Quality Assurance Floater

Essential Functions

A Ziegenfelder Quality Technician is responsible for:

• Ensuring that finished Ziegenfelder treats are ready for packaging by properly preparing raw material inputs, monitoring production processes, and inspecting final products to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Reviewing and documenting quality assurance processes and making recommendations for improvements.

• Manipulate a variety of stainless-steel hard pipes and flexible hosing to perform CIPs and batch processing.

• Participate in plant sanitation activities including floor scrubbing, drain cleaning, and other manual sanitation tasks.

• Participate in environmental monitoring program by collecting samples of finished product, work in progress, on equipment and around facility.

• Review and record microbiological data and report concerns and findings to Quality Manager.

• Use HMI to appropriately call ingredients for bulk processing and transfer of batches.

• Conducting production support to include mix making, equipment cleaning, product quality testing/sampling, and completion of the master sanitation schedule tasks.

• Verifying finished product meets quality standards of color, taste, quantity, wrap, and Rainbow Array.

• Adhering to HACCP, GMP, SOP, and SSOP programs and coordinating all documentation to ensure compliance with all federal, state, local, and Ziegenfelder directives, policies, and procedures.

• Perform chemistry testing to ensure product specifications.

• Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and work cross-functionally with Production and Maintenance departments.

• Perform multiple quality checks and records results in the data control system as well as document batch records.

• Complete internal lab functions including environmental sampling and document completion.

• Conducting regular audits of documentation to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and Ziegenfelder directives, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• One plus years within a food manufacturing facility, preferred.

• Preference will be given to Food Science, Food Technology Degree, or other related fields, however not required, experience will be considered.

• Experience and training with Food Safety, HACCP, SQF, Sanitation (SSOP & GMP) and/or other food safety systems and Quality Assurance process improvement skills required.  SQF certification preferred but not required.

• Strong computer skills to include the use of Microsoft Office products.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Physical Abilities

• Standing up to 12 hours per day.

• Moving and lifting objects weighing up to 50 lbs. regularly, daily.

• Bending, twisting, reaching and grasping actions.

• Good spatial awareness working around manufacturing equipment.

Working Conditions

• Subject to cold temperatures of less than 32F for more than one hour with proper protection equipment.

• May be subject to noise above 85 decibels with proper protection equipment

Benefits and Compensation

• Bi-weekly pay

• Schedule: 40 hours per week with consecutive set days off

• Benefits: Begin on the first day after 60 days of employment

• 401(k) with company matching

• Paid holidays