.) and knowledge of data systems.
Excellent oral and written communications skills.
Experience or training in safety/ environmental compliance.
Advanced computer skills.
Continuous Improvement.

Responsibilities

Ensure that lab information supports optimization of production capability and efficiency.
Generate and distribute reports and required.
Assist Quality Manager as needed.
Product Testing (RVA) for enzyme activity level and potential cross contamination.
Meet or exceed all customer and third party requirements for food safety standards (SQF, AIB, and Customer).
Monitor and report any safety violations to area supervisor and/or plant management.
Support the quality management systems that: Ensure all products meet or exceed company quality specifications; Ensure that all exceptions to product quality standards are promptly and thoroughly investigated, and root causes are identified and corrected. Ensure all customer qualification requirements are met or exceeded; and Ensure full compliance with SQF quality standards.
Work with QA Manager to notify corporate QA regarding potential withdrawal/recall situations.
Support the administration and execution of the HACCP prerequisite programs (Kosher, sanitation, GMPs, CAR etc).
Provide Manufacturing with information as needed for production & packaging.
Produce sample requests/ small batch production for Sales and customers promptly and completely.
Support Manufacturing by rotating into production as needed.
Complete comparative analysis of field samples when obtained.
Fully and promptly assist in investigations of customer complaints, prepare timely written responses in accordance with Corporate QA Policy, and assist with the development and implementation of effective measures to prevent recurrence.
Support maintaining computer files in QA database with QA data on all products produced in plant
Enter COA data into database for all manufactured products and factored goods.
Generate COAs for all manufactured products at time of shipment.
Support Maintenance department with plant repair and maintenance tasks as needed.
Comply with HR policies and procedures.
Comply with relevant employment laws.
Other duties as assigned.