QA - Quality Assurance Production

Empire Packing • Olympia, WA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Technician performs activities related to developing, applying, and maintaining quality standards for processes, materials, and products. The role analyzes process reports and troubleshoots problems to address quality issues. Work is conducted on the plant floor in a food-processing environment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent certification.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good math skills.
• Well-organized, with good attention to detail.
• Strong work ethic and positive attitude.
• Adaptable and dependable, with the ability to follow directions and cooperate with others.
• Maintain a helpful and professional attitude and appearance.
• Ability to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions using common sense, and to address problems involving a few different variables.
• Ability to work on a manufacturing plant floor, standing or sitting for long hours, and bending, stooping, and lifting.
• Ability to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information, sometimes with loud background noise.
• Ability to frequently and regularly use wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Average, ordinary visual acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents and products or operate machinery.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds throughout the day.
• Ability to work long hours in a wet, damp, cold food-processing environment, with temperatures frequently below freezing, for most of the workday.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in food manufacturing quality control.
• Bilingual Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quality assurance testing on products and raw materials on the plant floor.
• Use or adapt inspection equipment to meet quality-control standards, and suggest procedures, standards, and equipment that support efficient work and product quality.
• Investigate the causes of faulty work and consult with and advise production supervisors about corrective measures.
• Ensure sell-by and production dates are correct on product runs.
• Analyze facts and circumstances surrounding individual problems and determine appropriate action within standard practices.
• Measure and test products, and tabulate data about the quality and reliability of materials, products, or processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning after 60 days of employment.
• Paid time off, including sick leave, vacation, and company-observed holidays.
• 401(k) with company match beginning after the first year of service, subject to the company vesting schedule.
• Continuous learning and career-growth opportunities through the Better Futures program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED