Quality Technician - 1st Shift

Pures Food Specialties, Inc.; Northlake, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Pures Food Specialties, Inc. is seeking a QA Technician to protect the food supply by performing sampling, testing, and documentation to meet regulatory and company requirements. The role involves daily evaluations, weekly bakery inspections, and ensuring supplier materials meet standards.

The ideal candidate has a High School Diploma (with science coursework), HACCP training, and familiarity with GFSI standards. Proficiency with common lab instruments and spreadsheets is expected.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; some college science courses preferred.
• Training in HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points).
• Training in a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standard such as BRC or SQF.
• Good writing, mathematics, and critical thinking skills.
• Experience with computers including spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Participates in daily food evaluation to identify defects.
• Performs weekly physical bakery inspections covering pest control, sanitation, and safety practices.
• Selects items for analysis at production stages to check specification compliance.
• Conducts pre-operational inspections and reports concerns to supervisor.
• Utilizes instruments like thermometers, metal detectors, X-ray devices, scales, calipers and moisture analyzers for testing.

Skills

Communication

Critical thinking

Math

Written skills

Computer skills

Education

High School Diploma

Some college science courses

Tools

Thermometers

Metal detectors

X-ray devices

Scales

Gauges

Calipers

Rulers

Moisture analyzers

Ovens

Job description

Description

The Quality Assurance (QA) Technician has the primary responsibility for protecting the food by conducting food safety and quality sampling, testing, and documentation to meet all regulatory, customer and Pures Foods requirements. The QA Technician is responsible for conducting food safety and quality assurance procedures to ensure Pures Food Specialties, LLC is in compliance with best practices for food safety and quality.

Required

• Participates in daily food evaluation to identify possible defects
• Participates in physical bakery inspections on a weekly basis on each area (pest control, operational methods, maintenance for food safety, sanitation, personnel practices, etc.)
• Selects food items for analysis at specified stages in the production process for evaluating compliance to specification
• Able to perform pre-operational inspections and report any concerns to their supervisor
• Able to use the following instrumentation/measuring devices
  • Thermometers
  • Metal detectors
  • X-ray devices
  • Calculators
  • Scales
  • Gauges
  • Calipers
  • Rulers
  • Moisture analyzers
  • Ovens
• Responsible for assuring materials are received from approved suppliers and conducts raw material supplier performance monitoring
• Participates in the Environmental

Requirements

• Effective work ethic and good communications skills
• High School Diploma, some college science courses or experience in the food industry
• Training in HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points)
• Training in a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standard such as BRC or SQF
• Good writing, mathematics, and critical thinking skills
• Experience in computers including spreadsheets

Physical Requirements

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 the essential functions.

• Regularly required to climb, stand or walk for extended periods of time.
• Use a computer keyboard and monitor more than 25% of total work time.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.