Quality Technician - 3rd Shift

MSI Express•Hammond, IN

26d

About The Position

The Quality Technician ensures product quality through daily line audits to meet or exceed standards established by MSI Express, its customers, and federal and state requirements. The role checks process and finished-product specifications, approves batches to run, and monitors that required checks are performed. The technician performs laboratory and physical tests on raw materials and finished products, completes pre-operational and Preventive Control checks, and follows quality procedures. When noncompliance is found, the technician completes the required actions and notifies appropriate personnel. The role also supports food safety and quality by promptly reporting problems to personnel authorized to take action, coaching production associates on line data collection, and following company policies and safety practices.

Requirements

Ability to work overtime as needed.
Ability to follow work procedures, safety rules, and written directions.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, crouch, stoop, reach, stretch, step, climb, and/or sit frequently or throughout the shift.
Appropriate eye, hand, and foot coordination to use equipment and tools.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Must pass all company testing.
Basic computer skills.
Ability to read and write effectively.
Ability to process quality documentation accurately and promptly.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

Approve or correct batches using basic laboratory techniques, math or formulas, and testing equipment.
Perform laboratory checks and monitor specified items according to quality SOPs.
Perform pre-operational and Preventive Control (PC) checks.
Complete required actions and notify appropriate personnel when noncompliance is identified.
Perform analytical tests according to procedures, including VC, salt, Brix, pH, DS meter, TA, vitamin C, batch-to-control comparisons, and sensory audits.
Perform required physical tests of raw materials and finished products to verify they meet customer procedures.
Conduct special audits as needed for raw materials or products on hold.
Report food safety and quality problems promptly to personnel with authority to initiate action.
Follow company policies, including general manufacturing and safety practices.
Coach production associates on line data collection.
Perform other duties as instructed by management.