Food Quality Assurance Technician

Food Safety & Quality TechnicianCome join New England's favorite bakery! We have an immediate opening for an experienced Food Safety & Quality Technician on our 2nd shift. Regular schedule will be scheduled for 2pm - 10:00pm. Training will be provided, however, previous Quality Technician experience is necessary in the food industry. The preferred candidate will be bi-lingual in Spanish as communicating to our entire population is part of the requirements.Summary: The Quality Control Technician works closely with the Production, Packaging & Engineering Departments to ensure quality of all incoming materials and components, work in progress, and finished product. The Technician must be able to work independently in a fast paced production environment. They are responsible for checking physical attributes, verifying dimensions, performing various quality tests, using independent judgment, and clearly documenting specific findings.Duties and Responsibilities:Verify quality of incoming materials including raw and packaging material.Work as a team with the Production, Packaging & Engineering Departments to resolve quality issuesPerform the pre-flight quality inspection at the beginning of the shift with Production, Engineering and Sanitation Departments.Follow Quality Control Procedure to ensure all quality measures are performed and all non conformances are inspected, corrected, and findings are documented.Clearly document and communicate quality control findings to appropriate partiesCheck and record finished products for daily performance evaluation against specificationsAbility to read and interpret standards and specificationsNon-conforming material and CCP investigationsProvide suggestions / strategies to help maintain consistent and quality productsResponsible for handling minor quality issues and making minor decisions regarding food safetyMonitor ingredient storage in warehouse for proper rotation and usage of materialsPerform weekly audits (as scheduled) to ensure systems and policy compliance including GMP's, line audits and formula complianceReview, maintain and suggest possible upgrades for any established quality programs or policiesReview and maintain quality programs for raw materials, food safety procedures and established finished product quality levels of acceptanceHelp maintain departmental budgetMonitor all aspects of the Allergen Program awareness, including segregation of any materials to prevent cross contaminationSupport continuous improvement activities as neededMonitor and maintain all GMPs for Calise and Sons BakeryResponsible for participating in all activities set out by the company in support of the Food Safety Modernization Act.Assist with all private and governmental audits at Calise and Sons BakeryEveryone has responsibility to support and follow our Food Safety and Food Defense programs.Strong work ethic and attendance is a mustAny other associated tasks as assigned by supervisory personnel.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:Strong understanding of food safety and product quality systemsSelf Motivated & ability to work with a minimum of supervisionGood independent decision making capabilitiesBi-Lingual preferred and the ability to read & write in EnglishEffective communication skills, both written and oral, documentation ability is also essential as well as good listening & comprehension skills.Effective problem solving capabilities and administrative ability to communicate and follow-up with all levels of management requiredEffective use of computer programs such as Excel, Word and Outlook on a daily basis.Commitment to food safety and product qualityWork flexible hours based on project and business demands.Physical Requirements:Lift a minimum of 25 lbs.Stand and walk for extended periods of time, up to 4 hours without a break.Stand for up to 12 hours.Work in very hot temperatures (>90 degrees F) seasonally