QA Technician - 3rd Shift

Alpha Baking Co., Inc.; La Porte (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha Baking Co., Inc. is seeking a QA-focused professional to oversee production-line quality, ensure compliance with GMP and food safety programs, and participate in internal audits. You will monitor product specifications, manage HOLD procedures, and perform routine metal detector checks.

The role requires a High School Diploma with at least 1 year in QA or food safety, and the ability to work on the production floor and assist across departments to uphold safety standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• QA and/or Food safety 1 year experience.
• Knowledge of GMP and food safety programs.
• Ability to work with production and participate in audits.

Responsibilities

• Understand all of the operations of the production line.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of all essential Quality and Food Safety Programs and assist in Regulatory audits.
• Member of the plant Internal Audit Team.
• Understand, monitor, and report violations of GMP, Food Safety Compliance, plant security, and safety policies.
• Work with production to ensure all products meet specifications.
• Monitor finished product specifications as required.
• Enact HOLD procedures and manage associated documentation.
• Perform routine checks of metal detectors.
• Responsible for daily lot tracking documentation to ensure accuracy. Data entry for accurate traceability.
• Collect and evaluate product for sensory, incoming raw material samples, and retains per customer requirements
• Initiate foreign material reports and investigate cause
• Maintain data entry spreadsheets for all finished products and investigate/resolve issues
• Perform 100% inspection of key accounts
• Recommend and work on process improvements
• Improve and/or report unsafe, unsanitary, or inappropriate conditions
• Take problem solving initiative
• Follow all plant and corporate safety and food safety policies and procedures
• Assist other departments as needed

Skills

GMP knowledge

Food safety

Regulatory audits

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Understand all of the operations of the production line
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of all essential Quality and Food Safety Programs and assist in Regulatory audits
• Member of the plant Internal Audit Team
• Understand, monitor, and report violations of GMP, Food Safety Compliance, plant security, and safety policies
• Work with production to ensure all products meet specifications
• Monitor finished product specifications as required
• Enact HOLD procedures and manage associated documentation
• Perform routine checks of metal detectors
• Responsible for daily lot tracking documentation to ensure accuracy. Data entry for accurate traceability.
• Collect and evaluate product for sensory, incoming raw material samples, and retains per customer requirements
• Initiate foreign material reports and investigate cause
• Maintain data entry spreadsheets for all finished products and investigate/resolve issues
• Perform 100% inspection of key accounts
• Recommend and work on process improvements
• Improve and/or report unsafe, unsanitary, or inappropriate conditions
• Take problem solving initiative
• Follow all plant and corporate safety and food safety policies and procedures
• Assist other departments as needed

Physical Demands

Be able to lift / push 50; more than 50 lbs will require two people.

Able to work on feet for the entire shift.

Perform tasks requiring standing, lifting, pushing, pulling, walking, and climbing.

Perform tasks on computer.

Education and Experience

High School Diploma or equivalent.

QA and/or Food safety 1 year experience.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer with policies prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of any protected classification under applicable local, state, and/or federal laws which include race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or veteran status. Alpha Baking Company, Inc. is an affirmative action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.