FSQA Technician
Company: Ajinomoto Foods North America
Location: Hayward
Posted on: April 26, 2024
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Job Description:
Position Summary Position will be responsible for ensuring plant
sanitary conditions, and that raw and in-process materials and
finished products meet established food safety and quality
standards. Responsible for HACCP verification activities.
Responsibilities will include making decisions to accept or reject
area, equipment, products or materials when deemed insanitary,
possibly contaminated, or if the product is determined to be out of
Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. (AFNA) specifications. When any
deficiency in requirements occurs, it is the responsibility of the
Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) Technician to take
appropriate action and inform the appropriate personnel. Position
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Verifies conformance to FSQA
and Safe Quality Foods (SQF) requirements in daily production
operations.
Checks, inspects and investigates to ensure that GMP's are
followed, that sanitary conditions prevail, and that raw and
in-process materials and finished products meet company and/or
government standards as required.
Verifies that the HACCP plan is being followed. Verifies CCPs and
CPs through records review or direct observation of production
employees that are monitoring and documenting CCPs and CPs.
Takes control action (i.e. Hold) when ingredients, product or the
manufacturing environment are not within expected specification or
standards.
Keeps accurate and complete records.
Conducts plant testing as required. This may include testing
machinery and equipment, temperature and process controls, new
products, new raw materials, assisting in new product development,
conducting supply and ingredient studies, etc.
Audit facility product weight control program as required.
Assists in root cause analysis of problems. Recommend solutions and
preventive measures in areas involving product quality, raw
materials, and sanitation controls.
Checks operating procedures and institutes changes coming from new
product requirements, equipment changes, line speed requirements,
raw material variations, etc.
Assists in developing and applying quality controls and related
procedures in plant operations.
Provides advice regarding safety, sanitation, processing, filling
and packaging techniques.
Perform all other work as assigned.Indirect responsibility for
quality and food safety costs and financial benefits to AFNA
through compliance to specifications.PAY RANGE: MIN $20.00 - MAX
$25.00 Position Qualifications Education and Experience:
A High School Diploma or its equivalent is desirable. Meaningful
education and experience may be substituted for the degree
requirement.
Sufficiently broad experience in food manufacturing Food Safety and
Quality Assurance and/or food plant production operations,
processes, and policies to permit execution of assigned duties is
strongly desired. Limited food manufacturing experience combined
with an appropriate college degree may be considered.
Certifications such as HACCP, PCQI, SQF, or through ASQ and other
professional quality associations are helpful.General
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Must have keen ability to analyze problems encountered and to make
reasonable decisions based on facts/data, procedures,
specifications, and experience.
Good English communication skills (reading, writing, verbal) are
essential to interface with the various levels of plant management,
co-workers, and suppliers.
Position requires good organizational, mathematical, and
recordkeeping skills.
Candidate must have the ability to conscientiously monitor aspects
of incoming materials, product production, storage and distribution
operations, and ensure that established material specifications,
product production, product quality controls and sanitary standards
are met.
Computer literacy, word processing, and data entry skills are
desired.
Must be able, both mentally and physically, to do the analytical
tests. Requires good eye/hand coordination.
Must be willing to work together with co-workers as part of a team;
also, must be self-motivated and able to work with little or no
supervision.Position Specific
Experience/Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Valid Driver's License, clean driving record
Fluency in English (Written and Verbal) - required
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stand, sit, walk and taste
or smell.
The employee is frequently required to use hands to handle or feel;
reach with hands and arms; climb or balance in a manufacturing
facility; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and
occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this position include close
vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception and the ability to adjust focus.
The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is
frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is
occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme cold
and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is
usually loud in the production area.
Capable of 24-hour, 7-day a week, emergency work
assignments.#INDHAY
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