Quality Control Technician

Quality Control Technician

Hamilton Connections has an immediate Quality Control Technician position available in Middletown for local Food Processing Company.

Essential Functions:

• Assist daily pre-operational sanitation inspections. Report all deficiencies to a food safety specialist.
• Assist with setting up of sanitizers, spread Quaternary powder, and roll out employee frocks.
• Perform pre-operational quality control checks and calibrations (metal detections, oxygen levels, scales, soaps and sanitizers).
• Hourly perform quality control checks of all production stations and packaging lines and document.
• Perform food safety checks a minimum of three times a day - metal detection, sanitizers, and detergents.
• Immediately report problems or deficiencies in quality or related processes to QA leader.
• Assist in the inspection of production workers to make sure USDA, FDA, HACCP, and GMP guidelines are being followed on the production floor.
• Gather samples of processed products and perform pH and product quality testing, logging results into the data base and quality control forms.
• Gather, log and store daily production retention samples.
• Perform allergen control validation and documentation as needed during product changeovers.
• Actively participate in all food safety and quality control meetings and projects.
• Perform all tasks in a safe manner. Report all safety hazards to management so that corrective action can be taken immediately.
• Good attendance and reporting to work on-time is required to do this job satisfactorily.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and perform any other duties upon request of the employee's supervisor or other managers.

Reports To: Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager

Skills & Abilities:

• Education: High School Graduate or GED Required
• Experience: Food manufacturing experience is required with 2 + years of Inspection background
• Computer Skills: Usual office Microsoft computer skills like Word, Excel
• Bilingual is a plus