Quality Assurance Lab Technician
NewBe an early applicantSEASONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE LAB TECHNICIAN
Hausbeck Pickle Company’s mission is to produce & deliver the highest quality food products with enthusiasm & integrity while striving for win-win partnerships with our customers and suppliers.
Hausbeck Pickle Company is now an employee-owned company (ESOP). While Hausbeck Pickle Company has always been a family-oriented environment, establishing an ESOP is a way to honor employees for their stellar work and empower and reward them through shared equity for striving towards an even higher goal.
Please consider joining a team whose vision is to share the FUN, FLAVOR & FREEDOM of our food products with everyone, making the world a tastier place!
Hausbeck Pickle Company is now an employee-owned company (ESOP). While Hausbeck Pickle Company has always been a family-oriented environment, establishing an ESOP is a way to honor employees for their stellar work and empower and reward them through shared equity for striving towards an even higher goal.
Please consider joining a team whose vision is to share the FUN, FLAVOR & FREEDOM of our food products with everyone, making the world a tastier place!
Job Summary:
The SEASONAL Quality Assurance Lab Technician has the primary responsibility for the daily verification of the quality control and production processing parameters in the Quality Center and in conjunction with the production line, to assure that all the products comply with our quality systems standards, SOPs, as well as FDA, customer, and other regulatory requirements.
Pay Rate - Starting at $17/hr
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform analysis of finished products to include first check of production run to ensure starting per specification, brine weight checks, net weight, drain weight, and titration process utilizing approved methods to assure product quality and food safety.
- Understand and have knowledge of product specifications, when product is defective, and the corrective action process when needed.
- Perform required quality checks on incoming raw material produce.
- Perform verifications on pouch and box codes/labels related to manufactured (pack on) date and best by dates.
- Notify the Food Safety / QA Coordinator and Production Supervisor of unusual product observations and analytical results to assure potential quality and food safety issues are identified, reviewed, and resolved prior to releasing product.
- Maintain documentation on check weigher, finished product weight checks, defect checks, pouch and box code verifications, run order completion (FIFO), salt stock tank weights, environmental, and any other required quality documentation.
- Calibrate and operate QC testing instrumentation in a safe and professional manner.
- Perform daily pre-operational swabs for aerobic plate count, coliform, yeast and mold.
- Assist with employee training as needed.
- Comply with SOPs, SQF guidelines, GMP, HACCP, and FDA procedures.
- Participate in conducting monthly regulatory inspections and other required tasks.
- Maintain an orderly and safe work area.
- Perform wastewater pH checks daily on both shifts.
- Assist on Commercially Acceptable Stock (CAS) checks as needed.
- Other duties as assigned
Additional Responsibilities
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Previous quality experience preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Mature, enthusiastic, motivated team member.
- Great attention to detail
- Good organizational skills
- Excellent math skills
- Ability and willingness to work overtime and/or weekends if necessary.
- Good working knowledge of Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, and a comfort level of learning new systems.
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:
- Provide necessary papers allowing holder to work legally in the United States.
Physical Demands
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.
- Work on the production floor,
- Bend and climb stairs to inspect equipment,
- Stay in their feet for longer periods of time,
- Lift up to 50lb.
- Work in a high moisture environment.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:
Hausbeck Pickle Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.