Quality Assurance Tech 1

Quality Assurance
Job Title: Quality Assurance
Duties and Responsibilities will include the following:

• This position will cover various departments and shifts.
• Inspect products and monitor operating procedures at all phases of production run to ensure SOP's and GMP's are correctly followed.
• Collect samples from required areas of the plant and transfer samples to the laboratory.
• Verify internal temperatures of products.
• Perform preoperational evaluation on all processing rooms, equipment and facilities to ensure SOP's are being followed.
• Auditing incoming raw materials and outgoing product; i.e. check temperatures, packaging, label of product etc.
• Perform thermometer calibration according to SOP's.
• Fill out paperwork i.e. preoperational evaluation of record, product information, operation evaluation record etc.
• Monitor production personnel to ensure employee hygiene practices are being followed correctly.
• Verify the calibration of production instruments: i.e. metal detector and scales.
• Prepare sample and incubation media for microbiological test.
• Perform chemical analysis: i.e. APC, Listeria, Salmonella, Coliform, Yeast and Mold.
• Verify QA paperwork: i.e. pre shipment review, product information, product formulation log, injection and tumble record, etc.
• maintains cleanliness of laboratory. Dispose of chemical waste and retains sample as required.
• Record test results and fill out required paperwork: i.e.
• Non-complaint product record.
• Perform sensory evaluation of production including flavor, color, and microbiological test.
• Prepare and sent sample to outside laboratory for shelf like study, chemical, and microbiological test.
• Prepare label including nutritional information, ingredient statement, and heating instruction for application of USDA approval.
• Must perform and follow all quality controls, safety rules and work be a part of teamwork.