503 - Quality Assurance Tech 1

Job Description

Department: Quality Assurance - 503

JobTitle: QA Technician

SUMMARY

ESSENTIALDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may beassigned. This position will cover various departments and shifts.

Inspect products and monitor operating procedures at all phases of production run to ensure SOP's and GMP's are correctly followed

Collect samples from required areas of the plant and transfer samples to the laboratory

Verify internal temperatures of products

Perform preoperational evaluation on all processing rooms, equipment and facilities to ensure SOP's are being followed

Auditing incoming raw materials and outgoing products;

i.e., check temperatures, packaging, label of product etc.

Perform thermometer calibration according to SOP's

Fill out paperwork: i.e., preoperational evaluation records, product information, operational evaluation record etc.

Monitor production personnel to ensure employee hygiene practices are being followed correctly

Verify the calibration of production instruments:

i.e., metal detector and scales

Quality Controls

Safety

Teamwork

Other duties deemed necessary by management

Prepare sample and incubation media for microbiological test

Perform chemical analysis:

i.e., APC, Listeria, Salmonella, Coliform, Yeast and Mold

Verify QA paperwork: i.e., pre shipment review, product information, product formulation log, injection and tumble record, etc.

Maintain cleanliness of laboratory. Dispose of chemical

waste and retains sample as required.

Record test results and fill out required paperwork: i.e.,

non-complaint product record

Perform sensory evaluation of product including flavor,

color, and microbiological test.

Prepare and sent sample to outside laboratory for shelf

life study, chemical, and microbiological test

Prepare label including nutritional information, ingredient

statement, and heating instruction for application of USDA

approval

Basic supervision of all of the above duties listed