Quality Line Technician

Located in West Jefferson, OH

Salary: $20.50

Title: Quality Line Technician

 

Responsibilities:

This role works a rotating 12-hour evening shift from 6:00 PM to 6:30 AM, working 48 hours one week (4 days) and 36 hours the following week (3 days). This position works on the production floor rather than in a laboratory.

• Adhere to safe work practices, follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), maintain sanitary conditions, and ensure product quality is maintained. Report any conditions or practices that may adversely affect employee safety or food safety/quality to management immediately.
• Attend and actively participate in daily shift huddles and shift handoffs.
• Collect in-process and finished product samples for analytical and microbiological quality checks.
• Perform verifications of package coding, product weights, packaging integrity, labeling, temperature, sensory attributes, and other quality parameters to verify compliance with customer specifications, company standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Inspect and sample incoming ingredients to ensure product quality and safety.
• Assist in drafting, revising, and maintaining plant standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Serve as a liaison between Production, Distribution, Sanitation, Maintenance, and the Quality department by communicating quality issues and assisting with corrective action implementation when necessary.
• Participate in food safety and quality inspections, in-process inspections, mock recalls, label audits, and HACCP audits.
• Verify proper production line setup at start-up and shift changes, including printer coding, packaging materials, labeling, and quality limits.
• Review the sanitary condition of production lines prior to start-up through visual and mechanical inspections, including ATP (adenosine triphosphate) testing to verify surface cleanliness and APC (Aerobic Plate Count) testing to verify the absence of microbiological organisms.
• Perform pH analysis of samples as part of root cause investigations.
• Use inventory control software to ensure non-conforming product does not enter distribution.
• Assist with investigations related to customer complaints and other quality deviations to determine root causes and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Assist in managing quality hold activities, including non-conforming product inventories.
• Ensure laboratory equipment, refrigerators, thermometers, and other quality equipment are properly maintained and calibrated.
• Maintain and follow microbiological sampling and shelf-life study programs. Demonstrate ownership of equipment, processes, and facility cleanliness.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn, develop, and continuously improve.
• Work collaboratively as a team player while demonstrating accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and a commitment to customers and consumers.
• Attend and actively participate in safety meetings and required training.
• Train new employees as needed.
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance.
• Foster open communication and maintain a positive attitude toward work and fellow employees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Maintain a positive and professional attitude toward colleagues.
• Ability to work safely in a food manufacturing environment.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• One or more years of experience in food manufacturing or quality assurance.
• Experience working with food manufacturing processes and GMPs.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic math skills.
• Ability to apply common sense and follow oral and written instructions while solving routine problems in a standardized work environment.

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