Quality Technician

Job#: 2045574

Job Description:

Seeking a Lab Tech to join a Food Company in Southern New Jersey.
This is a 2nd shift role (2-10:30pm).
Essential Functions:
General:

• Conduct self in a professional and cooperative manner at all times.
• Know and understand Food Safety Principles:   HACCP, GMP’s.
• Know and understand Laboratory Safety Principles, GLP’s and safety procedures.
• Know and understand Microbiology (preferably as it pertains to food) Principles.
• Know and understand Quality Assurance and Control principles as they relate to the daily QA activities assigned.
• Always conduct self in a safe manner as per Company Policy.
• Committed to providing a safe food product
• Works within all regulatory requirements
• Ability to adhere to GMP practices and all other food safety requirements
• Perform all other related duties as required

• Maintain work areas, laboratory areas and rooms in a clean and orderly manner.
• Maintain laboratory instruments and equipment for testing and inspection in a safe, clean and professional manner.
• Maintain records, logs and notebooks.
• Retain records properly as assigned.
• Enter data into the Quality Module of SAP accurately and in a timely manner.
• Conduct transactions in SAP as required.
• Maintain, update procedures, conduct required and appropriate training (MM & MP in QDS) as required.
• Perform projects and special requests (committees, continuous improvement, etc.).
• Perform sample preparation as required.
• Perform testing and inspections as it pertains to analytical, sensory and microbiological testing, review results and communicate non-conformances, maintain appropriate logs.
• Conduct environmental monitoring program and corrective actions, GMP’s as assigned.
• Train and update fellow staff and plant personnel in quality test procedures and methods as required.
• Conduct audits as assigned and required (GMP, ISO, special).
• Submit reports:   NCR’S, environmental, test frequency, audits (GMP, ISO, Product Shelf Life, etc.) required.
• Participate in third party and internal audits as assigned.
• Communicate issues in a timely, accurate and professional manner – verbally, e-mail, databases, SAP, etc.
• Maintain supplies and inventory in an efficient manner and submit requests for supplies as necessary in a timely manner.
• Manage daily activities in an effective and efficient manner, minimize need for overtime.

• BA/BS degree (Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry preferred).
• High level of computer competency (SAP, Microsoft Office).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• High level of experience in the Food Industry or related GMP regulated industry highly desirable.
• Understanding of Food Safety, HACCP, GMP principles highly desirable.

Only local candidates will be considered.

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