Quality & Food Safety Technician – 2nd Shift

Dessert Holdings; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Dessert Holdings is seeking a Food Safety & Quality Technician to support 2nd shift at our Aurora, CO facility. You will verify packaging specs, monitor CCPs, and perform sensory evaluations to ensure product safety and quality.

Responsibilities include sample collection, pre-op machine inspections, data entry, and applying corrective actions. Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a loud environment are required.

Qualifications

• Ability to interpret and follow SOPs (standard operating procedures).
• High School Diploma, GED or prior experience in food safety, quality.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office programs.
• Complete a report accurately.
• Strong attention to details.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate computer skills.
• Available to work on weekends and overtime.
• Stand for at least 10 hours per day.
• Lift up to 30 pounds and push/pull up to 45 pounds.
• Eyes focused on product issues on conveyer belt for long periods.
• Stay focused in a loud working environment.

Responsibilities

• Performs process check verifications such as weight, height, width, length, diameter, perfect packaging on food samples at established frequency.
• Checks all CCP and other preventive controls such as temperature, metal and X-ray detectors timely to ensure food product safety.
• Checks the quality check points on different food product lines accurately and at established frequency to ensure compliance.
• Performs product reviews and sensory evaluation for taste, appearance and flavor on the production line.
• Aseptically collects food ingredients and finished food product samples for both microbiological laboratory and retain samples.
• Performs pre-op inspection on machines right the first time and swabbing to ensure machines are adequately cleaned and ready for production.
• Completes the required daily paperwork and ensure accuracy in data entry.
• Communicates to leads and supervisors when product is outside of established limits. Follow instructions for increased monitoring or holding of product until the defect is corrected or reworked.
• Ensures that all work assigned is performed in accordance with written specifications, instructions, and requirements.
• Monitors labels to ensure they meet regulatory and customer requirements such as weights, inkjet, expiration date, lot codes, product identification and other requirements.
• Conducts in-house basic hygiene, GMP and food safety audits on assigned production lines to ensure compliance.

Skills

SOP interpretation

Verbal and written communication

Attention to detail

Stand for long hours

Education

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Dessert Holdings is seeking a Food Safety & Quality Technician to support 2nd shift at our Aurora, CO facility. You will verify packaging specs, monitor CCPs, and perform sensory evaluations to ensure product safety and quality.

Responsibilities include sample collection, pre-op machine inspections, data entry, and applying corrective actions. Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a loud environment are required.