Food Safety & QA Technician

Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician

The FSQA Technician is responsible for meeting all the Safe Quality Food Standards inlcuding quality, food safety and aesthetics of the product. The Food Safety & QA technicians follow through on set processes and ensure adherence to good manufacturing practices (GMP), food safety, BRC standards and product quality standards.

Shift: 7am - 3pm & 11pm - 7am 

Duties and responsibilities
• Collect swab results
• Enter results into data base
• Review results to ensure compliance with specifications
• Provide feedback to operators and manufacturing mangers regarding non-conforming products and packaging
• Communicate results according to established communication methods
• Ensure that assigned area is clean at all times following established cleaning and sanitation practices
• Informs Quality and Production Manager of any food safety problems
• Adhere to all Standard Operating Procedures and job instructions
• Take corrective actions when measures are out of specification
• Take and document required process, quality measures
• Meet or exceed established targets
• Adhere to the company’s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and the general food safety standards of BRC.
• Responsible for routine cleaning and general maintenance of the workspace as assigned.
• Responsible to verify all product produced by Tandem is into customer specification.
• Responsible to verify production process meet company and customer standards. (Brix, Moisture, etc.)
• Perform other related duties as assigned, alerting team leaders and managers of idle time.

Qualifications
• 2-3 years of production team experience preferred
• Must have a High School degree/GED or equivalent education
• Ability to read and write English
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Mathematical aptitude
• Physical dexterity
• Ability to regularly use ladders and stairs