Food Safety Quality Assurance Technician
Schweid & Sons
- College Park, GA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Inspect and Monitor daily Plant for Food Safety and Quality activities and any deviations report to Quality Supervisor.
- Perform daily pre- operational sanitation inspection visual and swabbing before production starts.
- Effectively communicate quality assurance expectations to production personnel.
- Raw material inspection for specification compliance.
- Conduct metal detector challenges and observations through the course of the shift.
- Verify the calibration of all metal detectors, scales, and thermometers.
- Conduct sensory evaluations of raw materials and finished product and record results.
- Collect production samples for independent evaluation to ensure specification compliance for finished products.
- Ensure compliance with established policies and procedures such as, HACCP, GMPs, SSOP, process deviation, hold and release.
- Assist with solving problems by analyzing data, investigating issues, identifying solutions, and recommending actions.
- Perform basic lab analysis (fat, Vacuum and Oxygen test) on in-process and finished products.
- Enforce food safety and quality policies and procedures.
- Perform Equipment calibrations (thermometer) and additional duties as directed.
- Any issues related to FSQM are reported to quality management team.
- Monitor incoming and outgoing product quality per company and customer specifications.
- Knowledge in food processing/HACCP/SQF, and/or regulatory compliance strongly preferred, but not mandatory. Fluent in English language, bi-lingual (Spanish) preferred. Ability to work a flexible schedule.
- Preferred education: Associates Degree, Bachelors a plus
- Ability to work independently. Basic knowledge of computer skills
2nd SHIFT starting 4:30 to 11:30pm or when production finishes.