QUALITY TECHNICIAN - FOOD MANUFACTURING

Location: Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
We’re looking for dedicated individuals to join our Quality and Production Teams in Mt. Juliet, TN. In this role, you’ll play a crucial part in ensuring our products meet the highest quality specifications, supporting our robust quality systems and standards. If you have a strong background in food manufacturing quality assurance, we want to hear from you!

As a Quality Technician, you’ll be on the front lines of quality assurance, working collaboratively with both production and quality teams. Your responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring and Analysis: Operate within work groups to continuously monitor processes and collect and analyze sample data, ensuring product conformance and process control.
• Specification Adherence: Monitor customer specifications to verify proper moisture, weight, color, and dimension of finished products.
• Preventative Control Oversight: Monitor preventative controls, promptly report non-conformances to management, and assist with corrective actions as needed.
• Sanitation Guidance: Guide production employees to ensure strict adherence to sanitation requirements during all production phases.
• Food Safety & Quality Holds: Initiate food safety and quality hold procedures, including clear communication and meticulous record-keeping.
• Auditing & Verification: Conduct regular plant food safety and security audits, report non-conformances, and act as an auditor and verifier of daily quality tasks throughout the processing area.
• GMP Compliance: Monitor production employees to ensure full compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and report any violations.
• Sensory Evaluation: Actively participate in sensory panels to evaluate product attributes.

WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This role requires physical stamina and the ability to work in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

• Ability to stand for 95-100% of a shift, sometimes up to 12 hours.
• Comfortable with repetitive movements, bending, twisting, and using hands to handle objects.
• Exposure to sustained noise levels and working in varying temperatures (which can be very hot).
• Comfortable with potential exposure to hazards such as machinery, slippery floors, ladders, and powered industrial vehicles.
• May be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks quickly and accurately.
• Able to work in an environment containing nuts, peanuts, dairy, grains, and other allergens.

If you’re ready to make a significant impact on product quality and safety, apply today!
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As a Quality Technician, you’ll be on the front lines of quality assurance, working collaboratively with both production and quality teams. Your responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring and Analysis: Operate within work groups to continuously monitor processes and collect and analyze sample data, ensuring product conformance and process control.
• Specification Adherence: Monitor customer specifications to verify proper moisture, weight, color, and dimension of finished products.
• Preventative Control Oversight: Monitor preventative controls, promptly report non-conformances to management, and assist with corrective actions as needed.
• Sanitation Guidance: Guide production employees to ensure strict adherence to sanitation requirements during all production phases.
• Food Safety & Quality Holds: Initiate food safety and quality hold procedures, including clear communication and meticulous record-keeping.
• Auditing & Verification: Conduct regular plant food safety and security audits, report non-conformances, and act as an auditor and verifier of daily quality tasks throughout the processing area.
• GMP Compliance: Monitor production employees to ensure full compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and report any violations.
• Sensory Evaluation: Actively participate in sensory panels to evaluate product attributes

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a strong foundation in quality assurance within a food manufacturing environment, coupled with excellent analytical and communication skills.

• Required Experience:
• Must have prior experience in a food processing facility, specifically in a Quality Assurance role or a closely related quality function.
• A Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Solid understanding of basic mathematical calculations, number/symbol reading, and accurate record-keeping.
• Interpersonal Skills:
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey instructions clearly in English.
• Patience and the ability to communicate effectively in a diverse work environment.
• Strong team player
• Work Ethic & Adaptability:
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Exceptional time management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Consistent focus and attention to detail.
• Ability to follow established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) meticulously.
• Willingness and ability to learn and apply company standards including, but not limited to, lock-out/tag-out, safety practices, GMPs, SOPs, and employee handbook guidelines.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, nights, some holidays, and occasional overtime as needed

This role requires physical stamina and the ability to work in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

• Ability to stand for 95-100% of a shift, sometimes up to 12 hours.
• Comfortable with repetitive movements, bending, twisting, and using hands to handle objects.
• Exposure to sustained noise levels and working in varying temperatures (which can be very hot).
• Comfortable with potential exposure to hazards such as machinery, slippery floors, ladders, and powered industrial vehicles.
• May be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks quickly and accurately.
• Able to work in an environment containing nuts, peanuts, dairy, grains, and other allergens