QA Technician

QualiTech; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$3/hr shift differential

Job summary

QualiTech, LLC, a Minnesota-based manufacturer of plant and animal nutrition products, seeks an experienced Quality Assurance Technician for 3rd shift to ensure product safety and regulatory compliance across the Food Divisions.

Shift is 9:00 PM to 5:30 AM, Sunday through Thursday, with a $3/hour differential. Responsibilities include monitoring analytical results, assisting QA procedures, audits, and supporting R&D and operations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; 3 years QA/QC experience in FDA-regulated industry or Bachelor's in science preferred.
• Background in manufacturing and processing environments desired.
• Proven analytical strengths and experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, evaluate, and report analytical results of products and raw materials.
• Assist in QA procedures and review production/receiving records.
• Perform sensory evaluation, organoleptic, moisture, water activity analyses.
• Maintain sample retain library and archival storage; conduct audits and safety tasks.
• Support R&D and Operations; assist in customer complaint investigations and third-party audits.

Skills

Analytical skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s Degree in a science field

Job description

Quali Tech, LLC is a manufacturer of plant nutrition, animal nutrition, and food ingredients products and services. Found in 1967, Quali Tech has been developing new techniques to formulate specialized combinations of ingredients resulting in high quality, cost-effective and innovative products and services guided by our values. World Class Customer Service Uncompromising Quality Family Feel/Professionally Run Qualitech is seeking experienced Quality Assurance Tech for 3rd shift to ensure product safety and the quality of all products in the Food Divisions as well as ensuring regulatory compliance with regulatory bodies, customers and QualiTech. Shift Hours - 9pm to 5.30am (Sunday - Thursday) $3/hr shift differential.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and reporting analytical results of products and raw materials including alerting out of compliance results
• Assist in administering the Company's Quality Program in accordance with customer and company requirements. This includes:
  • Review and assist in development of QA procedures
  • Regular review of production and receiving records
  • Sensory evaluation, visual inspection and analyses (Organoleptic, Moisture, Water Activity) of raw ingredient and finished product samples
  • Maintain sample retain library
  • Conduct final wash inspections of all production rooms
  • Assist in troubleshooting product discrepancies
  • Internal audits of cGMP areas and premises, including glass and brittle inventories
  • Maintain lab safetyConduct Monthly/Quarterly/Bi-Annual/Annual tasks as required by the Food Safety Calendar
  • Conduct environmental analyses, i.e. swabbing
  • Conduct titration analysis of sanitation chemicals
• Participate in finished goods hold/release system
• Conduct tasks in accordance with Good Laboratory Practices.
• Lend technical support to R&D and Operations as appliable
• Assist in customer complaint investigations
• Assist in the compliance with all appropriate third-party audits such as BRC, Safe Food/Safe Feed and HACCP.
• Create & Maintain production documents including archival storage & organization, master document storage, certificates of analysis.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED required and 3 years experience in quality control and assurance in an FDA regulated industry or Bachelor’s Degree in a science related field preferred.
• A background in manufacturing and processing environments is desired.
• Proven analytical strengths and experience.