QA Technician - 1st Shift

Our Home; Lititz (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to join their dedicated team. This role involves ensuring product quality through rigorous inspections and collaboration with supervisors. The ideal candidate will have a growth mindset, embrace accountability, and be flexible in a dynamic manufacturing environment. With a commitment to wholesome snacks, the company fosters a culture of teamwork and integrity, making this a fantastic opportunity for those passionate about food safety and quality assurance.

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in production or food manufacturing.
• Basic reading, writing, and math skills required.

Responsibilities

• Perform QA checks and line inspections to ensure product quality.
• Prepare shift reports and conduct daily GMP audits.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Basic Math Skills

Inspection Skills

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma

Certification in Food Safety

Job description

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As a family of brands, it is Our Home's ethos to create and provide delicious, wholesome snacks to communities throughout the U.S. at a great value. We strive to create snacks that offer nourishment and a warm and welcoming sense of familiarity. Our Home is not just the house we live in, but the communities of which we are a part. Our Home gets the best snacks into hands, homes, and communities around the country so that we can flourish together.

We believe that a unified culture and shared values are essential to our success. At Our Home...

We have Growth Mindsets: We grow ourselves, our teams, and our company, both personally and professionally.

We embrace Integrity & Accountability: We do what we say we are going to do, and take ownership of our actions.

We Push the Boundaries: We challenge the status quo, and are creative problem solvers who win where others don't.

We believe that we are Stronger Together: Collaboration is at the center of what we do. We win and lose together.

Our Home makes snacks for everyone and will continue to be known for flavorful snacks with better ingredients that satisfy every occasion and craving. We deliver this through our portfolio of household favorite snack brands, including Pop Secret, From The Ground Up, Food Should Taste Good, Popchips, RW Garcia, Good Health, Parm Crisps, Sonoma Creamery, and You Need This. Our Home is one of the fastest growing Better For You food brands in the country and this explosive growth requires great people with a passion for better-for-you snacks.

Our Home is looking to grow our loyal and driven team and are currently seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to join our team of manufacturing professionals on first shift. Our QA Technician's typical schedule will work Monday - Friday 7AM - 3:30PM. The QA Tech will work closely with the shift supervisor and QA Supervisor to ensure all quality parameters are being met at all times. This position must maintain a consistent quality product by performing QA checks (moisture, breakage, Oxygen, Bag Seal integrity, date code and raw material verification, and other checks as requested by leadership) at the required intervals.

Responsibilities

• Prepare shift reports as directed by the Quality Assurance Supervisor
• Perform line inspections and raw material verifications prior to production beginning after a changeover or at the start of production for the week
• Validate sanitation effectiveness and complete Post-OP or Pre-OP sanitation inspection report
• Constantly inspect product as it is being produced to ensure it meets the benchmark standard and customer expectations and stop production immediately if out of tolerance deviation occurs
• Verify all on line inspection sheets and production documents prior to and during production. Sign off on all changeover check sheets as quickly as possible to verify all details are correct or to minimize the amount of product to be put on hold
• Place all out of specification products and/or raw materials on hold using an orange QC Hold tag
• Conduct and report daily GMP audits and corrective measures on designated shift. Perform a walkthrough with the shift supervisor at least once per week
• Assist in maintaining retained production samples for each product produced
• As needed, assist with training of new employees and refresher training of existing employees in GMP, HACCP and other certifications as needed
• As needed, assist with customer complaints investigations
• As needed, assist with sample preparation and shipping
• As needed, assist in keeping Process Sheets up to date with production notes and speeds
• As needed, assist with required Quality Assurance reports
• As needed, conduct taste tests to ensure production run matches previous runs/samples
• As needed, assist with R/D tasks and production sample runs/trials and report
  
  
  

Requirements

• 1 - 2 years working in a production or food manufacturing facility
• Requires basic reading, writing and math skills.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing plant environment
• Must be able to move/lift up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to work in a warm/humid environment
• Must be able to work off shifts and be flexible with scheduling
  
  
  

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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