Quality Assurance Technician - 2nd Shift

Caputo Cheese; Melrose Park (IL); On-site; USD 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Caputo Cheese is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician for 2nd Shift. This role involves monitoring food safety and quality systems, performing inspections, and ensuring compliance with safety guidelines. Candidates should have some experience in food manufacturing, communication skills, and the ability to work in teams. Bilingual candidates are preferred.

Qualifications

• Entry-level position or 1-2 years of cheese manufacturing or similar food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Bilingual English – Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Incoming Receiving Materials to ensure compliance with quality and food safety guidelines.
• Participate in conducting Monthly, Weekly and Daily Food Safety and GMP’s Inspections.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Teamwork

Organization

Education

Entry-level position or 1-2 years of food manufacturing experience

Tools

Measuring physical testing devices

Job description

Quality Assurance Technician - 2nd Shift

Quality Assurance Technician - 2nd Shift

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Description:Responsible for inspecting and monitoring Food safety and Quality systems of all plant processes to ensure that ingredients, in-process items and finished products meet food safety and quality specifications in compliance with company’s policies and procedures. The shift for this position is Monday through Friday from 3pm to 12:30am.

Essential Duties and Responsibilitiesinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Monitor Incoming Receiving Materials to ensure compliance with quality and food safety guidelines
• Perform random inspections and pulls samples as applicable in raw and packaging materials
• Participates in monitoring processing, cold and dry storage rooms to ensure compliance of GMP’s, Quality and Food Safety guidelines
• Participate conducting Monthly, Weekly and Daily Food Safety and GMP’s Inspections to the plant with the plant inspection team
• Monitoring of quality for in-process and finished products
• Participate in the maintenance of SQF and HACCP plans record keeping
• Ensure Preventive Controls are up to date and fully implemented in the plant
• Assist the Quality Assurance Manager and QA Coordinator in Plant Employee training programs
• Verify and document product quality attributes
• Participate in the monitoring for completeness of pre-operational inspections, packaging, and labeling process
• Assist production with quality and food safety issues
• Participate in the maintenance of Finish Product specification sheets and the Food Safety and Quality Manual

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this job description are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience: Entry level position or 1 - 2 years of Cheese manufacturing or similar food manufacturing experience preferred. Knowledge of one of the following is desirable: Familiar with Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Safety and Security principles, HACCP and FSMA requirements. Bilingual English – Spanish a plus.

Skills Required: Computer knowledgeable in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Familiar with measuring physical testing devices such as, pH meter, moisture analyzer, Water activity, etc. Must be willing to work in a team-based environment.

• Must demonstrate oral and written communication skills in English and Spanish
• Must be able to work independently with low direct supervision
• Must have good organizational skills

Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity an openness to others’ views; Gives and welcome feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.

Interpersonal Skills: Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to other’s ideas and tries new things.

Equipment Skills:Employee should be able to evaluate ingredients/products and monitoring temperature with thermometers.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described in here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Employee must be able to bend, stretch, reach and/or grab products as needed out of pallet or storage racks in dry area, the Cooler & Freezer and from shipping & receiving pallets.
• Must be able to lift packages up to 40 – 50 lbs. of weight and is required to walk/stand time to time in plant floor.
• Employee is required to use all Safety devices to perform the duties in a safely manner.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to move or lift merchandise; Hot and cold environment (picking food items from the refrigeration rooms/freezer). The noise level in the work environment may be within the safe range (less than 90 decibels).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Quality Assurance

• Industries

  Food Production

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