QA Technician 2nd Shift

Surlean Foods; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Surlean Foods is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to ensure safety and quality of incoming materials and finished products. You will work under the QA Supervisor, adhere to GMPs, SOPs, and customer specifications, and support HACCP monitoring across production lines.

The role requires teamwork, ability to work unsupervised, and comfort with high-temperature environments and lifting tasks. Training and collaboration with USDA and production staff are key aspects of this position.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency required.
• Basic computer skills including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must be a team player and able to work cross-functionally.
• Able to work unsupervised.
• Frequent standing and handling of product, lifting up to 50 lbs, and working in extreme temperatures.

Responsibilities

• Enforce GMP policies and SOP adherence.
• Conduct pre-operational inspection of equipment and facilities.
• Perform ATP and environmental swabbing as needed.
• Monitor SSOPs and document according to policy.
• Monitor quality of packaging, raw materials, and finished products.
• Record weights and temperatures of products.
• Report deviations from specs and place product on hold when needed.
• Assist QA Manager and department with tasks as required.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalency

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Quality Assurance Technician performs numerous essential functions to ensure the safety and quality of all incoming materials and finished products used and produced by the plant. The QA Technician answers to the QA Supervisor and must adhere to all company policies, standard operating procedures and customer regulations and specifications.

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.

EMERGENCY TASK AND JOB ASSIGNMENT

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