Food Quality Assurance Technician — Calibrate, Inspect & Safeguard

Handsome Brook Farms; Morristown (TN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Handsome Brook Farms in Morristown, TN seeks a quality assurance technician to perform periodic product checks, swabbing and temperature monitoring, calibrations, and compliance with food safety standards.

You will document issues, support corrective actions, participate in daily product reviews, and attend safety trainings. A high school diploma or GED is preferred; prior QA in a food processing environment is ideal.

Qualifications

• Must comply with USDA and FDA regulations.
• Prior QA experience, preferably in a food processing environment.
• Strong understanding of food safety and proper food handling and storage.
• Understanding of commercial food processing and food packaging equipment is helpful.
• Ability to communicate effectively any quality deficiencies and corrective action procedures.

Responsibilities

• Monitors key process control points before, during and after production operations. Documents and reports any food safety or quality issues so that corrective actions can be taken.
• Calibrates production scales according to the facility’s Calibration Program.
• Performs process monitoring and verification checks on Work-In-Process and finished products according to the facility’s Food Safety Plan and Quality Plan.
• Verifies the facility’s environment such as temperature throughout the production facility, sanitizer concentrations and others as assigned.
• Observes employee practices, documents and coaches good manufacturing practices.
• Performs filling and packaging verification checks according to the facility’s Food Safety Plan and Quality Plan.
• Collects samples of in-process intermediates for testing.
• Completes Hold Tags and Cooling Tags, if appropriate, to isolate non-conforming products.
• Participates in daily product review of key sensory attributes of finished products.
• Attends monthly Safety / Food Safety trainings and other trainings as assigned.

Skills

Quality assurance

Food safety

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Handsome Brook Farms in Morristown, TN seeks a quality assurance technician to perform periodic product checks, swabbing and temperature monitoring, calibrations, and compliance with food safety standards.

You will document issues, support corrective actions, participate in daily product reviews, and attend safety trainings. A high school diploma or GED is preferred; prior QA in a food processing environment is ideal.