QA Lab Tech Position: 2nd Shift 2pm-10pm
Ellington, CT
Job Description
Food Safety: Tests and inspects products at various stages throughout the production process to ensure compliance with product specifications and evaluates data to determine and maintain the quality and integrity of products.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
- Inspect incoming ingredients and packaging material for conformance to product specifications.
- Audit blending operation for conformance to process and packaging specifications.
- Audit production for conformance to process and package specifications.
- Maintain QA recordkeeping, filing system and housekeeping programs in the QA areas.
- Perform microbiological plating and analysis functions.
- Maintain compliance with CPF water quality monitoring program.
- Monitor all aspects of production for compliance to HACCP, GMP’s, SQF, and SOP’s.
- Verify the calibration and /or calibrate laboratory & operational equipment.
- Inform the QA Manager of any out-of-spec situations or negative trends.
- Initiate product on hold reports when necessary.
- Comply with Co-Pack requirements.
- Follows instructions and responds to management or lead direction.
- Writes and speaks clearly and informatively and able to read and interpret written information.
- Able to make sound decisions based on specifications, procedures, and experience.
- Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and completes work in timely manner.
- Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events and reacts well under pressure.
- Maintain and execute the CPF retain program.
- Ensure appropriate packaging and timely shipping of all Co-pack samples.
- Conduct analytical testing at the appropriate frequency to maintain compliance with both CPF and co-packer requirements.
- Follows policies and procedures and uses equipment and materials properly.
- Observes safety and security procedures and reports potentially unsafe conditions.
- Possesses familiarity with basic chemistry, food science, and microbiology and strives to continuously build knowledge and skills.
- Displays good interpersonal skills
- Is self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
- Is consistently at work and on time and commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals
Qualifications
- BA or BS in Food Safety, Biology, Chemistry or related field is desired
- Associates or equivalent with Microbiology course is acceptable
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Email software (Outlook), Spreadsheet software (Excel) and Word Processing software (Word) and Database software (Access)
HACCP Certification Desireable
experience in the field is preferred but not necessary
Contact
Please send all resumes to the the following contacts
- Amy Rohne, QA Manager: ARohne@countrypure.com
- Michelle Friedrich QA Supervisor: MichelleF@countrypure.com
For more information, contact: Amy Rohne at ARohne@countrypure.com