Quality Assurance Technician - Lawrence, KS
The Hershey CompanyAbout the role
Location: Lawrence, KS
We are mixing up something new in Lawrence, KS. This is an exciting time to join our team. We hold ourselves to the highest quality of standards. Each bag of Dot’s Pretzels tastes as if they were made straight from the home kitchen of Dot herself. Our foundation is built on relationships. We are family. We believe in our employees and lead by example. The Dot’s Pretzels brand has seen an enormous amount of growth, so we are looking for employees to become a part of our team in the Lawrence, KS location.
Pay:
- Starting at $22.00/hr
- Up to $1/hr pay increase after 6 months of good standing employment
Total Rewards:
- Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, & Vision) Starting Day 1
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – with generous company match
- Paid Time Off
Shifts:
- 12 hour shift (6pm-6am) C crew: Sun, Wed, Thurs; Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat
- Working 3 days one week: Sun, Wed, Thurs and 4 days next week: Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat.
Candidate Process:
Please note – communication will be through phone, email, and text. Ensure you have access to a valid email address
- Qualified applicants will receive a phone call to schedule an onsite interview
- Post Offer Background Check and Drug screen required
Job Summary
Responsible for performing hourly control tests, inspections of random samples of finished products, pre-operational inspections and swabbing to ensure cleanliness of lines.
Essential Functions/Duties and Responsibilities
- Checking of:
- Oven exit & finishing moisture
- Salt contents, color, P.H.
- Count per pound
- Breakage and length
- Bag, label, case count and bag weight
- Metal detection checks as required
- Collection of samples for Micro Testing
- Completion of COA paperwork
- Pre-operational inspections of line
- Swabbing using ATP, AllerSnap, and AllerFlow swabs
- Sanitation of lab and equipment
- Enter test results into computer as required
- Adhering to all GMP’s, both personal and operational
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- 1-3 months related experience
- Basic Data Entry
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure
- HACCP Qualified
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Stand, walk, climb, and reach with both hands and arms, bend and twist.
- Agility of both hands and all fingers to push, pull, grasp, touch and feel.
- Visual acuity and hand/eye coordination.
- Talk/communicate and hear.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by team members assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive lost of all responsibilities, duties, qualifications or working conditions.
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