Quality Assurance Technician

WORK HOURS: Evening Shift 5:30pm-5:30am Wednesday through Saturday, every other Tuesday.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Responsible for the inspection and sampling of all incoming raw products, ingredients, and packaging materials, and ensures that the materials are in conformance with established specifications and standards.
• Responsible for inspection and evaluation of product returns. Product returns may be a product that has been rejected due to a customer complaint, incorrect product shipped to a customer, etc. Sampling of incoming raw products, ingredients and packaging materials based on the predetermined sampling plans.
• Evaluation of collected samples based on Thrive Foods’ established specifications and requirements. Issuing incoming materials inspection reports, as well as non-conformance reports for materials that do not conform to specifications; ensuring all incoming material inspection reports are filed properly.
• Communication of non-conformances to upper management. Control and maintenance of incoming QA Sample storage and library of samples to ensure quick retrieval. Review supplier certificates of analysis (COAs) against the Thrive Foods specifications to ensure conformance. Inspection and evaluation of product returns. 
• Perform and document all necessary QA tasks related to pre-operational and post-operational inspections.
• Perform cleaning verification swabbing, including executing the site’s Environmental Monitoring Program according to the schedule provided.
• Place high priority on food safety, quality, and sanitation by understanding and executing company food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.  Perform and document GMP inspections against those standards.
• Perform data entry in multiple systems as needed.
• Hold self and others accountable to Thrive Foods food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating and documenting any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates.
• In the absence of QA Management serves as back-up to ensure all food safety, quality objectives and SQF system requirements are met.  

Position Requirements: 

• One year of experience in field, laboratory, or production facility quality control preferred.  
• Experience in food manufacturing or food service highly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate professionally and effectively to internal and external customers.  
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organizational skills. 
• Maintain good attendance.  

Work Environment:

The job is performed under frequent temperature variations and in a food manufacturing production environment and unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees as is the ability to lift to 40 lbs. The work requires frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and some fine finger dexterity. Personal protective equipment is required and provided by Thrive Freeze Dry.

PRODUCT SAFETY AND QUALITY:

• Place high priority on food safety, quality, and sanitation by understanding and executing Thrive Freeze Dry’s food safety, quality, and sanitation policies and procedures.
• Hold self and others accountable to Thrive Freeze Dry’s food safety, quality, and sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating any food safety or quality incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates.
• Adheres to and ensures Product Safety and Quality standards are followed.
• Adheres to and ensures GMP’s regarding food contact packaging as it pertains to the employee.
• Adheres to and ensures Thrive’s food safety, product defense standards and quality objectives complies with all SQF system requirements.