Dairy QA Line Technician

UNC Dairy; Oatka (NY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Upstate Niagara Cooperative is seeking a QA Associate for the manufacturing plant in New York. The role focuses on document and data handling for finished products and ingredients, ensuring compliance with FDA, HACCP, and GMP standards.

You will support Quality Systems, perform line checks, collect samples, and act as the point of contact for quality concerns with production and lab. Training in PCQI and internal auditing is available.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in related field or GED with two years of related experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Detail oriented and highly organized.
• Ability to work effectively under deadlines is required.

Responsibilities

• Support Quality Systems, Food Safety Policies, Procedures and practices involved in the manufacturing process.
• Perform and/or observe line processing checks on packaging lines at required frequencies.
• Collect line samples for customer send out and lab.
• Point of contact for quality concerns with production and lab.
• Area pre-ops, post cleaning, prior to start up and in process.
• Assist in investigations, customer, root cause, etc.
• Input repair orders and follow up for completion as needed.
• Assist with HOLDS, paperwork, Ross transactions, email communications; ensure product is segregated.
• Review of re-work from holds prior to release.
• Pull ingredients samples/run testing for product identity.
• Environment monitoring temperatures and humidity.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Detail oriented

Organized

Deadline-driven

Education

Associate's degree in related field

GED

Job description

Upstate Niagara Cooperative is seeking a QA Associate for the manufacturing plant in New York. The role focuses on document and data handling for finished products and ingredients, ensuring compliance with FDA, HACCP, and GMP standards.

You will support Quality Systems, perform line checks, collect samples, and act as the point of contact for quality concerns with production and lab. Training in PCQI and internal auditing is available.