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Job Title: Quality Assurance Technician

Job Description

The QA Technician ensures that the plant complies with food regulatory requirements and reports deficiencies or practices that could compromise food safety, quality, and defense.

Responsibilities

• Monitor production conditions, specifications, process controls, and tracking controls.

• Maintain wash line concentrations.

• Verify checks on existing production control forms and audit the same forms to meet all program requirements.

• Collect environmental swabs, air sampling dishes, and lab retain samples.

• Monitor all CCPs on-line and take corrective actions as necessary to assist in determining root causes and developing preventive action plans.

• Check pH levels, temperature, and brix of each batch of juice produced to ensure they are within product specifications.

• Conduct and document Facility Operation Inspections and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).

• Perform Standard Sanitation Operational Procedures (SSOPs) verification and ATP swabs.

• Track non-conforming product and their dispositions.

• Perform Pre-Operational inspection procedures of all production/bottling equipment and facilities.

• Perform equipment calibrations and make necessary adjustments.

• Assist with testing food products to ensure compliance with standards and regulations.

• Conduct inventory checks (ATP swabs, charts, forms, etc.).

• Ensure volumes, torques, and bottle weights are within product specifications.

• Complete and enter into the database all pallet tags and CCP forms for production and bottling.

• Record cycles and verify that all HPP settings and information are correct.

• Perform metal mesh and magnet inspections.

• Ensure production lot codes, labels, mold numbers, and packaging are within product specifications.

• Perform lab duties as necessary.

• Verify shipping and receiving.

• Adhere to SOP, SSOP, GMP, and HACCP guidelines when in the plant.

• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency in Excel data entry

• Strong multitasking ability

• Attention to detail

• Quality assurance experience

• Strong communication skills

• Knowledge of GMP and FDA regulations

• Inspection experience

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• 1-2 years of Quality Assurance experience (preferred)

• 1-2 years of food industry experience (preferred)

• Knowledge of food safety regulations (preferred)

• Excellent oral, written, and presentation communication skills

• Spanish language skills are a plus

• Strong leadership skills

• Proficiency in computer skills

• Critical thinking skills

• Ability to adapt to constant changes

• Ability to work independently with moderate supervision

• Flexibility to adjust work schedule, including overtime and evening/weekend hours

Why Work Here?

Upon conversion, employees receive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and other ancillary benefits. There is a matching 401k program, vacation, sick, and holiday time off, and the added perk of free juice!

Work Environment

All work is performed on the production floor. The environment may be wet or dry, with temperatures as low as 35F, similar to a cold room at Costco. Currently, there are 32 team members in QA throughout the plant.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Oceanside, California.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $20.50/hr.

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Oceanside,CA.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Nov 30, 2024.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.