Quality Assurance Technician | San Antonio, TX

strategic and focused growth that leverages our core competencies, portfolio of products, and leadership experience. If you are looking for a great place to work, we would love to hear from you. We have an exciting opportunity for a Quality Assurance Technician to join our family!

The Role QA Techs perform numerous essential functions to ensure the safety and quality of all raw and finished products used and produced by the plant. QA Techs also adhere to company policies, standard operating procedures, and customer regulations and specifications. QA Techs are champions of the quality and safety of our products. As a QA Tech and under the direction of the QA Supervisor, you will be responsible

for ensuring compliance with all regulatory agencies by making sure all products meet or exceed all regulatory, company, and customer requirements as they relate to food safety.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Foster a positive working environment among diverse teams Interact with all plant personnel to improve quality of products produced Responsible for maintaining and complying with food safety, food security, Quality, GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices), HAACP, SQF, Allergen/Sensitizer as well as other regulations Support HACCP and Control Point data collection and accurate record keeping such as cook records, chill records, and processing temperatures Monitors cooking/smoking,

chilling, and processing activities Audits, inspects, and tests products to ensure compliance with all quality standards and HACCP plans Communicate effectively concerns on quality concerns or observations of a food safety to the Production Manager or QA supervisor Strong attention to detail and the ability to adapt in a fast-moving environment Responsible for following and communicating all safety and good manufacturing processes Responsible for the accurate completion of all daily paperwork including supervisor signature Adhere to company and department company policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulations team member safety, and quality programs Maintain work area floors are free from debris such as meet and grease Identify product that is out of specifications and place in rework bin Other duties as assigned Skills: Ability in using basic laboratory equipment and in using scales Ability to draft reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals Able to read, analyze, and write documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and policies and procedure manuals Apply concepts such as averages, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions Strong organization and time management skills Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the details of a project or task Ability to change, adapt and work well under pressure in a rapidly changing environment Take initiative, proactive with a sense of urgency and bias for action Must be able to work independently, as well as under supervision Must be able to work effectively with others, have good interpersonal and leadership skills Must be willing to accept responsibility and to show good judgement, initiative, and resourcefulness Ability to be truthful and credible in the workplace by displaying a strong sense of ownership of work Builds productive, trusting, respectful relationships at all levels in the organization.

Understands and values the perspectives of others by working in teams Work in a cold and wet environment and work Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus Able to reach with hands and arms and use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear Able to stand and walk for extended periods of time Able to climb, bend, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and stretch for extended periods Ability to lift 50 pounds Education and Experience: High School Diploma or equivalent - At least 18 years old and a valid driver's license Associates Degree or related experience A minimum of 2 years' experience in Quality Assurance in Food Manufacturing Bilingual - English/Spanish a plus Basic math skills and able to read and write in English functionally Computer literate including Microsoft Office 365 Pay: Depends on experience - Starting pay $15.00 Benefits: Health Insurance Dental and Vision Insurance Paid time off Schedule: 8-10-hour shift Monday to Friday occasional Saturday Weekend and night availability if applicable Job Type: Full-time Work Location: On Site