Job Description
Quality Control Technician - Day Shift
Estherville, IA
Starting at $20 per hour – Full-time, Regular position, Primarily M-F
Call 712-362-3527 for more information
Estherville Foods is seeking to hire a Quality Control Technician to join their quality department. As a Quality Control Technician, employee will be responsible for ensuring the food safety of the product, this includes observing and addressing direct food/food contact surface contamination and employee practices that put the product at risk. The Quality Control Technician will support daily, weekly, monthly and annual quality testing, inspections and procedures.
As a member of Sonstegard Foods, you will have an excellent benefits package available, including:
· Medical, dental and vision
· Short term and long-term disability
· Life and AD&D
· Paid holidays and paid time off
· 401k
EXAMPLES OF RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
- Monitoring and enforcing Good Manufacturing Practices
- Reviewing, completing and/or working with quality and other staff on completion of required documentation and practices
- Complete daily tasks including certificate of analysis, calibration, document collection, cleaning verification activities, titrations and product physical testing
- Complete inspection tasks including facility and glass
- Collection of finished product samples and environmental swabs
- Complete employee training needs and training documentation
- Reviewing, updating and monitoring written Standard Operating Procedures
- Collect, review and analyze data, identifying and correcting problems
- Understanding and following Quality SOPs
- Active in the quality team for continuous improvement within Sonstegard Foods
- Promote food safety and adhere to USDA and company regulations
- Work weekend/holiday rotation at the offsite laboratory when needed
SKILLS /ABILITIES:
- Proven team player.
- Knowledgeable and familiar with documentation, procedures and records.
- Ability to follow written and/or verbal directions.
- Good verbal & written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with people in all levels and functions.
- Highly motivated self-starter and has the ability to work multiple tasks with excellent results.
- Must be detail oriented.
- Skilled in Microsoft Word and Excel.
EXPERIENCE:
- Quality and/or Laboratory experience preferred, but not required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Employee is required to speak, read and write English frequently. The employee is frequently required to stand, sit and handle material. Employee will be required to use a computer, use hands and arms, climb/balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Employee must be able to lift 30-50 pounds occasionally. Employee will work in an environment ranging from -20 to +100 degrees F. The work environment can be in wet and dry environments. Work includes office work, plant floor work and laboratory work environments. This position spends approximately 50% time in office and 50% on the plant floor.