FSQA Technician - 3rd Shift

Position Summary

The FSQA Technician will be responsible for ensuring plant sanitary conditions, and that raw and in-process materials and finished products meet established food safety and quality standards. Responsible for HACCP verification activities. Responsibilities will include making decisions to accept or reject area, equipment, products or materials when deemed insanitary, possibly contaminated, or if the product is determined to be out of Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. (AFNA) specifications. When any deficiency in requirements occurs, it is the responsibility of the Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Technician to take appropriate action and inform the appropriate personnel.

Position Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Verifies conformance to FSQA and Safe Quality Foods (SQF) requirements in daily production operations.
• Checks, inspects and investigates to ensure that GMP's are followed, that sanitary conditions prevail, and that raw and in-process materials and finished products meet company and/or government standards as required.
• Takes control action (i.e. Hold) when ingredients, product or the manufacturing environment are not within expected specification or standards.
• Keeps accurate and complete records.
• Conducts plant testing as required. This may include testing machinery and equipment, temperature and process controls, new products, new raw materials, assisting in new product development, conducting supply and ingredient studies, etc.
• Audit facility product weight control program as required.
• Assists in root cause analysis of problems. Recommend solutions and preventive measures in areas involving product quality, raw materials, and sanitation controls.
• Checks operating procedures and institutes changes coming from new product requirements, equipment changes, line speed requirements, raw material variations, etc.
• Assists in developing and applying quality controls and related procedures in plant operations.
• Indirect responsibility for quality and food safety costs and financial benefits to AFNA through compliance to specifications.

Position Qualifications

• A High School Diploma or its equivalent is desirable. Meaningful education and experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Must have keen ability to analyze problems encountered and to make reasonable decisions based on facts/data, procedures, specifications, and experience.
• Good organizational, mathematical, and recordkeeping skills. Ability to conscientiously monitor aspects of incoming materials, product production, storage and distribution operations, and ensure that established material specifications, product production, product quality controls and sanitary standards are met.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend, and move about the work environment, plants, or offices. The employee is required to reach with hands and arms, climb, or balance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Lifting requirements are up to 75 lbs. Exposure to loud industrial-type environments is commonly found in plants. Varied temperatures from hot and humid to very cold.

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. (AFNA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AFNA does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis protected by stated, federal, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.