Food Safety Quality Technician
Chaucer Foods
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Description
Job Summary:
Ensure the standard of products being manufactured at Chaucer Foods Inc are compliant against agreed specifications and manage material that is not complaint through procedures.
Job Responsibilities:
- Carry out online quality checks during each process step to ensure compliance with standards and regulations – IE: IQF, WIP and finished goods.
- Initiate food safety and quality hold procedures including communication and record keeping.
- Complete verification form for packaging materials and codes.
- Direct observation for HACCP records for CCP monitoring of the metal detectors.
- Take responsibility for implementation of corrective actions as assigned.
- Enforce plant certification and regulatory requirements (FDA/ODA, Kosher, Organic, Halal).
- Monitor and adhere to HACCP plans and prerequisite programs.
- Collect samples for external analysis from WIP and finished goods.
- Be responsible for daily, weekly and monthly GMP checks and floor audits.
- Measure and monitor environmental and plant conditions, including pre-operational startup.
- Ensure label checks for products are carried out and labels are compliant.
- Manage equipment cleanliness controls and document – EG: ATP swabs – does this also include documenting and sharing results.
- Report and records foreign body counts, carry out investigations of identified foreign bodies and document findings.
- This job description includes the main duties and responsibilities of the job, but job duties are not limited to it, may perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- 1-2 years in the food processing industry.
- Experience in microsoft office, Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to help solve technical problems and make data-based decisions.
- High attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-motivated.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) helpful.
- 24/7 operation and must be able to work multiple shifts.
Environment:
- This position is based in an office and manufacturing setting and could include the following:
- Involve sitting, standing, walking and lifting for long periods of time throughout a shift.
- Occasional work in extreme cold environment.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.
- Regular requirement to stand, walk, use hands, and reach with hands and arms.
- Must be able to regularly lift up to 15 lbs and occasionally lift up to 50lbs.