The company needs to ensure product consistency and compliance with established specifications by performing routine laboratory operations and monitoring the production process and product quality.
Requirements
- performing a variety of routine laboratory operations in a quality assurance setting.
- making measurements, performing several routine quantitative and qualitative biological or chemical analytical tests according to standard procedures.
- Utilizes testing equipment for validation and/ or calibration.
- Practices and adheres to safety and hygiene guidelines for safe house keeping and personal protection.
- Strictly adheres to safety procedures when handling chemicals for testing.
- Monitors metal detection validation & verification.
- Performs plant sanitation verifications to ensure allergen free and equipment is clean.
Responsibilities
- Monitors the production process and product by sensory, weight control, and analytical methods to maintain product consistency and comply with established specifications including color, moisture, pH, weight, size, etc.
- Evaluates all finished product in regard to moisture, ingredient content, breakage, color, package fill, raw and finished weights, seal integrity, code date legibility, and overall product quality.
- Accurately performs and documents all testing. Testing may include: Inspection and testing of incoming raw materials, in process products, finished goods, and products produced by outside suppliers. Utilizes testing equipment for validation and/ or calibration.
- Executes the Food Safety Plan and Food Quality Plan included in the SQF Program at the front line level.
- Monitors the Food Safety Plan and Food Quality Plan effectiveness and conformance with SQF system requirements
- Monitors metal detection validation & verification.
- Conducts pre-op inspections of processing, packaging and mixing equipment after product changeovers and/or prior to weekly production start-up as a cross-functional team.
Other
- SHIFT: 1:45pm-10pm
- Communicates all out-of-compliance situations and product standards to production employees and Production/QA Supervisors.
- Identifies, investigates and/or determines whether out-of-compliance finished product should be placed on hold.
- Coordinates disposition and/or rework with leadership approval.
- Mandatory overtime is required.
