Quality Assurance Technician

2 weeks ago

Honolulu, United States Hawaiian Host Group Full time
POSITION
Summary:
Under the guidance of the Senior Quality Assurance Manager and reporting directly to the QA Supervisor, this role involves monitoring and verifying Food Safety & Quality Assurance policies, programs, and procedures to ensure adherence to company standards, food safety regulations, government mandates, and industry best practices such as GMP, FSMA, and HACCP.
Additionally, this position actively contributes to the implementation of ongoing product and process improvement initiatives.
Essential Functions:
Conducts incoming inspections for ingredients and packaging; Certificate of Analysis (COA) and packaging gold standard reviews; and checks supplier approval documentation for compliance.
Performs pre-operational line checks, including ATP swab and allergen testing, facility and equipment inspections, and employee GMP/hygiene checks.
Performs production process control, including, but not limited to verifying the metal detector, x-ray operations, net weight, chocolate tempering readings, and equipment programming settings.
Performs label control verification activities.
Handles finished product positive pallet release procedures and maintains finished product retains.
Tests finished products for sensory quality, chocolate bloom, and shelf life.
Conducts daily GMP walk-throughs, monitors equipment and facility temperatures, and reports pest activity.
Supports QA Supervisor in ensuring that sanitation duties and responsibilities are met according to the Master Sanitation Schedule and SSOPs.
Participates in Monthly GMP and Food Defense plant inspections, Environmental Monitoring Program swabbing, finished product micro and chemistry testing, internal audits, and mock traceability exercises.
Under the supervision and approval of the QA management team, updates Food Safety and Quality SOPs and forms using the documentation control program.
Reviews and files food safety and quality records; maintains QA Logs, trends QA Objectives and KPI's.
Assists in executing the QA Hold program and writing NCRs.
Helps develop new products and commission new equipment, including sampling and testing new formulas, determining process capabilities of new equipment, determining process control settings, re-evaluation of the HACCP program for new formulas/ equipment and implementation of preventive controls.
Works independently and as a team player, supporting various departments such as production, sanitation, maintenance, warehouse, and supply chain.
Assists Technical Services with continuous improvement projects and new product development.
Performs all duties and maintains standards in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Regular attendance is required for the position.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED:
Bachelor's degree in food science, food engineering, biology/microbiology, or chemistry; or equivalent experience in Food Safety & Quality Assurance.
At least two (2) years of QA experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
Strong skills in reading, interpreting, analyzing, and problem-solving with attention to detail.
Good written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Office 365.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to frequently sit; use hands to finger; handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear; taste and smell; and walk; and occasionally required to climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and lift, and/or move up to 25 lbs.
Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
COMMUNICATION DEMANDS:
The position may require visiting/working at different worksites; talking to co-workers and outside trade persons/vendors; written communication to co-workers and outside persons/vendors; responding to written or verbal requests of co-workers and vendors; reading; composing written language; receiving verbal instructions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1) While performing the duties of this job, the employee is generally in an office/laboratory environment, production floor, or warehouse and not exposed to weather conditions.
2) The noise level in the work environment is usually light; sometimes moderate in some of the production areas.
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