Farmington Foods

Q A Tech

General Duties

• The position of Quality Assurance Tech requires absolute commitment to food safety, within and among departments, focus, coordination of efforts, and drive for quality excellence including and safety.
• The Quality Assurance Tech a critical member of the Quality Assurance team and will report to the Quality Assurance Manager.
• The Quality Assurance tech will report all Food Safety and Quality issues immediately and directly to the Quality Assurance Manager.

Additional Responsibilities

• Will perform daily Pre-operational assessments prior to start of production to insure plant and equipment is in compliance.
• Monitor and insure compliance with USDA, HACCP, SSOP, GMP and SQF programs throughout production.
• Perform checks as required for all SOP?s, SSOP?s and QAP?s.
• Monitor and insure compliance of SSOP?s, SOP?s, GMP?s and QAP?s as written.
• Conduct checks and testing for compliance of all Quality programs.
• Help with employee training to insure compliance with all programs.
• Monitor and insure compliance of all company and customer specifications.
• Part of Safety Team, including evaluation of any accidents and accident investigation.
• Evaluation of all SSOP?s for effectiveness.
• Work with, support and accompany the sales team as necessary to provide value and pursue customer needs and opportunities.
• Support the Quality department and cross train as necessary to manage during absences.
• Monitor that all rules and regulations are observed and in compliance by employees

Physical Abilities Required

• Constant standing and walking
• Occasional pushing and pulling
• Work Environment and Physical Surroundings
• Exposure to cool temperatures, approximately 40F degrees
• Noise Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds or a pitch of level sufficient to cause marked distraction

• Equipment Used

• Standard office equipment
• Thermometers
• pH Meters
• O2 Gas Analyzer