Quality Assurance Technicians work individually and alongside a team to ensure the quality, integrity, and consistency of all incoming raw materials and finished products. This position will report to the QA Supervisor.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ensure that food safety and quality requirements for processing raw material into finished flavors conform to quality standards.
• Communicate relevant QA information to other departments.
• Inspect all incoming raw materials and finished products according to specified company standards.
• Test raw materials to identify potential replacements.
• Test, approve, and release finished flavors for packaging.
• Document all inspections and log product samples into QC sample inventory system.
• Maintain work area compliance with relevant quality management systems (calibrations, certifications, etc.) through recordkeeping.
• Prepare samples for shipment to testing facilities.
• Prepare and verify finished good labels.
• Create labels for packaging materials.
• Perform shelf-life evaluation and extensions for raw materials and flavors.
• Organize and maintain reserve sample storage.
• Assist QA Supervisor in investigating returned product complaints.
• Complete QC line sheets.
• Organize and retrieve physical and digital documents upon request.
• Organize overruns for powder and liquid finished goods.
• Assist Regulatory Affairs department as needed.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to effectively communicate with all colleagues, levels of management, vendors, and customers.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage concurrent projects.
• Working knowledge Microsoft Office and applicable standard operating procedures.
• Leadership and Performance Management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Mathematical computations

Physical Demands:

The physical responsibilities described here must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, bend, as well as talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Must be able to regularly use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, and climb stairs. The position requires the ability to occasionally lift, push, or pull office and lab products and supplies up to 25 pounds. Must be capable of wearing a respirator.

Working Conditions:

• The position works in a lab and warehouse setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines, and standard lab equipment such as Kiaro printers, allergen testing kits, pipettes, scales, meters, and the GC/MS. The noise level in the work environment may often be loud.

Travel:

Local travel to multiple worksites within a during the business day may be required

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work:

• This is a full-time position. Standard days of work are Monday through Thursday 6:00 am - 4:30 pm. Hours are subject to change based on company needs.

Required Education and Experience:

• High school diploma and 6+ months of lab experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or related field and one year of quality assurance experience preferred.