Quality Assurance Technician (Day Shift)

Crescent Foods; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Crescent Foods, Inc. in Chicago, IL is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician (Day Shift) to monitor and enforce QA and food safety policies on the plant floor. You will perform inspections, complete forms, and help ensure products meet USDA, SQF, GMP and related standards.

You will coordinate with Production and Sanitation, assist in internal audits, and support pest control and sanitation programs while maintaining organized QA records and procedures.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of SQF, USDA, GMP, CCP, HACCP, SSOPs and SOPs.
• Proficient with standard business software.
• Excellent verbal and written English skills.
• Ability to work independently with sound judgment and diplomacy.

Responsibilities

• Monitor operations for QA and food safety compliance.
• Ensure product quality and adherence to regulations.
• Complete QA inspection forms promptly.
• Maintain QA documentation and files.
• Assist in internal audits of processes and facilities.
• Support pest control and sanitation programs.
• Work on the plant floor aligning with QA procedures.
• Coordinate with Production and Sanitation on sanitation schedules.
• Participate in QA council meetings and trainings.
• Assist management to ensure GMP and QA standards.

Skills

Quality Assurance

GMP

SQF

HACCP

SOP

USDA

Food Safety

Documentation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Position:Quality Assurance Technician (Day Shift)

Location: Chicago, IL

Job Id:239

# of Openings:1

Performs quality tasks to track, monitor, analyze, document, and report on materials, equipment, processes, and products, physical inspections

on equipment, products, and documents to assure they are correct and complete, ensuring they meet Crescent Food, USDA, State or local

governments standards. The candidate will also assist in fieldwork related to pest control and sanitation along with other miscellaneous task.

Primary Responsibilities

• Monitors operations for compliance with policies and procedures of QA and food safety including, but not limited to, Allergen Control, GMP, SOP, SSOP, HACCP, Environmental Sampling, Pest Control, and SQF.
• Assures the quality/Safety of the products leaving the facility/warehouse conform to quality standards and governmental regulations.
• Completes and files all QA inspection forms in a timely manner.
• Maintain QA files, procedures, and policies in a readily accessible and organized manner.
• Assists in internal audits to monitor processes, facilities, and systems.
• Assures that equipment calibration complies with the USDA, SQF, and GMP requirements.
• Assist with the pest control program.
• Majority of the time will be spent on the floor inside the plant environment, assisting the QA department with the development of procedures and other documentation
• Coordinates with Production and Sanitation and assists in maintaining Master Sanitation Schedule activities.
• Participate in QA Council/attends meetings and training.
• Responsible for monitoring and ensuring high standards of food processing sanitation at the pre-operational and operational stages of production.
• Assists QA management and QA Team with implementation systems and procedures to ensure that operations are in compliance with corporate QA standards and policies, and Good Manufacturing Practices
• Follows GMP, and company rules and regulations.
• Handles assignment of special projects as needed.
• Performs other Quality Assurance tasks as assigned.
• Identify and communicate consumer Quality and safety concerns or trends to ensure prompt resolution.
• Fills as a backup to QA Team members when needed.
• Assists QA management with enforcement and ensures compliance with local, state, and federal food safety laws including applicable parts of the Code of federal regulations, and all USDA, GMPs, HACCP, CCPs, SSOPs, and SOPs guidelines and regulations are followed.
• Flexibility in work schedule as required. Must be able to work extended hours and weekends.
• In the absence of the Quality Assurance Technician the Quality Assurance Lead/supervisor will fill-in.
• Perform related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates.

Required Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of state, local and federal food safety laws including SQF, USDA, GMP's, CCP, HACCP, SSOPs and SOPs, Food Defense and Food Safety Culture guidelines and regulations.
• Proficient in standard business office software
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Fluency in written and verbal English
• Demonstrated independent work initiative, sound judgment, diplomacy, analytical ability, and professional demeanor

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma - or GED Equivalent
• 2+ years experience in the food industry preferred
• Poultry, Meat, and handling preparing, or cooking background a must
• Ability to speak and communicate in Spanish, a plus but not mandatory

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Work is performed mostly in a back office warehouse setting; hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office and logistics equipment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear; use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

No relocation will be provided -

It is Crescent Foods, Inc. policy to seek and employ qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Note:

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job. They are not construed to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in the job. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.