Quality Assurance Technologist
Current•Monitor the quality of ingredients, work-in-progress, and finished products through allergen, microbial, chemistry, organoleptic analyses, and on-site quality verifications (cheese, crumbles, logs, mac&cheese, pizza line).•Evaluate and release finished goods (on positive hold).•Assist in the investigation and troubleshooting of quality incidents.•Verify production process records, conduct internal audits, and follow up with the operations team.•Follow good laboratory practices; calibrate laboratory equipment, manage hold and release program and non-conformance records (NCR).•Assist in handling customer complaints and traceability exercises.•Maintain and organize QA and HACCP-related documents and perform SQF and HACCP-related tasks as assigned. •Participate in internal R&D trials (new projects), conduct regular pre-op checks, collect samples, and quality checks.