Food/Safety Quality Technician

Hire Direct is interviewing a motivated and experienced Food Safety Quality Technician to join an established, growing company in Ogden, Utah. As a Food Safety Quality Technician, you play a crucial role in ensuring that food products meet regulatory standards and are safe for consumption. You will be responsible for conducting inspections, implementing quality control measures, and maintaining documentation to uphold food safety protocols.

What you will Enjoy about this position:

• Rewarding Opportunity. Direct Hire, Employee Development, Positive and Encouraging Workplace.
• Benefits Available on the 1st Date of Employment. Medical, Dental, Vision Life, Vacation
• Growth Potential. The company offers opportunities for growth and development.

Work Schedule: 7:00pm-7:00am 4 days on/2days off

Hourly Wage: $23.00/hourly plus $1.00 night differential

Responsibilities:

• Performs aseptic sampling and microbiological analyses of packaging materials, raw materials, and finished products according to standard methods to determine conformance to specifications.
• Conducts pH testing of final products as part of commercial sterility testing
• Conducts plant environmental swabbing, air monitoring, and water sampling based on pre-determined frequency and standard procedures
• Participates in the laboratory's internal and external proficiency testing.
• Maintains cleanliness and orderliness of the lab following the 5S principles.
• Monitors performance of the laboratory equipment by following an established in-house calibration schedule to ensure compliance to testing standards.
• Prepares materials and culture media needed for microbial testing including growth promotion testing.
• Assists in supply inventory and management. Advises the team leaders of low-stock inventory of supplies/materials.
• Prepares samples and the corresponding documents when external testing is required.
• Records results in a timely manner and ensures completeness of reports /document following good documentation practices.
• Communicates with all QC technicians, QA/QC supervisors regarding any issues that could affect product quality.
• Participates in lab investigation for any non-conformances or out-of-specifications.
• Compliance with all rules & policies regarding health safety, occupational safety, environmental safety, food safety, legal regulations, company requirements etc.
• Compliance with the Company's Integrated Management Systems which includes, but is not limited to Production, Quality, Food Safety & GMP.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in food manufacturing within a GMP environment is required.
• Experience in microbiology, Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a similar scientific discipline.
• Knowledge of food safety-related legislation, standards, and regulations by obtaining food safety certifications is required
• Experience of managing a Microbiology Laboratory is preferred.
• HACCP-certified or FSMA PCQI Trained Preferred