2nd Shift Quality Technician Ii - Phoenix, United States - SunTree Snack Foods

SunTree Snack Foods
SunTree Snack Foods
Verified Company
Phoenix, United States

2 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description

Job Description:
Quality Assurance Technician


Job Title:
Quality Assurance Technician II

Department:
Quality Assurance


Reports To:
Quality Assurance Manager


Creation Date:
February 2017


Review Date:
November 2023


Overview:

The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for all aspects of SunTree Snack Foods, LLC Quality Programs ensuring they are maintained through monitoring, verification, and auditing functions.


Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Maintain company's Quality Management program through monitoring, verification and auditing programs as required.
  • Actively participate in the implementation and maintaining of the BRC program.
  • Perform operational inspections (inclusive Food safety and Quality) every 2 hours. The inspections include verification of CCPs, and preventive controls.
  • Verify records (Quality system checks and inspections, production records, etc.), and investigate any gaps identified.
  • Actively manage product Hold. Drive dispositioning based on proactive approach.
  • Perform task verifications and inspections according to Quality Management program.
  • Perform daily chemistry and physical analysis and shelf life testing as per schedule.
  • Train employees on: Hygiene policy, GMPs, Sanitation, CCP, Allergens, Operational Inspections, etc.
  • Ensure Good Manufacturing Practices are followed by all Employees and enforce GMP's when necessary in the plant.
  • Ensure raw materials, packaging materials, WIP and finished products meet specifications.
  • Operate the laboratory equipment and perform regular maintenance as required.
  • Investigate any deviations and participate implementing corrective and preventive measures.
  • Participate in Internal Audits ( GMP and Procedures)
  • Perform environmental monitoring testing. Create lab requisition and analyze the reports.
  • Adhere to Company health and safety policies/procedures including the wearing of personal protective equipment. Keep a safe, clean and orderly work area.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Experience, Qualifications, and Educational Requirements:


  • University Degree, College diploma, or Technical School Certificate in the science field (e.g. Food Science, chemistry, microbiology, etc.). or equivalent to 5 years of experience as a Quality Technician
  • Experience in the food industry is preferred.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating & maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
  • Intermediate skill required for Word and Excel.
  • GMP & HACCP training required.
  • Training in a GFSI Benchmarked food safety standard (BRC preferred) would be an asset.

Accountabilities for Success:


  • Collaborate and partner with others through actively building positive and productive relationships, working to understand different viewpoints, and treating people of varying backgrounds and perspectives fairly.
  • Communicate ideas and information in an effective manner by listening, demonstrating understanding, readily sharing information, and keeping appropriate parties up to date.
  • Take initiative to understand and produce results aligned to department priorities, and accept responsibility for performance and results.
  • Identify causes of problems and develop solutions to make effective, timely decisions.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to SunTree Snack Foods, LLC vision and mission. Understand how individual decisions and actions impact the needs of the department as well as overall corporate goals.

Physical Effort:


  • Regularly walks through the Plant and office areas.
  • May be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Extended periods of time often exceeding 34 hours without sitting.
  • This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, throughout the shift.

Work Environment:


  • Regularly exposed to allergens such as peanuts, tree nuts, sulphites, soya, dairy, egg, gluten and sesame.
  • Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions including slippery floors.
  • Facility may incur extreme temperature variation depending on area as incurred in the food manufacturing and packaging process.
  • May be exposed to equipment and processing mediums exceeding several hundred degrees Fahrenheit and noise levels exceeding 85 decibels.
  • The employee may be required to handle chemicals that require PPEs to be worn including a respiratory PPE.
  • Requires wearing company uniform, with company provided hairnet/beard net/ safety cap, ear plugs, safety glasses etc.

Sensory Attention:


  • Frequent need to give concentrated attention, with one or two senses used in coordination.
  • Employees are regularly required to talk and hear, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Mental Stress:

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