Crescent Foods
Quality Assurance Technician (Day Shift)
Crescent Foods, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Quality Assurance Technician (Day Shift)
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Quality Assurance Technician (Day Shift)
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Crescent Foods .
Base pay range $17.00/hr - $17.00/hr
General Summary Performs quality tasks to track, monitor, analyze, document, and report on materials, equipment, processes, and products, as well as physical inspections of equipment, products, and documents to assure they are correct and complete, ensuring they meet Crescent Foods, USDA, State or local government standards. The candidate will also assist in fieldwork related to pest control and sanitation along with other miscellaneous tasks.
Primary Responsibilities
Monitors operations for compliance with QA and food safety policies and procedures, including Allergen Control, GMP, SOP, SSOP, HACCP, Environmental Sampling, Pest Control, and SQF.
Assures the quality and safety of the products leaving the facility/warehouse conform to quality standards and governmental regulations.
Completes and files all QA inspection forms in a timely manner.
Maintains QA files, procedures, and policies in a readily accessible and organized manner.
Assists in internal audits to monitor processes, facilities, and systems.
Ensures equipment calibration complies with USDA, SQF, and GMP requirements.
Assists with the pest control program.
Spends majority of time on the floor inside the plant environment, assisting the QA department with the development of procedures and other documentation.
Coordinates with Production and Sanitation and assists in maintaining Master Sanitation Schedule activities.
Participates in QA Council meetings and training.
Monitors and ensures high standards of food processing sanitation at the pre-operational and operational stages of production.
Assists QA management and QA Team with implementing systems and procedures to ensure operations are in compliance with corporate QA standards and Good Manufacturing Practices.
Follows GMP and company rules and regulations.
Handles assignment of special projects as needed.
Performs other Quality Assurance tasks as assigned.
Identifies and communicates consumer quality and safety concerns or trends to ensure prompt resolution.
Provides backup to QA Team members when needed.
Assists QA management with enforcement and ensures compliance with local, state, and federal food safety laws and all USDA, GMP, HACCP, CCP, SSOP, and SOP guidelines and regulations.
Flexibility in work schedule as required. Must be able to work extended hours and weekends.
In the absence of the QA Technician, the QA Lead/supervisor will fill in.
Performs related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates.
Required Competencies, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Knowledge of state, local and federal food safety laws, including SQF, USDA, GMPs, CCP, HACCP, SSOPs and SOPs, Food Defense and Food Safety Culture guidelines and regulations.
Proficient in standard business office software.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Fluency in written and verbal English.
Demonstrated independent work initiative, sound judgment, diplomacy, analytical ability, and professional demeanor.
Education and Experience
High School Diploma or GED Equivalent.
2+ years experience in the food industry preferred.
R & D experience required.
Poultry, Meat, and handling or cooking background required.
Ability to speak and communicate in Spanish is a plus but not mandatory.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Work is performed mostly in a back office warehouse setting; hand‑eye coordination required to operate computers and various pieces of office and logistics equipment.
Requires standing, talking, hearing, using hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms.
Occasionally required to walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and to smell.
Must occasionally lift or move up to 40 pounds.
Vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
No relocation will be provided.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job. They are not construed to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in the job. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer. It is Crescent Foods, Inc. policy to seek and employ qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity and administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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Quality Assurance Technician (Day Shift)
at
Crescent Foods .
Base pay range $17.00/hr - $17.00/hr
General Summary Performs quality tasks to track, monitor, analyze, document, and report on materials, equipment, processes, and products, as well as physical inspections of equipment, products, and documents to assure they are correct and complete, ensuring they meet Crescent Foods, USDA, State or local government standards. The candidate will also assist in fieldwork related to pest control and sanitation along with other miscellaneous tasks.
Primary Responsibilities
Monitors operations for compliance with QA and food safety policies and procedures, including Allergen Control, GMP, SOP, SSOP, HACCP, Environmental Sampling, Pest Control, and SQF.
Assures the quality and safety of the products leaving the facility/warehouse conform to quality standards and governmental regulations.
Completes and files all QA inspection forms in a timely manner.
Maintains QA files, procedures, and policies in a readily accessible and organized manner.
Assists in internal audits to monitor processes, facilities, and systems.
Ensures equipment calibration complies with USDA, SQF, and GMP requirements.
Assists with the pest control program.
Spends majority of time on the floor inside the plant environment, assisting the QA department with the development of procedures and other documentation.
Coordinates with Production and Sanitation and assists in maintaining Master Sanitation Schedule activities.
Participates in QA Council meetings and training.
Monitors and ensures high standards of food processing sanitation at the pre-operational and operational stages of production.
Assists QA management and QA Team with implementing systems and procedures to ensure operations are in compliance with corporate QA standards and Good Manufacturing Practices.
Follows GMP and company rules and regulations.
Handles assignment of special projects as needed.
Performs other Quality Assurance tasks as assigned.
Identifies and communicates consumer quality and safety concerns or trends to ensure prompt resolution.
Provides backup to QA Team members when needed.
Assists QA management with enforcement and ensures compliance with local, state, and federal food safety laws and all USDA, GMP, HACCP, CCP, SSOP, and SOP guidelines and regulations.
Flexibility in work schedule as required. Must be able to work extended hours and weekends.
In the absence of the QA Technician, the QA Lead/supervisor will fill in.
Performs related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates.
Required Competencies, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Knowledge of state, local and federal food safety laws, including SQF, USDA, GMPs, CCP, HACCP, SSOPs and SOPs, Food Defense and Food Safety Culture guidelines and regulations.
Proficient in standard business office software.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Fluency in written and verbal English.
Demonstrated independent work initiative, sound judgment, diplomacy, analytical ability, and professional demeanor.
Education and Experience
High School Diploma or GED Equivalent.
2+ years experience in the food industry preferred.
R & D experience required.
Poultry, Meat, and handling or cooking background required.
Ability to speak and communicate in Spanish is a plus but not mandatory.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Work is performed mostly in a back office warehouse setting; hand‑eye coordination required to operate computers and various pieces of office and logistics equipment.
Requires standing, talking, hearing, using hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms.
Occasionally required to walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and to smell.
Must occasionally lift or move up to 40 pounds.
Vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
No relocation will be provided.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job. They are not construed to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in the job. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer. It is Crescent Foods, Inc. policy to seek and employ qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity and administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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