NA Quality Assurance (3rd Shift)

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Technician will ensure the proper specifications are met and documented on all incoming ingredients, packaging materials and outgoing finished products and communicate all findings to the necessary departments.

This position has the responsibility to comply with safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce safety as a core value. Ensures that all policies, procedures, and activities related to food safety & quality are followed and complied with uniformly to reduce product and process variability.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Team player who aligns and upholds our values: Teamwork, Accountability, Innovation and Continuous Improvement and passion for customer and consumers
Attend and actively participates in safety meetings and trainings
Always ensure regulatory compliance
Perform periodic in process quality checks: physical and chemical lab testing, coding, weight, packaging integrity, labeling, temperature, sensory, document review, data entry, among others, to verify compliance with customer and MFI’s specifications and all other associated regulations for all products
Inspect and sample incoming ingredients to submit for internal lab testing as required
Assist in drafting, revision, and maintenance of plant standard operating procedures
Participate in plant food safety/quality inspections, in-process inspections, mock recall, label audits, and HACCP audits.
Verify proper set-up of production lines at start-up and shift change: Printer set-up (coding), packaging materials, labeling, quality limits, etc
Review sanitary condition of production lines prior to start-up by verifying fillers sterilization limits, performing ATP (adenosine triphosphate / verify surface cleanliness) and environmental swab, and follow up sanitation procedures after downtime requiring maintenance activity
Communicate quality issues across departments and assist in root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions where appropriate.
Perform investigative environmental swabbing of critical production equipment/areas as a troubleshooting guide.
Assist in investigations in response to customer concerns or other quality-related deviations to determine root cause and appropriate corrective actions
Assist in the management of quality hold activities, including non-conforming product inventories
Ensure lab equipment, refrigerators, and thermometer, among others, are properly maintained and calibrated
Maintain and follow MFI micro sample and shelf-life study programs
Able to perform tasks including job rotation at all NJ locations
Act as a liaison all departments
Perform sample delivery to Micro Lab and to others NJ MFI plants
Ability to lift at least 50 lbs.
Assume personal responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies/procedures and incorporates safety and health in all job duties/tasks
Adhere to safe work practices, follows GMPs and HACCP guidelines, maintains sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report any conditions or practices that may adversely affect employee safety or food safety/quality to management immediately
Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

One-year certificate from college or technical school or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience
Strong attention to detail and accuracy, organizational and time management skills
Demonstrate proficiency in critical thinking and problem-solving
Must be able to work independently and in teams
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Basic proficiency using computer programs (MS Office) for collecting and analyzing data and writing procedures and reports
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups, customers/vendors, or employees of the organization
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Ability to operate specific equipment or tools.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES AND REGISTRATIONS:

Driver’s license

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

Pallet jack permit preferred, but not required
Fluency in a language other than English.