3rd Shift Quality Assurance Tech Level 1

Title: Quality Assurance Technician LV1


Classification: Hourly / Non-Exempt


Department: Quality

Direct Reports: No


Supervisor: Quality Manager


Position Type: F/T


Benefits: Medical / Dental / Vision / Life Insurance / Disability / 401(k)


Position Summary:


The Quality Assurance Technician LV1 must comply with all plant GMP, SQF Quality and Safety, Food Safety and Bio-Security procedures. The Quality Assurance Technician will enforce quality assurance, food safety and quality control policies and programs throughout the company to verify that Biery Cheese products are manufactured consistently and in accordance with the customer expectations, regulatory and SQF standards of quality. The individual can work off-shifts and weekends. This position will be backed up by another Quality Tech LV1 or Quality Tech LV 2.


Payrate and Shift:

3rd Shift: Monday - Friday 10:55pm - 7:00am Payrate: $19.50 per hour; Shift differential $2.00
Occasional Mandatory OT including weekends

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Train, coaches, mentors, empowers and develops good GMP practices with all team members. Maintains compliance and handles all non-compliance and deviations in a swift manner.
• Monitors packaging (CQP#1) and process cheese manufacturing (CCP#1) operations for quality/ Food Safety compliance issues.
• Properly documents line checks in Redzone and ensures accuracy and completeness in paperwork
• Files paperwork appropriately as needed
• Perform and document Metal Detector Checks in redzone
• Develops, advises on and coordinates continuous quality improvement initiatives
• Ensures compliance with quality policies throughout all internal departments.
• Assist in preparation as needed for USDA/FDA audits, SQF third-party audits, military, and organic audits.
• Ability to create/maintain and investigate in-house product testing.
• Conduct Sanitation Pre-Op inspections
• Support production personnel's quality needs on the production line.
• Complete Redzone Quality checks in a timely manner.
• Support bulk cheese grading personnel and be able to allocate bulk cheese based on grading results.
• Ability to conduct daily sensory reviews on our process cheeses (CCP#2).
• Perform weekly air sampling testing/ maintain program/ documentation.
• Assist in "Red Flag" product monitoring and new product launches
• Other duties as assigned
• The above list of responsibilities is not inclusive and can/ will be changed/ amended as needed to present our customers and consumers with the highest quality, safety, and secure products from Biery Cheese

Requirements:

• Skills to provide guidance including leading teams, problem solving, tenacity and integrity.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize the completion of tasks with respect to importance/ deadlines
• Ability to understand HACCP and the key components of a HACCP program
• Able to work independently and work efficiently with little or no supervision
• Ability to research and interpret trends and potential compliance risks.
• Ability to collect, analyze and present facts in written and oral communication
• Proficiency in MS Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong technical expertise in food safety, regulatory compliance, USDA, FDA, HACCP, SQF and GMPs

Commitment to Food Safety:

Biery Cheese will continuously train our team members in food safety, food quality and maintaining regulatory requirements. Biery Cheese team members will be encouraged to improve their work process to produce/ packaged at the highest quality under the guides of food safety and quality.


Our team members are to conduct themselves appropriately while at Biery Cheese and manage the production area in a safe manner to avoid injury to themselves or co-workers.


Work Environment:

The work environment involves moderate risks or discomforts which may require special safety precautions working around moving machines in production facilities, protective clothing or gear such as goggles, gloves and shoes may be required. May be able to work in a cold environment.


Physical Demands:

Ability to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.


Ability to use hands/arms to reach, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.


Ability to work in multiple areas of the plant and may be exposed to wet and humid conditions.


Ability to lift up to 50lbs.


Ability to use distant and peripheral vision, identify and distinguish colors, and adjust focus.


May work near moving mechanical parts, high and/or confining places.


We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.