QA Technician 1st Shift

CTI Foods, LLC; Saginaw (TX); On-site; USD 15,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

CTI Foods is seeking a detail-oriented professional for 1st shift (5am-3pm) to support labeling, food safety programs, and customer complaint follow-up. The role emphasizes accurate documentation, GFSI/HACCP familiarity, and effective communication.

The position involves handling non-conforming products, maintaining label requirements, and supporting development tasks as needed. Strong organizational and multitasking abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong communication/training skills.
• HACCP and PCQI certified preferred.
• Understanding of GFSI standard preferred.
• Knowledge of necessary administrative duties to maintain and organize records, reports, or other information.
• Computer literate in Office programs.
• Self-Starter, able to work independently.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Problem solving skills.
• Skilled in presenting information or ideas concisely, accurately, and clearly verbally and in writing.
• Skilled in analyzing and documenting simple and complex business processes.
• Skilled in communication with a focus on listening and influencing skills.
• Ability to exercises appropriate judgment in decision-making and problem solving; seeks help promptly as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Hold and Release Program-Responsible for ensuring all non-conforming products are placed on hold until disposition has been determined.
• GFSI Compliance-Update and maintain GFSI compliance documents/records to facilitate the annual review process.
• Label Development and Creation-Maintain training and understanding of label requirements to perform functions when primary employee is not available.
• Food Safety Program and Systems-HAACP (or PC for FDA Plants) plan development, maintenance and reassessment is primary directive of this role.
• Customer complaint follow-up-Communicate as needed with customers for additional information for complaint investigation process.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

HACCP/PCQI

GFSI knowledge

Documentation/records

Office software

Self-starter

Time management

Problem solving

Clear writing

Process documentation

Tools

Office software

Job description

CTI Foods Overview

We are a customer focused custom manufacturer of quality food products to exacting standards that delight our customer and their consumers.

The people of CTI Foods are our #1 ingredient that drive us to be the best custom food and culinary solutions team that has seven state-of-the-art food processing facilities and over 1,800 employees from Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, and Texas.

We are a company that “Thinks Big and Acts Small.” Employees are treated like family. In order to succeed, it takes every person working together, being nimble, and executing at the highest levels. It is our responsibility to provide you every opportunity and resource to achieve that success.

Make an impact from day ONE at CTI Foods!

Job Overview

1st Shift 5am-3pm ($17.60 per hour)

This position has several key functions; product releasing, maintaining and updating our food safety & quality systems, maintaining and updating ingredient risk assessments, the backup for development and creation of all labels as well as the internal support as needed for labeling questions and concerns and being the first point of contact for customer complaint follow up.

Responsibilities

• Hold and Release Program-Responsible for ensuring all non-conforming products are placed on hold until disposition has been determined. Releasing of items on “pending pre-shipment” hold once the appropriate documentation, spec compliance, and micro results have been verified as accurate and in specification and pre-shipment review is completed. Revise and present data in weekly hold/rework meeting.
• GFSI Compliance-Update and maintain GFSI compliance documents/records to facilitate the annual review process.
• Label Development and Creation-Maintain training and understanding of label requirements to perform functions when primary employee is not available.
• Food Safety Program and Systems-HAACP (or PC for FDA Plants) plan development, maintenance and reassessment is primary directive of this role. This includes all documents and records associated with the plan. Enable training of employees as required.
• Customer complaint follow-up-Communicate as needed with customers for additional information for complaint investigation process.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong communication/training skills.
• HACCP and PCQI certified preferred
• Understanding of GFSI standard preferred
• Knowledge of necessary administrative duties to maintain and organize records, reports, or other information
• Computer literate in Office programs
• Self-Starter, able to work independently
• Ability to multi-task
• Problem solving skills
• Time management skills
• Skilled in presenting information or ideas concisely, accurately, and clearly verbally and in writing.
• Skilled in analyzing and documenting simple and complex business processes.
• Skilled in communication with a focus on listening and influencing skills.
• Ability to exercises appropriate judgment in decision-making and problem solving; seeks help promptly as necessary.