QA - Quality Assurance Production

Empire Packing • Olympia, WA

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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 correct quality issues. Work is performed on the plant floor in a food-processing environment that is wet, damp, and cold, with temperatures frequently below freezing.

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, professional attitude and appearance.
• Apply common-sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions and address problems involving a few different variables.
• Able to work long hours in a no-kill food-processing environment that is wet, damp, and cold, with temperatures frequently below freezing.
• Able to stand or sit for long hours and bend, stoop, and lift.
• Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information, sometimes with loud background noise.
• Able 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 up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 100 pounds throughout the day.

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 changes that facilitate work and maintain product quality.
• Investigate 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 the facts or circumstances surrounding problems and determine appropriate actions within standard practices.
• Measure and test products and tabulate data concerning the quality and reliability of materials, products, or processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage begins after 60 days of employment.
• Paid 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 opportunities and career growth through the Better Futures program.

What This Job Offers

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