Quality Assurance Technician - Sonstegard Foods Company

Quality Assurance Technician - Day and Night shift available
Estherville, IA
Full-time, Rotating schedule

Call 712-362-3527 for more information

Estherville Foods is seeking to hire a Quality Assurance Technician to join their quality department in our remodeled are for a new Ready to Eat product line. As a Quality Assurance Technician, employee will be responsible for ensuring the food safety of the product, this includes observing and addressing direct food/food contact surface contamination and employee practices that put the product at risk. The Quality Control Technician will support daily, weekly, monthly and annual quality testing, inspections and procedures.

As a member of Sonstegard Foods, you will have an excellent benefits package available, including:

· Medical, dental and vision

· Short term and long-term disability

· Life and AD&D

· Paid holidays and paid time off

· 401k

· Scholarships available for employees and their immediate family members

EXAMPLES OF RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

• Monitoring and enforcing Good Manufacturing Practices
• Reviewing, completing and/or working with quality and other staff on completion of required documentation and practices
• Complete daily tasks including certificate of analysis, calibration, document collection, cleaning verification activities, titrations and product physical testing
• Complete inspection tasks including facility and glass
• Collection of finished product samples and environmental swabs
• Complete employee training needs and training documentation
• Reviewing, updating and monitoring written Standard Operating Procedures
• Collect, review and analyze data, identifying and correcting problems
• Understanding and following Quality SOPs
• Active in the quality team for continuous improvement within Sonstegard Foods
• Promote food safety and adhere to USDA and company regulations

SKILLS /ABILITIES:

• Proven team player.
• Knowledgeable and familiar with documentation, procedures and records.
• Ability to follow written and/or verbal directions.
• Good verbal & written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with people in all levels and functions.
• Highly motivated self-starter and has the ability to work multiple tasks with excellent results.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Skilled in Microsoft Word and Excel.

EXPERIENCE:

• Quality and/or Laboratory experience preferred, but not required. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Employee is required to speak, read and write English frequently. The employee is frequently required to stand, sit and handle material. Employee will be required to use a computer, use hands and arms, climb/balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Employee must be able to lift 30-50 pounds occasionally. Employee will work in an environment ranging from -20 to +100 degrees F. The work environment can be in wet and dry environments. Work includes office work, plant floor work and laboratory work environments. This position spends approximately 50% time in office and 50% on the plant floor.