Quality Assurance Receiving Technician

REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:

• 1-2+ years’ experience in field, laboratory, or production facility quality control.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate orally or in written form effectively with co-workers, departments, and carriers.
• Consistent and reliable attendance
• Place high priority on food safety, quality, and sanitation by understanding and executing Thrive Freeze Dry’s food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
• Hold self and others accountable to Thrive Freeze Dry food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS - MUST BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS WITH OR WITHOUT ACCOMMODATIONS:

• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and frequent fine finger dexterity.
• 50% or more sitting, 50% or more walking, and 40% or more standing.
• The job is performed under occasional temperature variations and in a food manufacturing production environment.
• Unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees. The ability to lift to 50 lbs. is required.

• Responsible for the inspection and sampling of all incoming raw products, ingredients, and packaging materials, and ensures that the materials are in conformance with established specifications and standards.
• Responsible for inspection and evaluation of product returns. Product returns may be a product that has been rejected due to a customer complaint, incorrect product shipped to a customer, etc.
• Sampling of incoming raw products, ingredients and packaging materials based on the predetermined sampling plans.
• Evaluation of collected samples based on established specifications and requirements.
• Issuing incoming materials inspection reports, as well as non-conformance reports for materials that do not conform to specifications; ensuring all incoming material inspection reports are filed properly.
• Communication of non-conformances to upper management.
• Control and maintenance of incoming QA Sample storage and library of samples to ensure quick retrieval.
• Review supplier certificates of analysis (COAs) against the specifications to ensure conformance.
• Inspection and evaluation of product returns.
• Serving as the backup for the QA Auditors.
• Other duties as assigned.