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Universal Pure · 3 weeks ago

FSQA - Quality Assurance Technician - Immediate Opening - 3rd Shift - Meriden

Meriden, Connecticut, United States

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$18/hr - $20/hr

Universal Pure is dedicated to providing safe, fresh, and delicious food to eat and drink. The Quality Assurance Technician will monitor compliance with food safety systems, train personnel, and ensure product quality through various inspections and audits.

Food and Beverage

Responsibilities

Provide daily monitoring of facility and personnel to ensure compliance to the food safety system of the facility; perform formal audit on GMPs

Ensure training of facility personnel on GMPs, Risk Preventive Controls, Hazard Analysis, pre-requisite programs, and other applicable food safety system elements as required

Collect and analyze product samples as required, as well as document information derived from analysis

Safely keep records of all facility analytical results; immediately report results discovered to be out of specification to the QA supervisor

Provide documented reports of analytical results to the QA supervisor, also responsible for tracking and reporting data trends

Inspecting raw materials coming in; assisting in investigating non-conformance and complaint about product; and provide leadership for the facility team in performing self-audits

Aid in hosting visitors to the facility, including regulatory agency representatives and customer representatives, function as main host for the facility’s third-party auditors

Ensure product is processed to company HACCP/HARPC programs

Inform Quality Assurance Management of ANY Food Safety

Implementing and manage food safety corrective actions

Provide assistance to local and corporate management in carrying out changes to the food safety system of the facility; give assistance in creating, reviewing, authenticating, and maintaining food safety system documents, including standard operating procedures (SOPs) and programs working in collaboration with the quality assurance team; provide assistance in maintaining document registers and documentation

Possess innovative, resourceful, and proactive disposition, committed to ensuring continuous improvement of capacity and delivering quality service

Ability to prioritize and perform position responsibilities accurately and to deadline

Follow health, safety, and cleanliness standards

Excellent attendance and punctuality for an hourly role

Handle any minor tasks related to the duties of the position

Qualification

Quality AssuranceManufacturing PracticesFDA regulationsMicrosoft ExcelAnalytical skillsMultitaskingAttention to detailTeamworkProblem solvingEffective communication

Required

High School Diploma/GED required

Computer skills including basic Microsoft Excel required

Attention to detail

Ability to think analytically and problem solve

Ability to stay organized and multitask

Ability to perform basic mental math

Ability to effectively work with others and as part of a team

Ability to communicate effectively in English

Ability to balance productivity, quality, and safety

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Excellent attendance and punctuality for an hourly role

This is largely a static role with standing, however, the ability to perform repetitive bending and standing up is also required

This would require the ability to lift 10-35 lbs. repetitively and up to 45 lbs. occasionally

Must also be able to push/pull up to 250 lbs. on rollers occasionally

This role operates in a wet and cold/refrigerated environment (around 35 degrees F) located within a manufacturing, warehousing, and production type facility

Must be able to withstand cold temperatures for duration of shift