Job description

Position Responsibilities:

The Quality Assurance Technician at Turkey Hill Dairy responsibilities includes the monitoring, sampling and testing of frozen dessert products as a part of a cGMP compliant quality system.

The Quality Assurance Technician responsibilities also include assuring that all activities are conducted in accordance to all applicable SOPs while ensuring good documentation practices are followed.

The Quality Assurance Technician responsibilities include reviewing all Master Batch Records and quality control records to ensure all specifications are met and records are properly executed during frozen dessert processing operations prior to release.

Key Duties:

• Maintain the integrity of the quality system.
• Monitor and execute documentation, inspections and testing in accordance with quality system and Master Batch Records.
• Monitor and test quality attributes of raw materials ensuring conformance to specifications and critical control points
• Conduct all pre-operations, in-process and post-operations testing, inspections and documentation
• Monitor and test quality attributes during the manufacturing of frozen dessert processing operations ensuring conformance to specifications and critical control points.
• Execute the testing and documentation required for positive release of raw materials and finished goods.
• Participate in food safety audits and preventive and corrective actions.
• Maintain central filing ensuring all department records are complete and transferred to central filling as required.
• Execute the environmental controls program.
• Support the operations team efforts and provide technical assistance with inspections and sanitation control.
• Support the supply chain team efforts and provide accurate timely feedback related to material quality issues.
• Support the safety team efforts and provide technical assistance with inspections and chemical control.
• Develop and maintain positive employee relations.
• Openly participate in meetings with corporate and local management.
• Keep management informed of developments as they occur.
• Be engaged in the day-to-day running of the business by performing tasks beyond normal/baseline job responsibilities, participating in team or business improvement meetings and initiatives positioned toward improving business results.

Minimum Skills Requirements:

• Associates Degree in Food Science or a related field or at least three years experience as a quality assurance technician
• Demonstrated knowledge of food laboratory activities and COA programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of food safety, line, cGMP and SQF audits.
• Demonstrated knowledge of food manufacturing and packaging processes and technology.
• Demonstrated ability to execute safe work practices & behaviors and lead others to do same.
• Demonstrated leadership interest and ability to work effectively to motivate others and elicit work output.
• Demonstrated ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with all levels of personnel individually or in a team environment and ability to interface and communicate with production line workers, area managers and customers.
• Demonstrated willingness to work any shift, weekends and holidays.
• Demonstrated willingness to adhere to cGMP requirements and lead others to do same.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $17.94 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Searcy, AR 72143: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Quality assurance: 1 year (Required)
• CGMP: 1 year (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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