Quality Assurance Technician

PFG Manufacturing; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 38,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits from day 1

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

401K employer matching

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

PFG Manufacturing in Sioux Falls, SD is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to ensure compliance with SQF, HACCP, GMP, and FDA/USDA guidelines across labeling, manufacturing, and warehousing.

You will learn and apply SOPs, maintain documentation, and support supplier programs while ensuring food safety and quality standards are met daily in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience with relevant technical exposure.
• Experience or familiarity with SQF, HACCP, GMP and SOP documentation.
• Comfort reading manufacturing statements and regulatory guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Learn and follow SQF/USDA-FDA regulations and GMP/HACCP SOPs.
• Maintain and organize SQF/HACCP documentation to current standards.
• Read manufacturing statements and handle record-keeping and audits.
• Support supplier approval programs and environmental governance compliance.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Microsoft Office

Organization

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Associates/1-year technical experience

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Word

Access

Job description

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Job Description

We Deliver the Goods

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

A Brief Overview

The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for adhering, implementing, monitoring, verifying, validating, and writing procedures and processes that fall under the compliance umbrellas of SQF, HACCP, GMP, Food Safety & Quality in all areas of USDA/FDA labeling, manufacturing, warehousing.

What You Will Do

• Must be willing to learn and become knowledgeable in SQF, USDA/FDA regulations, GMP’s, Food Safety, HACCP & SOPs.
• Maintain, organize and assist with updating all SQF and HACCP documentation. Documentation will be compliant with current regulations pertaining to SQF, USDA, HACCP, FDA, SOP’s and GMP’s.
• Have the ability and knowledge to read and understand Manufacturing Statements.
• Organize and maintain critical tracking events documents, files, and records.
• Coordinate PFG supplier approval program compliance ensuring supplier load compliance and Environmental Social Governance documents.
• Must have a strong understanding of and ability to follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Must have an understanding of allergens and the proper labeling needed to avoid an effect on our customers.
• Must have an understanding of the consequences of cross-contamination and how to avoid it.
• Must be knowledgeable of and have the ability to operate lab equipment (scale and thermometer).
• Have the knowledge or ability to learn and understand SQF regulations (Safe Quality Food) per industry standards.
• Must understand and follow FDA & USDA guidelines.
• Administer environmental swab test per sanitary standard operating procedures.
• Understand and practice hold and release policies and procedures in the event there is a question regarding suitability of an ingredient or finished product.
• Help maintain records and tasks to ensure compliance with all governing standards.
• Ensures daily pre-operational and operational inspections have been completed.
• Utilize various organoleptic, chemical, physical and visual techniques to evaluate raw materials and finished products.
• Assist with compliance of quality checks for quarterly, semi-annual and annual 3rd party audits.
• Ability to recognize and address product nuance.
• Attention to detail is a key element of this position.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience Associates/1-year technical experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Required
• 0 - 6 Months
• Ability to work independently as well as interact with other departments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and Access.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and meet critical tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to accept changing work demands and seek opportunities to improve food safety systems.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to adhere to all safety rules, policies and regulations in relationship to OSHA standards. Maintain and follow GMP, HACCP, SQF, OSHA and OLM Food Solutions standards to include safe work practices. Required