FSQA Technician- 2nd Shift
Company: Ajinomoto Foods North America
Location: Lampasas
Posted on: April 19, 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.
- 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. - Indirect responsibility for
quality and food safety costs and financial benefits to AFNA
through compliance to specifications.
Position Qualifications - A High School Diploma or its equivalent
is desirable. Meaningful education and experience may be
substituted for the degree requirement. - 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. - Good organizational, mathematical, and
recordkeeping skills. 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. WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit
or stand, reach, bend, and move about the work environment, plants,
or offices. The employee is required to reach with hands and arms,
climb, or balance. Specific vision abilities required by this job
include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust
focus. Lifting requirements are up to 75 lbs. Exposure to loud
industrial-type environments is commonly found in plants. Varied
temperatures from hot and humid to very cold. Ajinomoto Foods North
America, Inc. (AFNA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AFNA does
not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex,
gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or
mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other
basis protected by stated, federal, or local law. All employment is
decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business
need.
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