Quality Assurance Specialist

Description

Hirzel Canning Company feeds people.

Hirzel Canning Company & Farms is a 5th generation family company with a passion for serving the community. Our Dei Fratelli brand is your source for locally-grown tomato and sauerkraut products.  We seek individuals that share our core values, our commitment to future generations, and our passion for providing food that brings families together. 

A few of the benefits you’ll experience at Hirzel Canning Company are: 

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Annual Pay Increases
• Employer 401(k) Matching
• Health Savings Account with Employer Contributions
• Health and Wellness Program
• Community Involvement
• Family-Centric Environment  

Candidates must be willing and able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.

JOB SUMMARY & KEY OBJECTIVES:

The Quality Assurance Specialist will work with the Sr. Quality Assurance Manager to ensure implementation,  maintenance, and compliance of the quality program for the organization.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Participate in the development, implementation, and review of corporate quality assurance documents including product specifications, forms, labels, SOPs, quality policies, HACCP, FSPs, and food defense plans
• Assist In completion of regulatory and customer quality document requests including maintaining customer quality document portals
• Work with Sr. Quality Assurance Manager to respond and trend complaints associated with consumers and business to business customers
• Verify all incoming ingredient COAs and review for compliance
• Assist Sr. Quality Assurance Manager with external inspections and auditors including customers, FDA, and SQF for food safety and other related issues
• Provide support to management with compliance of food safety and quality issues, resolutions and corrective actions
• Review, verify, and update  item masters, production recipes, and QC specifications in the corporate ERP system 
• Assist Sr. Quality Assurance Manager with the implementation of new recipes and follow up on any modifications needed after the first scale up production run 
• Work in conjunction with the Sr. Quality Assurance Manager to ensure the equipment calibration schedule is followed and preseason tests are completed.  This includes but is not limited to magnets, vacuum gauges, water testing, mock recall, food defense tests, and other 
• Work with Sr. Quality Assurance Manager on special projects to improve the quality and food safety of products
• Serve as a member of the Food Safety Committee and implement action items from committee meetings
• Learn all quality tasks required to be able to assist
• in the facility laboratories as needed

EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS 

• Commitment to our purpose and core values
• Commitment to performing job duties in a safe manner and watching out for the safety of others
• Compliance with all Company policies and procedures.  
• Takes ownership of work to make sure it is completed accurately, efficiently and on time.  Will work with a sense of urgency, enthusiasm, and commitment and will encourage others to do the same. 
• Will promote a positive attitude. Responsible to establish and maintain positive working relationships that are based on respect for all. 
• Will embrace Plant/Company change and support its implementation.  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Reaching with hands and arms
• Communication through speech and hearing and in writing
• Daily requirements:
  • Bending, twisting, turning, reaching below the knee, pushing, pulling, squatting, kneeling, standing, walking, sitting
• Lifting requirements: 
  • Will regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
  • Will frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Preferred Bachelor of Science or previous experience working in a food manufacturing facility
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Drive
• Familiarity with FSMA and SQF
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work with various people of differing cultures and backgrounds

NOTE: Attendance on the job each and every day i