Quality Assurance Technician - Food Processing

Responsible for performing daily Food Safety and Quality Assurance activities as directed to
assure that the products are safe, wholesome, and meet stated requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure compliance with all company and plant Food Safety and Animal Care Well-
Being policies, including but not limited to USDA and state regulations, Hazard Analysis
Critical Control Points (HACCP) program, Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures
(SSOP’s) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s).
Monitor product attributes to ensure that product quality is at specified levels.
Perform job functions and duties in a manner compliant with company safety policies
and procedures.
Verify pre-operational and operational sanitation procedures.
Conduct pre-operational swabs.
Support production staff regarding quality standards, product specifications and GMP’s.
Compile reports on nonconforming product and nonconforming plant issues.
Maintain HACCP, SSOP, lab, and plant quality records.
Conduct required audits of the record-keeping files to ensure compliance with company
and regulatory policies.
Attend and participate in safety meetings.
Create/modify databases and analyze extracted data to make recommendations to
management.
May be required to complete Lab work to include setting up samples, running tests,
working with various lab equipment, and reporting results.