Quality Technician - 3rd Shift

MSI Express, INC; Hammond (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

MSI Express, INC is seeking a Quality Technician to assure product quality through daily line audits and batch approvals, ensuring compliance with customer specifications and state/federal requirements.

The role emphasizes performing standard analyses, maintaining quality documentation, and coaching line staff. You will report quality issues promptly and uphold all safety policies to support continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Overtime may be required during shifts.
• Follow work procedures and safety rules.
• Stand, walk, bend, crouch, stoop, reach during shift.
• Have eye, hand and foot coordination for equipment use.
• Lift up to 50 pounds.
• Pass all company testing.
• Follow written directions.
• Basic computer skills.
• Read and write effectively.
• Process quality documentation accurately and timely.
• Work with minimal supervision.
• Effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Approve/correct batches and apply basic lab techniques.
• Perform lab checks per defined SOPs.
• Carry out pre-ops and Preventive Control checks.
• Notify supervisor and appropriate personnel on noncompliance.
• Conduct analytical tests (e.g., VC, Salt, Brix, pH, DS meter, TA, Vit C).
• Test raw materials and finished products to ensure conformance.
• Perform special audits on raw materials or products on hold.
• Support Food Safety and Quality efforts and report issues promptly.
• Follow all company manufacturing and safety policies.
• Coach production associates on line data collection.
• Execute other duties as instructed by management.

Skills

Overtime

Procedures adherence

Safety rules

Stand/walk/bend

Coordinate tasks

Lift up to 50 lbs

Quality documentation

Written communication

Independent work

Communication skills

Job description

Job Description:

Ensure the quality of the products through daily line audits in order to effectively meet or exceed standardsset by MSI Express, the customer, and federal and state compliance. There are certain corerequirements that need to be performed to adhere to customer specifications regarding the checking ofprocess and finished product specifications. It is Quality Technician’s function to approve batches to run,and to monitor that these core checks are being performed.

Primary purpose of the role:

Ensure the quality of the products through daily line audits in order to effectively meet or exceed standardsset by MSI Express, the customer, and federal and state compliance. There are certain corerequirements that need to be performed to adhere to customer specifications regarding the checking ofprocess and finished product specifications. It is Quality Technician’s function to approve batches to run,and to monitor that these core checks are being performed.

Key Accountabilities:

• Approve/correct batches – A mastery of basic lab techniques such as basic lab skills, ability to usemath/formulas, use of testing equipment.
• Perform lab checks- Quality SOPs are clearly defined and the monitoring of specified items is paramount.
• Perform pre-ops and Preventive Control (PC) checks.
• Notification of up line – If a noncompliance is found specific tasks need to be completed per SOP as well asnotification to appropriate personnel.
• Perform all required analytical test per the given procedure *Examples as followed: (VC, Salt, Brix, PH,DS meter, TA, Vit C, compare batch against control and sensory audits).
• Perform all required physical test of raw material and finished product to assure that they meet the propercustomer given procedure.
• Perform special audits as needed for raw materials or product on hold.
• This position has responsibility for Food Safety and Quality within their influence. The associate in this jobhas the responsibility to report, in a timely manner, Food Safety and Quality problems to personnel withauthority to initiate action on those problems.
• Follow all company policies including but not limited to general manufacturing and safety practices.
• Coach production associates on line data collections.
• Perform any other duties as instructed by management.

Minimum Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to work overtime as needed
• Ability to follow work procedures and safety rules
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, crouch, stoop, reach, stretch, step, climband/or sit frequently or through the duration of the shift
• Have appropriate eye, hand and foot coordination to properly use various
• equipment and/or tools
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Pass all company testing
• Ability to follow written directions
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to read and write effectively
• Ability to process quality documentation accurately and within a timely
• manner
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Effective communication skills

MSI Express is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.