Quality Assurance Technician

The QA Technician is responsible for approving and signing off on all shipments of industrial products prior to shipment.  Analyze and maintain records on incoming grain, in-process product and finished product.  Report QA issues to Lab Manager / Quality Manager and operators to ensure production is corrected and product meets specifications for safe quality product.  Maintain lab in a safe and sanitary condition.  Assist in and be prepared for all in-house inspections, outside audits and all customer inspections. 

Responsibilities and regular duties:

• Perform test of incoming grain to ensure quality of product and compliance to company specifications required for raw grain and ingredients.
• Perform test on in-process and finished products to ensure customer specifications are maintained.
• Prepare samples and appropriate forms for the outsourcing of required testing.
• Complete Certificate of Analysis (COA) and result sets for all products according to customer specifications.
• Assist Quality Management in testing products for nutritional values whether internally or external and assist in the production of new product samples for existing and/or new customers. 
• Assist Quality Manager in evaluation of customer samples provided to determine product ingredients and percentages.
• Maintain lab equipment and assist Lab Manager and QC Coordinator in ensuring calibrations are completed as required by manufacturer, company and/or customer recommendation.
• Manage retain samples as required by company policy and/or customer requirements.
• Inspect incoming ingredients, packaging materials and as well as outgoing ingredients as needed.
• Audit HACCP forms for accuracy.
• Perform product holds and releases.
• Implement Non-Conformances and documentation.  
• Communicate with internal and external customers regarding raw and finished product, samples etc.
• Check off-line metal detectors and required magnets as scheduled
• Assist maintenance in the completion of food safety work orders; including sanitizing and inspecting completed work order and authorizing equipment start up as required.
• Review magnet tapes daily

Compliance

• Maintain records of statistical process control activities and train employees in performance of new tests.
• Assist in controlling HACCP issues within production and stop production if product safety is in jeopardy. 
• Assist in control of GMP procedures.
• Review data from production and lab testing against product specs
• Accurately translate micro COA's into Galileo result set
• Complete pest inspections and internal audits per schedule

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