Thrive Freeze Dry is hiring: Quality Technician Night Shift in American Fork

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Job Title: Quality Assurance Technician
Department: Quality
Reports to: QA Supervisor
Location: American Fork
Night Shift: Sunday-Tuesday alternating every other Saturday 6:00pm-6:00am

Job Summary: The Quality Assurance (QA) Technician is responsible for ensuring that products meet the company's quality standards and regulatory requirements. This role involves performing inspections, conducting tests, audits and documenting results to ensure the consistent production of high-quality products.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities Include

• Conduct Quality Assurance audits of production facility assuring company standards are maintained and product integrity is preserved.
• Consult with management to resolve quality, production, and efficiency problems.
• Function as an information source to various company departments when special and critical quality issues occur.
• Determine overall plant product quality by conducting and evaluating various product tests and tests related to ingredients and packaging.
• Resolve minor to major quality problems within the facility; evaluate and take corrective action when necessary, regarding product at all levels of product movement; educate and instruct plant personnel in recommended quality control testing, equipment and general sanitation and housekeeping practices.
• Provide food safety training and on-the-job training to new personnel as required.
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned or needed.

Safety Requirements Include

• Comply with the Environmental Health Safety & Security (EHS&S) policies and applicable regulatory and company EHS&S rules and requirements.
• Report to supervision conditions or practices that are either unsafe or that may adversely impact the environment, to ensure prompt resolution of potential hazards.
• Attend scheduled EHS&S training program.
• Actively support the organization’s efforts to meet or exceed EHS&S goals and plans.
• Recommend improved EHS&S practices.
• Practice safe work habits and follow general safety procedures.
• Adhere to and ensure lockout procedures are followed any time the equipment is being cleaned or maintained.

Product Safety and Quality

• Place high priority on food safety, quality, and sanitation by understanding and executing Thrive Freeze Dry’s food safety, quality, and sanitation policies and procedures.
• Hold self and others accountable to Thrive Freeze Dry food safety, quality, & sanitation guidelines and policies.
• Adhere to and ensure Product Safety and Quality standards are followed.
• Adhere to and ensure GMP’s regarding food contact packaging as it pertains to the employee.
• Adhere to and ensure Thrive’s food safety, product defense standards and quality objectives comply with all SQF system requirements.

Minimum Requirements

• 0-2+ years’ experience in the field, laboratory, or production facility quality control.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate orally or in written form effectively with co-workers, departments, and carriers.
• Place high priority on food safety, quality, and sanitation by understanding and executing Thrive Food’s food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
• Hold self and others accountable to Thrive Foods food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies.

Physical Requirements

• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and frequent fine finger dexterity.
• Ability to stand, walk or sit for extended periods and perform repetitive tasks.
• The job is performed under occasional temperature variations and in a food manufacturing production environment.
• Unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees.
• The ability to lift to 50 lbs. is required.

Thrive Freeze Dry is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.