Quality Assurance Tech - Night Shift

Craving a Career that is a Piece of Cake!

To become the world’s greatest baker, we need the world’s greatest team members

Overview:

The Quality Assurance Technician is critical to ensuring safe food is manufactured at the facilities. This position spends most of the time in the plants ensuring the product specifications are met and the controls are being followed. The Quality Assurance Technician assists Quality Control in correcting deficiencies through communication to production management.

What FGF Offers

• FGF believes in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training, unleashing your potential  
• Competitive Compensation, Health & Welfare Benefits including Vision & Dental and flexible options at competitive premiums  
• 401k matching program 
• Discount program - Restaurants, gyms, shopping, etc. 
• Tuition reimbursement 

Responsibilities

• Perform process checks throughout the production, packaging, sanitation, Maintenance and warehouse functions of the company including GMP, metal detection, label and coding verification, general hygiene and safety, as well as in process and finished product weights
• Continuously assesses the results of inspection findings and react in a timely manner to communicate potential problems to QA Team leader and QA Program Leader.
• Advises Leaders when opportunities exist to continuously improve different areas in production and can be relied upon to complete assigned task.
• Effectively communicate and Document all QA activities accurately and in timely manner.
• Actively participate in development and delivery of Quality and Food Safety Training for manufacturing and support teams.
• Perform process checks and verification of the critical parameters throughout the production covering mixing, dividing/ depositing, baking and packaging area to ensure product produced on the lines meet customer specifications and all standards set forth by FGF.
• Perform preoperational checks prior to startup of production to ensure sanitation compliance followed by swabbing with ATP, pro clean and/or 3 D Rapid swabs. Responsible to report and follow up for any deviation noted through the process with respective teams.
• Conduct detailed investigation to identify the root cause for any food safety and quality related reporting and taken immediate corrective actions.
• Responsible to control any non-conforming product, raw materials, packaging material or equipment that does not meet customer/internal specifications, regulatory requirements by placing it on hold physically and in OMS system and maintain hold log.
• Conduct shelf-life testing on daily basis and report results through Product testing log. 
• Responsible for sample collection for third-party testing scheduled for quarterly micro testing, during commissioning process and/or due to any other reasons. 
• Responsible to conduct daily deviation inspection on the lines, premises and document any findings through the process. 
• Conduct verification of proper functioning of testing equipment such as weighing scales, thermometers, Calipers, Light meter on a defined frequency.
• Assist and provide support to QA Team Lead during internal and third-party audits.
• Perform daily inspections to ensure team members, visitors and contractors are strictly following GMP and report any food safety and quality issues through shift report/ score card reports. 
• Responsible to maintain glass and plastic monitoring sites (Online) and verify on a defined frequency as per FGF program, and report any deviation immediately, tag out non-conforming equipment and Issue work order as required.
• Assist QA team leader in preparing trends and summary reports for detailed investigations of issues related to Quality and Food safety.
• Participate in plant trials and other related duties and responsibilities assigned.
• Verify receiving /shipping procedure and certificate of analysis to ensure raw material, packaging components are meeting specification and FGF standards. Follow up with NCR report in case of deviations.
• Assist QA team leader with investigation for customer complaints/ concerns

Requirements

• 1-2 Years of experience in a QA position, preferably for a food manufacturer.
• Accuracy, Detail oriented and Critical thinking is a must
• Good communication skills.
• Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Knowledge of food safety (HACCP) programs, GMP programs and Quality Systems
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. 
• Ability to read, write, and verbally communicate in English with all levels of the organization.
• Physically capable of performing the demands of the role (90% production floor job).
• Ability to move from one task to another with minimal distraction (multi-tasking).
• Flexible to workdays, afternoons, nights & weekends if needed.
• Experience with BRC, FDA are assets

What is the recipe for a great career at FGF? 

Working at FGF Brands, there is never a dull moment! FGF is a leading North American bakery company with facilities across the USA and Canada with a specialized focus across all key bakery categories, including naan, muffins, croissants, donuts, cakes, artisan breads and flatbreads.  

As an innovative company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an entrepreneurial spirit that encourages all our Team Members to use their own creativity and out-of-the-box thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.  

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