Increased to $21.50/hr. upon successful completion of training and skills validation.
The primary responsibility of the Quality Assurance Technician I is to assist and support plant operations in activities involving base product and finished package quality analysis, data validation, tracking and trend analysis. A QA Tech I is expected to be able to accurately perform all tasks related to being on shift to support production and packaging microbiological or analytical laboratory analysis.
Principal Accountabilities
- Must follow and comply with all company safety protocols and procedures while working in a safe manner.
- Follows and encourage other to comply with all company Food Safety and Food Quality Programs, Policies and Practices.
- Proficient in laboratory procedures and systems, documentation procedures, equipment operations and calibrations.
- Responsible for product sampling and analysis according to approved procedures (analytical, organoleptic, and physical parameters) per the product specification.
- Monitors lab equipment and supplies. Report and document equipment operations, require maintenance, calibrations and/or repairs.
- Operational knowledge of product process flow to understand what causes out of grade product and how to correct for various defects.
- Immediately communicate with supervisor when product deviations occur in products to initiate im
