QA Technician - 2nd shift

The J.M. Smucker Co.; Emporia (KS); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The J.M. Smucker Co. is seeking a Quality Assurance role on the production floor in Emporia, KS. This on-site PM position focuses on monitoring compliance with quality standards and assisting in HACCP, Food Safety, and GMP documentation to ensure products meet specifications.

Responsibilities include audits of materials, temperatures, and packaging, plus training of staff on SOPs and production controls. Prior QA or food safety experience is preferred; high school diploma required.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in Quality or Food Safety in a food manufacturing environment.

Responsabilités

• Monitor production to ensure documentation is complete and formulas are followed.
• Audit compliance of specific gravity and temperatures.
• Check labeling, date coding, and packaging accuracy.
• Provide training on SOPs, GMP and food safety procedures to production staff.
• Assist in developing HACCP plans and maintaining food safety programs for audits.
• Perform GMP inspections and retain samples with reports.
• Support QA Manager in addressing questionable product and preventing quality issues.
• Assist in process adjustments to improve product quality and consistency.

Connaissances

Quality Control

Formation

High School Diploma

Description du poste

JOB SUMMARY : Monitors compliance with quality standards on production floor to ensure product conforms to specification and food safety practices and assist in documentation involving HACCP, Food Safety, and Good Manufacturing Practices.

Location: 1525 Industrial Rd Emporia, KS 66801

Work Arrangement: 100% on-site, flexibility required

This is a PM Position Wednesday- Saturday 7:00pm - 5:00 am

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitor production to ensure all documentation is complete. Monitor scaling of raw materials, mixing of batter and icing to ensure compliance with formula cards (i.e., correct ingredients, correct lot codes, quantities). Audit compliance of specific gravity and temperatures.
  • Monitor the baking process to ensure baking specifications are being followed, check product for doneness, compare to color standards, and check internal temperatures.
  • Monitor cooling process to ensure product is being adequately cooled without any adverse effects.
  • Ensure product specifications; weights, color and other attributes of finished product.
  • Monitor packaging to ensure correct labelling, date coding, and correct packaging is being followed.
• Organoleptic tests of finished goods to ensure acceptance to standards, taste, eye appeal, odor etc.
  • Advise QA Manager regarding questionable product, discarding of bad product or possible stopping of production line to correct or prevent product quality issues.
  • Monitor production processing and assist operators in making adjustments to processing methods during production to improve product quality & consistency.
  • Monitor metal detectors and scales to ensure complete accuracy.
  • Assist production employees with label printing as necessary.
  • Work with production and warehouse to control, maintain, and/or improve as appropriate the handling, storage and usage of all other materials.
  • Provide individual or group training to production employees on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), product specifications, SPC, production controls, formulas, visual quality inspection criteria, GMP, Food Safety procedures.
  • Assist in development of SOPs by working with production operators to understand current operating procedures, identify best methods, help document new and/or update existing standard operating procedures.
  • Assist in developing HACCP plans, SOP’s and maintaining food safety programs for BRC/AIB audits.
  • Perform GMP inspection.
  • Control and retain samples and associated reports.
  • Other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Requires high school diploma, or equivalent and previous experience in Quality or Food Safety in a food manufacturing environment.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Manufacturing Environment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS : Ability to stand, walk, kneel/squat, climb, bend and lift to a maximum of 50.

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