Job Description:
Team Member-Quality Assurance Technician
“To become the world's greatest baker, we need the world's greatest team members.”
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
Schedule: 1st/2nd/3rd shifts available, must be able to work weekends
Compensation: $24.00/hour + performance raises!
Overview:
FGF Brands is growing and we need more talented Quality Assurance Technicians to join our growing team!
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.
Responsibilities:
- Investigates and analyzes product or raw material quality problems and develops, recommends, implements corrective measures as necessary
- Fries off samples and evaluates results
- Audits sample data taken for use in the implementation of the plant's IPM (Integrated Process Management) System
- Identifies process problems through the use of statistical analysis
- Suggests and implements corrective measures to improve the manufacturing processes
- Records and communicates results through reports, meetings and voicemail as required
- Monitors incoming raw materials to ensure materials meet our specifications
- Ensures compliance with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) standards as well as HAACP compliance and other food safety and workplace safety initiatives
- Support activities of other departments such as Production, Dry Warehouse, and Sanitation through auditing
- Communicates with other departments to ensure that substandard product is identified
- Ensures that substandard product is not packed and/or shipped and that it is disposed of as waste, rework or thrift inventory
- Assists in the development of standards and procedures for new and existing products
- Continuously strives to improve processes to eliminate waste
- Leads and contributes to the efforts of Continuous Improvement Teams
- Comply with GMP and Food Safety Requirements according to company policy
Qualifications:
- Minimum 2-year degree in laboratory science, food technology or related field required (However, related experience in food quality assurance role(s) will also be considered)
- Demonstrated knowledge of statistics, SPC fundamentals and laboratory skills
- Working knowledge of GMPs, HACCP and food safety compliance
- Solid computer proficiency in Microsoft applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint are essential
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills
- Ability to function and contribute to a team environment
- AIB or other food industry training is a plus
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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Job Family: Quality Assurance Job Level: B-HO