Quality Technician

Performs the day-to-day monitoring, testing and documentation to assure that all processes and practices comply with SQF standards for Food Safety and Quality, as well as other federal regulations and directives in food production. Gathers sampling of product and performs quality testing of production environment and equipment. Conducts quality audits of facility assuring company standards are maintained and product integrity is preserved. Performs record reviews. Assists with special projects. A focus on standards, regulations and practices related to food safety and food quality and environmental safety is priority. All procedures and practices used are grounded in standards, regulations and laws addressing occupational safety (OSHA), and food safety and food quality (FDA) in addition to environmental safety (EPA) in accordance with Safe Quality Food (SQF) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Hours: 3rd shift - 10:30pm - 7:00am
Work Location: 8222 N Granville Woods Rd, Milwaukee WI 53223

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, STD/LTD/AD&D/Life, HSA, FSA, EAP, Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity and Fraud Protection Plan, Legal, and Critical Illness.

Hourly rate: $25.96 Per Hour with $0.75 shift differential for 2nd, 3rd and night shift.

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

WI Milwaukee

Job Type:

Production Group

Job Posting Title:

Quality Technician

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Assure that quality assurance standards and documents are communicated and enforced by conducting daily inspections
• Owns site Environmental Monitoring Programs, EnviroMap calendar & corrective actions including performing environmental swabbing of production equipment and environment with analysis of results and coordination sample shipment
• Reviews written documents describing analysis techniques and test results; reviews SOP’s and other quality documents and reports
• Communicate with all levels of the organization in review of test results, including written and verbal forms
• Regularly uses SAP, TraceGains, InfinityQS, Weever and EnviroMap to complete job tasks
• Performs shelf-life testing by gathering samples for additional incubation and auditing defects as directed
• Provide support for sample gathering and data recording for plant trials
• Perform audits to verify compliance with established SOP documentation, GMP’s, HACCP and Safe Quality Food (SQF) efforts (i.e. Glass & Brittle, Internal Audits, Facility Audits, Daily GMP Inspections)
• Assists with the coordination, performance, and documentation remediation of product on hold
• Reviews regulatory & production documentation for product release (i.e. record review)
• Maintain inventory tracking and supply levels for QA lab
• Owns calibration and maintenance of lab instrumentation
• Participates and takes on leadership roles in Continuous Improvement initiatives such as process improvement teams and/or root cause analysis
• Participates in quality meetings and training
• Supports the assessment and management of Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) & Food Safety Plan
• Assists FSQ Manager with the compilation of nutritional or customer required sampling
• Utilizes SAP to determine usage decisions on all ingredients and film, reviews COAs and verifies their compliance to agreed specifications. Evaluate ingredient stocks and amounts received by WHS, physically evaluate incoming goods and communicate with external vendors as needed
• Monitors and reviews SPC data and reports
• Reviews product specifications documentation for production
• Monitor the HACCP Program and processes, reflecting a focus on continuous improvement with the customer complaint process and the product complaint process, including investigation, analysis, follow up, documentation, trending, and routine internal reporting to leadership
• Communicate routinely with FSQ Manager and plant leadership, identifying opportunities for improvement, training and quality assurance program goals or barriers
• Exudes a high degree of inter-personal skills and has the ability to work well with everyone
• Follows and enforces standards for food safety and food quality production reflected in SQF as well as the regulations of major vendors and governmental agencies such as OSHA, FDA and EPA and assures associates are consistently trained in these standards and comply with all requirements
• Maintains an understanding of the production schedule for each shift and how it influences the work to be done
• Evaluates plant cleaning and sanitation activities on all equipment and in all departments following both safety and quality procedures, policies, and rules and in accordance with the standards, regulations and laws governing food safety, food quality and environmental safety regulations and monitors and accurately documents all work completed. This includes midweek and end of the week production cleaning (i.e. pre-op inspections). Assists with plant cleaning and sanitation activities as needed.
• Assists production with packaging, palletizing, and other duties, as needed
• Supports the implementation and monitoring of all identified food safety and food quality standards, laws, good manufacturing practices, training and continuous improvement regulations, and laws. Notifies leaders if there are any concerns or opportunities for improvement
• Primary focus of all business-related efforts are and must remain that of promoting excellence in all products
• Remains current in training expectations
• Records and documents according to procedures
• Keeps work environment clean, safe
• Other duties as assigned

EEO Statement:

Winland Foods seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool, and as a global company we believe our success is enhanced by fostering equity and inclusion in the workplace. Therefore, Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.