QA Technician 1st shift

Surlean Foods; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Surlean Foods is seeking a QA Technician to enforce GMP policies and conduct routine pre-operational inspections of equipment and facilities at our Texas plant.

You will perform swabbing, monitor SSOPs, and document quality metrics for packaging, raw materials, and finished products. The role requires lifting up to 50 lbs, working in extreme temperatures, and coordinating with production staff to ensure food safety standards are met.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalency.
• Basic computer skills including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Enforce GMP policy and food safety practices.
• Conduct pre-operational inspection of equipment and facilities.
• Perform ATP and environmental swabbing as required.
• Monitor SSOPs and document per program.
• Oversee quality of packaging, raw materials and finished products.
• Record weights and temperatures of products.
• Monitor metal detection and reject when needed.
• Report deviations and hold products if necessary.
• Support QA Manager and QA Department as needed.

Skills

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Basic computer skills

Education

High School Diploma or equivalency

Job description

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Enforce the company’s Good Manufacturing Practices Policy.
• Conducting pre-operational inspection of equipment and facilities as required.
• Perform ATP swabbing and environmental swabbing as needed.
• Monitor sanitation standard operating procedures and document SSOP’s in accordance with the companies. program.
• Monitor and document the quality of packaging, raw materials and finished products.
• Monitor metal detection and rejection.
• Monitor and record weights of finished products.
• Take raw and finished product temperatures.
• Monitor physical, chemical and sensory characteristics of raw and finished products.
• Generate and complete the required records and documentation daily for each product line in accordance to the customer’s specifications.
• Perform HACCP monitoring and verification for all critical control points of the company’s HACCP programs.
• Work alongside USDA and production employees.
• Monitor food security and safety.
• Training plant personnel on food safety and quality policies and procedures.
• Report any deviations from spec and place product on hold.
• Report any foreign material discoveries and assist in the investigation of the source.
• Ensure testing equipment is cleaned and calibration verified prior to use.
• Assist the QA Manager and QA Department on any other tasks as needed.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS/ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• High School Diploma or equivalency
• Frequently stands, lifts 50 lbs., walks, reaches, stoops, bends, handles product, smells, listens, speaks and sees
• Basic computer skills including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Must be able to work in extreme temperature
• Must be a team player and be able to work cross-functionally
• Must be able to work unsupervised

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The temperature ranges from 0 degrees in freezers to 110 degrees in the cook rooms. There is exposure to equipment and machinery that are considered to be hazardous. Potential electrical, chemical, and heat hazards are also present. The level of noise is high and constant. Floors are damp and slick. There is forklift traffic present.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:

Hard hats, ear plugs or muffs, frocks, non-porous steel toe boots, hair nets, and beard nets must be worn at all times within the plant. Cotton and Latex gloves must be worn when handling product or contacting sanitary surfaces at all times for personal safety and product quality.

In the event that the QA Tech is not available the other QA Techs/QA Supervisor will be responsible for assigned tasks.