Quality Assurance Technician I - OW - C Shift - 6pm - 6am

King's Hawaiian Bakery Southeast, Inc; United States; On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

King's Hawaiian Bakery Southeast, Inc is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician I to join the team. This entry-level position focuses on ensuring food safety and quality through routine audits and laboratory testing. The successful candidate will also train operations personnel and assist with compliance.

Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED and ideally, some experience in food manufacturing. Join us to be part of an inclusive workplace that values excellence and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in food/beverage manufacturing is preferred; baking experience highly preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedure manuals.
• Developing verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine food safety and quality assurance functions.
• Conduct product sensory evaluation.
• Train operations personnel on food safety and quality programs.

Skills

Food safety and quality assurance

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Teamwork

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate’s degree in progress

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

Job description

The Quality Assurance Technician I is an entry level QA Technician position working under the direct supervision of the Quality Assurance Supervisor.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform routine food safety and quality assurance functions.
• Perform verification audits for food safety & pre-requisite programs.
• Perform laboratory tests for raw materials and finished products, which include Moisture, pH/TTA, Brix, Colors, Texture, Sensory, etc.
• Conduct product sensory evaluation.
• Initiate quality holds.
• Assist the SQF Practitioner to verify SQF certification compliance and to prepare for certification audit, which include registries audit, food security evaluation, SQF training, etc.
• Assist with investigations related to food safety and quality issues.
• Report issues/non-conformances and investigation results to the QA Supervisor/Shift Lead/QA Technologists.
• Participate in departmental and cross-functional continuous improvement projects.
• Train operations personnel on food safety and quality programs.
• Perform CCP verifications.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of this role.

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma, or GED equivalent.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals written in English.
• Ability to write routine quality assurance reports and correspondence in English.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measurement using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in food/beverage manufacturing (FDA or USDA) is preferred; baking experience highly preferred.
• Associate’s degree from an accredited institution in progress is preferred.

Additional Qualifications

• Developing verbal and written communication skills; bilingual in English / Spanish is a plus.
• Developing knowledge working with teams and project work.
• Developing critical thinking skills.
• Working understanding with computers: MS Excel / Word / Outlook.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate King’s values of excellence, dignity, saying it like it is in a way that can be heard, curiosity, collaboration, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule.
• Ability to travel up to 5% of the time.

Physical Demands

The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, taste, or smell. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10–25 pounds, and occasionally more than 50 pounds with assistance from co-worker and/or mechanical devices. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee will be handling items that may be very hot. Noise level is usually moderate. Must be available to work overtime, nights, weekends, and Holidays.

King's Hawaiian is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our ohana.