Quality Techs - QPS Employment Group

Position Title: Quality Tech

Wage: $25.00-$26.00 per hour

Shift: 3rd

Hours: 11:00pm-7:00am

QPS Employment Group has a great Quality Tech position available at a company in Racine, WI. This is a 3rd shift, direct hire position. 

Quality Tech Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Responsible for performing pre-operational inspections and ATP or allergen swabbing to ensure that the line is properly cleaned.
- Verify sanitation standards are being met prior to and during production, conducting safety and sanitation audits, follow up, and corrective action.
- Complete a visual inspection of the floor (i.e. verifying tracking metrics of others, ensuring policies are being followed).
- Responsible for ensuring that the finished product meets specifications. If needed, must complete and document a corrective action to ensure quality and food safety.
- Check freezer / cooler temperature during the time(s) defined on the Freezer/Cooler Check Sheet per each shift and do corrective actions if the temperature is out of range.
- Responsible for monitoring, documenting, and validating QACQP (Quality Assurance Critical Quality Point) and all quality check points.
- Responsible for leading and supporting investigations for food safety and quality related issues (e.g. foreign material, holds, weight control, consumer complaints), helps to identify root causes, helps to identify corrective actions and monitors for effectiveness.
- Responsible for communicating GMP violations, product issues, mechanical issues, safety issues.
- Support execution of GMPs throughout the plant; follow safety rules, and procedures.
- Responsible for immediately notifying the management team when products do not comply with specifications and monitor subsequent non-compliance related activities like necessary repairs, investigations, and subsequent reporting paperwork. 
- Notify the supervisor of any unsafe situations.
- Verify the metal detector (CCP’s) check with the test pieces and is operated properly as outlined in the Operations Manual. 
- Verify sanitation standards are being met prior to and during production, conducting safety and sanitation audits and follow-up.
- Maintain a daily diary of what happened during the shift and discuss that in the QA meeting.
- Uphold the company policy to its FULLEST AND reflect it in your work. 
- Responsible for other duties/responsibilities deemed necessary by Quality Assurance Supervisor and Manager.
- Miscellaneous tasks may be requested and are to be completed upon QA Manager request.

Quality Tech Requirements:
- High School diploma, food related certifications and/or minimum college education highly desirable.
- Previous experience within a manufacturing setting is preferred but not required.
- Basic problem-solving and corrective action/preventative measure knowledge and understanding.
- Must be precise and accurate, well organized.
- Must be able to perform in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
- Proactive mind-set and flexibility are important as well as the ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to lead staff members in a collaborative and encouraging manner.
- Ability to obtain information and take a proactive approach to problem solving.
- Ability to stand for 8-10 hours consistently (around meals and breaks).
 - Ability to walk on flat and uneven surfaces.
- Ability to walk up and down stairs and ladders. 
- Ability to work in a temperature-controlled environment of 55-85 degrees.
- Able to handle frozen products with hands.
- Ability to grasp, grip, sort, group together, and separate product with hands.
- Ability to lift from floor to waist, and waist to shoulder 25lbs-50lbs.
- Bend, pull, push, twist, stoop, and squat.
- Ability to use back to lift, pull and push objects.
- Ability to stretch and reach to grab objects.
- Ability to work in a normal bakery atmosphere and the situations it may expose such as loud noises, strong smells, and dust/flour.    
- Ability to perform operational/manufacturing functions in order to keep the process viable.
be able to define color; for color code policy purposes.
- Must be able to communicate (speak).
- Ability to perform office and data entry work.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be able to handle multiple assignments.
- Must be able to perform in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
- Must be precise and accurate, well organized.
- Strong attention to detail and proofing.
- Minimum computer skills: Word, Excel, and/or PowerPoint.
- Must have good mathematical skills (basic statistical skills highly desirable).
- Must have basic problem-solving and corrective action/preventative measure knowledge and understanding.
- Can demonstrate the ability to work with minimal supervision effectively.


racine@qpsemployment.com

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About us:
QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the Midwest. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment.

Why Work with QPS?
-Access to sought-after positions with leading employers
-Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search processfamiliar with SQF, are HACCP certified, PCQI certified, familiar with traceability, along with doing mock recall exercises, allergen handling, supplier verification and COA's and environmental monitoring in the job duties.familiar with SQF, are HACCP certified, PCQI certified, familiar with traceability, along with doing mock recall exercises, allergen handling, supplier verification and COA's and environmental monitoring in the job duties.