Quality Assurance Technician - 3rd Shift

Vienna Beef; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Vienna Beef is seeking a QA technician to ensure quality across shipped products, working with production to perform line checks on specifications and sanitation compliance. You will support GMP and SQF programs, conduct instrument calibrations, and assist with packaging integrity during daily operations.

The role emphasizes adherence to SOPs, on-time shifts, teamwork with production, and prompt escalation of any quality concerns to management.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of GMP and HACCP/SQF programs and sanitation procedures.
• Experience performing QA inspections and following SOPs.
• Ability to support QA lab audits and packaging quality checks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy and quality of all shipped products by collaborating with production for on-the-line checks.
• Refer to GMPs and enforce GMPs throughout the facility and QA Lab daily audits.
• Monitor sanitation, calibration of thermometers and scales, and metal detector calibration.

Skills

GMP compliance

Quality inspection

HACCP/SQF knowledge

QA lab audits

Temperature monitoring

Tools

Thermometers

Scale calibration

Job description

Summary Of Responsibilities

Ensures the accuracy and quality of all products that are shipped from Vienna Beef by working alongside production to conduct on-the-line checks of product specifications and quality standards.

• GMP’s - Visual Inspection and enforce GMP’s throughout the facility, QA Lab Daily GMP Audit - especially packaging
• Check the Quaternary Ammonium concentration levels in the Foot Baths and Foot Foamers
• Monitors and places areas on hold if drains back up
• Monitor the sanitation requirements for maintenance repairs, equipment downtime
• Performs metal detection, check weights, and packaging/case integrity, calibrate thermometers.
• Monitors employee and machine performance during operational inspections.
• Prepares and takes samples
• Monitors the storage and transfer of packaging supplies, ensuring they meet sanitation requirements.
• Follow Hold Procedure & Quarantine process.
• Verify and conducts temperature checks through facility
• End of shift room release for sanitation
• Thermometer calibration and Scale calibrations
• Production Inspection
• Perform all duties that maybe assigned

Summary Of Responsibilities

Ensures the accuracy and quality of all products that are shipped from Vienna Beef by working alongside production to conduct on-the-line checks of product specifications and quality standards.

• GMP’s - Visual Inspection and enforce GMP’s throughout the facility, QA Lab Daily GMP Audit - especially packaging
• Check the Quaternary Ammonium concentration levels in the Foot Baths and Foot Foamers
• Monitors and places areas on hold if drains back up
• Monitor the sanitation requirements for maintenance repairs, equipment downtime
• Performs metal detection, check weights, and packaging/case integrity, calibrate thermometers.
• Monitors employee and machine performance during operational inspections.
• Prepares and takes samples
• Monitors the storage and transfer of packaging supplies, ensuring they meet sanitation requirements.
• Follow Hold Procedure & Quarantine process.
• Verify and conducts temperature checks through facility
• Conducts Metal detector calibration
• End of shift room release for sanitation
• Thermometer calibration and Scale calibrations
• Production Inspection
• Perform all duties that maybe assigned

Detailed Responsibilities

QA technicians will refer to Standard Operating Procedures

Issue Escalation

• Promptly notifies QA Manager or Vice President of Quality Assurance when quality issues arise or safety concerns.

Attitude And Attendance

• Arrives to work at scheduled time and follows time off request procedure
• Communicates with co-workers in a professional manner
• Treats co-workers with respect at all times
• Uses teamwork with working with production throughout the day

General Responsibilities

• Follow the facility GMP’s and help enforce them throughout the facility
• Support the efforts of the company to maintain our food safety system (SQF) and quality programs

Communication

• Seek the guidance of your supervisor if in doubt of any circumstance or problem.
• Directly contact your supervisor an hour prior to start time if you cannot work a scheduled shift.
• Contact maintenance personnel when minor repairs to equipment are required.
• Contact maintenance personnel and supervisor when major repairs to equipment are required.

Knowledge

• Have knowledge of all company documented Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s).
• Have knowledge of all company documented Hazardous Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP/SQF).
• Have knowledge of companies’ sanitation procedures and inspection process.
• Qualify and comply with companies forklift training and operation policies.
• Have knowledge of finished product specifications.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing