QA Technician

Performs daily audits of production equipment and product to ensure the highest standards are being met.  Follows established procedures to correct deficiencies in order to meet quality standards 

• Follows appropriate quality procedures and takes action to meet product specification requirements  
• Monitors the facility during operations to assure sanitary conditions are maintained   
• Assists in determining causes for product or process deviations and coordinates action with departmental supervision to correct procedures
• Inspects equipment after the sanitation process each day to assure proper cleaning procedures.   Follows established procedures to take corrective action if deficiencies are observed to ensure product meets quality standards
• Audits Process Control points to ensure system controls have been achieved.  Follows established procedures to correct  deficiencies in order to meet product safety standards
• Audits Finished Product(s) for compliance to specifications and follows established procedures to correct deficiencies.  Documents observations and results of audits/ inspections on the appropriate forms 
• Comply with all Company food safety and quality policies and procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned and the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk or hear; and taste or smell.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds  
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Plant audits and inspections may require lifting of products up to 30 pounds.  Inspection often requires work in a production environment including work on a moving line, lifting cartons, and visual inspection.   Corrected vision required for sensory analysis to identify color, clarity.  Warehouse and plant audits also require close and distance vision to judge GMP’s; peripheral vision and depth perception mandatory for safety.