Quality Assurance

Major Function:

Performs testing on food products and ingredients. Communicate very well with other departments regarding compliance to Quality Standards and specifications.

Specific Duties:

• Ensure compliance to finish product weight requirements
• Daily scale and thermometer verification
• Periodic monitoring of metal detector (CCP monitoring)
• Sanitation activities verification
• Conduct ATP equipment swabbing
• Gluten testing
• Allergen Testing
• Pizza quadrant checks
• Finished product lot code verification
• Daily GMP compliance verification
• Any other additional task as assigned by supervisor

Safety Equipment Required:

• Lab Coats (Company Provided)
• Safety footwear (closed, slip resistant).
• Latex gloves (Company Provided)
• Hearing Protection as needed (Company Provided)
• Other Equipment as determined by position

Skills Required:

• Ability to comprehend verbal and written instructions and procedures.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations using a calculator.
• Good communication skills.
• Trained in GMP’s and company food safety programs.
• Basic computer skills for MS Word and MS Excel
• Team Building/ Team Promoting skills and contributions
• Attention to detail- Auditing Skills.

Physical Demand:

• Ability to stand and walk for 10 hours minimum
• Ability to lift up to 50 lb
• Urban Farmer is an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO
• Required to pass a pre-employment drug screen
• Must be eligible to work in the USA – We participate in E-Verify#urbanfarmercareers #urbanfarmer #urbanfarmerfamily

• Working in conjunction with the Quality Assurance Manager, supervises the quality assurance activities for the plant, to include, sanitation, WIP and finished product analysis, package
  integrity testing, HACCP/GMP and process control. Directly responsible for the quality assurance floor technicians.
• Manage plant audits for GMP’s, and other housekeeping programs and coordinate improvement activities with management
• Overview/supervise the HACCP plans/records, review HACCP and Quality Control documentation to ensure CCP’s and QCP’s have been met.
• Assist technicians in resolving Quality Assurance issues
• Should be on the production floor 75% of the time
• Review daily in-process values for customer specification compliance
• Provide a daily production Quality report to the management team.
• Complete and provide updates on the daily hold log to upper management
• Working in conjunction with the Quality Assurance Manager responsible for conducting and completing mock recall exercises.
• Immediately report all food safety and quality issues to Plant and QA management
• Mange QC lab inventory
• Manage sample submission to 3^rd Party Laboratories
• Investigate, report, and formulate corrective action plans on Plant and QA management
• GMP, HACCP, Food Defense and Food Safety training for QC techs/contractors/temps
• Overview/supervise records for all the pre-requisites program
• Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of in-process materials, raw materials, environmental samples, finished goods, stability samples
• Assists with audits as needed
• Supervise Hold & Release program to assure all policies, procedures are followed
• Responsible for COA database
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office
• Have a working knowledge of the QT9, Quality Management System
• Responsible for being the backup SQF Practitioner in the absence of the Quality Assurance Manager
• Other duties as assigned by the Quality Assurance Manager or Director of Quality Assurance and Food Safety.

Urban Farmer is an Equal Opportunity and At-Will Employer. Required to pass a pre-employment drug screen. Must be eligible to work in the USA – We participate in E-Verify.

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