Food Safety / Quality Technician

SURGE Staffing; Sandusky (OH); On-site; USD 57,859,000 - 61,716,000; Full time

Job summary

SURGE Staffing seeks a detail-oriented Food Safety / Quality Technician to ensure products meet safety and quality standards in a fast-paced manufacturing setting. This role involves quality inspections, safety monitoring, testing, and daily documentation on the production floor.

The ideal candidate has experience in food quality or safety, strong attention to detail, and basic math and documentation skills. 1st and 3rd shifts are available with a premium for 3rd shift.

Qualifications

• Food safety or quality experience preferred.
• Experience with GMP/HACCP/SQF is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Basic math and documentation skills required.

Responsibilities

• Verify that products are safe and meet established quality standards.
• Monitor production to ensure employees follow plant GMPs.
• Verify product specifications and food safety standards are followed.
• Complete required daily paperwork and quality documentation.
• Communicate quality or food safety deviations to leadership.
• Communicate with production operators regarding quality and food safety requirements.
• Perform product inspections and required laboratory work.
• Conduct daily SSOP, HACCP, GMP, and SQF monitoring activities.

Skills

Food Safety

Quality Inspection

Attention to Detail

Math Skills

Documentation

Job description

Food Safety / Quality Technician – 1st & 3rd Shift

Job Summary

We are seeking detail-oriented Food Safety / Quality Technicians to help ensure products meet food safety, quality, and customer requirements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This position performs quality inspections, food safety monitoring, documentation, testing, and production-floor audits. The ideal candidate will have food quality, food safety, laboratory, healthcare, or medical field experience.

Pay & Schedule

• Pay: $20.50 per hour
• 1st Shift: Available
• 3rd Shift: Available
• 3rd Shift Premium: Additional $0.60 per hour

Responsibilities

• Verify that products are safe and meet established quality standards
• Monitor production to ensure employees follow plant GMPs
• Verify product specifications and food safety standards are followed
• Complete required daily paperwork and quality documentation
• Communicate quality or food safety deviations to the appropriate Quality and Food Safety leadership
• Communicate with production operators and supervisors regarding quality and food safety requirements
• Perform product inspections and required laboratory work
• Conduct shipping and receiving inspections, including raw materials, dry goods, trailers, and returns
• Conduct daily SSOP, HACCP, GMP, and SQF monitoring activities
• Stop production or place product on hold when quality or food safety requirements are not being met
• Pull product samples according to customer specifications
• Perform temperature checks and equipment calibrations
• Perform testing and titrations for sanitizers such as ozone, PAA, Quat, and chlorine
• Perform product and label inspections
• Assist with quality and food safety investigations and complete required documentation

Qualifications

• Food quality or food safety experience preferred
• Medical or healthcare field experience may be considered
• Automotive quality experience is generally not considered for this position
• Strong attention to detail
• Basic math skills
• Good organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to identify quality or food safety issues and communicate concerns promptly

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in variable temperatures ranging from approximately 10°F to 100°F
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 pounds; assistance may be provided as needed
• Ability to work on the production floor for extended periods

Work Environment

• Approximately 90% of the position is spent on the production floor
• Approximately 10% is spent in the office, laboratory, or working on a computer
• Exposure to cold temperatures, wet floors, moving equipment, and industrial noise

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