Qa Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:
- Understand all of the operations of the production line
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of all essential Quality and Food Safety Programs and assist in Regulatory audits
- Member of the plant Internal Audit Team
- Understand, monitor, and report violations of GMP, Food Safety Compliance, plant security, and safety policies
- Work with production to ensure all products meet specifications
- Monitor finished product specifications as required
- Enact HOLD procedures and manage associated documentation
- Perform routine checks of metal detectors
- Responsible for daily lot tracking documentation to ensure accuracy. Data entry for accurate traceability.
- Collect and evaluate product for sensory, incoming raw material samples, and retains per customer requirements
- Initiate foreign material reports and investigate cause
- Maintain data entry spreadsheets for all finished products and investigate/resolve issues
- Perform 100% inspection of key accounts
- Recommend and work on process improvements
- Improve and/or report unsafe, unsanitary, or inappropriate conditions
- Take problem solving initiative
- Follow all plant and corporate safety and food safety policies and procedures
- Assist other departments as needed
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Be able to lift / push 50; more than 50lbs will require two people.
Able to work on feet for the entire shift.
Perform tasks requiring standing, lifting, pushing, pulling, walking, and climbing
Perform tasks on computer.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Education:
High School Diploma or equivalent
Experience (Years/Type):
QA and/or Food safety 1 year
About us :
Alpha Baking Company, Inc., a national distributor of breads, rolls and buns, as well as sweet goods, was founded in 1979. Headquartered in Chicago, Alpha Baking has three production plants in Illinois and others in Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Alpha Baking's retail brands include S. Rosen's, MaryAnn, Natural Ovens Bakery, Kreamo, and Golden Hearth, with additional product sold under private label agreements and the Alpha Baking foodservice brand. Our broad array of products can be found in national restaurant chains, quick service restaurants, schools, institutions, major league sports franchises, national grocery chains and independent grocery stores.
EEO statement :
We are an equal opportunity employer with policies prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of any protected classification under applicable local, state and/or federal laws which include race, color religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or veteran status, Alpha Baking Company, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.