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Farmhouse Culture
Job Description
Date : March 17, 2017
Position : Quality Assurance Technician – CQI
Department
Reports to: Quality
Supervisor
Location: Watsonville,
CA
Summary:
The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for
monitoring all aspects of the food product and manufacturing environment to
ensure that quality and food safety imperatives are met. This individual
draws from knowledge and skills in food safety, microbiology, and food
science to assist the manufacturing team in achieving the company’s quality
and food safety goals. This individual is accomplished at record keeping
and data collection and works closely with operations and other CQI staff
to ensure that quality and food safety standards are achieved. This
individual is comfortable working in the manufacturing environment as well
as the laboratory. This individual may also support manufacturing and
innovation initiatives as needed.
Essential Functions:
- Conducts routine quality and
food safety checks, including but not limited to, pH, titratable acidity, sensory evaluation,
environmental swabbing, inspection, and verification exercises
- Conducts and documents
pre-operational and changeover inspection
- Conducts testing of all raw
materials, WIP, and finished goods for conformance to quality and food
safety standards.
- Records all test and inspection
results accurately on company forms and adequately documents
corrective actions.
- Communicates and collaborates
regularly with Farmhouse Culture QA Supervisor, operations and other
CQI peers to ensure that quality and food safety imperatives are met
while ensuring efficient manufacture of finished goods.
- Reviews daily quality
monitoring documents for compliance with company policies and
addresses issues as necessary.
- Utilizes QA hold program as
necessary to ensure that non-conforming products are separated from
the supply chain for further evaluation.
- Participates in routine
facility GMP and safety audits and manages corrective action reports
with cross functional leaders.
- Participates in employee food
safety training programs and records to ensure that company policy is
adhered to.
- Supports consumer complaint
investigations and works with other plant leaders to determine
corrective action
- Participates in 3rd party
audits as necessary
- Conducts equipment calibration,
inventory management, and laboratory housekeeping duties.
- Trains front line staff and
implements new methods as necessary to ensure product specifications
are achieved in manufacturing at all times.
- Supports operations and
innovation initiatives as needed
- Actively contributes solutions
and new ideas.
- Maintains employee safety, GMP,
SQF standards and good laboratory practices at all times.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Experience working in a food
manufacturing environment
- Laboratory experience, basic
laboratory technique, aseptic technique, good laboratory practices
- Experience evaluating technical
documents
- Experience administering
sensory evaluation tests
- Ability to record, organize,
and interpret data
- Ability to communicate
effectively in English to a diverse set of stakeholders in oral and
written communication forms. Ability to communicate in Spanish is a
plus.
- Demonstrated computing skills
using business software such as Microsoft Office Suite and other
business software.
- Knowledge of food quality and
food safety systems
- Demonstrated time management,
prioritization and project management skills
- The ability to take direction
and work independently as well as collaboratively
- Record keeping, attention to
detail, and cost control
- Self-motivated, creative and
curious
- Critical thinking and idea
integration skills
- Resilience in a rapidly
changing environment
- Must have a positive attitude
- Must have a sense of humor
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor of Science in Food
Science, Fermentation Science, Microbiology, or equivalent.
- Previous food manufacturing or
QA experience
- HACCP trained
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
- Office, lab, manufacturing and
warehouse environments
- Must be able to ascend and
descend building stairways and ramps to reach job assignments and
perform tasks required in job description.
- Position requires frequent
sitting or standing for long periods of time with occasional reaching,
walking, lifting, grasping, bending and twisting.
- Must be capable of
understanding work instructions in English, both oral and written.
- Must be able to distinguish
colors in order to perform analysis
- Must be able to work over-time
and weekends as needed
- Occasional travel required
About Farmhouse Culture:
Farmhouse Culture, a leader in probiotic rich foods
creates an innovative range of foods, beverages and snacks built on a
foundation of lactic acid fermentation. Farmhouse Culture brand products
are inspired by global flavors using the finest local and organic
ingredients in Watsonville, CA, along California’s Central Coast. Founded
in 2008 by Kathryn Lukas, a trained chef and fermentation enthusiast,
Farmhouse Culture’s ferments appeal to the growing demand for simple, great
tasting, probiotic rich foods. To learn more about Farmhouse Culture,
visit: www.FarmhouseCulture.com
Applicants may forward resume and cover letter to: QA
Technician farmhouseculture.jobs
@gmail.com
Job Type: Full-time
Job Location:
Required education:
Required experience:
- Quality Assurance: 1 year
Required language:
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