Manufacturing Quality Assurance Technician - Bakery Plant

Responsibilities: **Job Summary:** As a Manufacturing (Mfg) QA Technician I, you will provide support to the Plant to ensure quality and safety requirements are met. **Key Responsibilities \& Essential Functions:** Quality Assurance: * Fosters a positive working environment among diverse teams * Interacts with all plant personnel to improve quality of products produced * Provides quality assurance to support all Mfg initiatives * Trains production team members on safe, quality food manufacturing * Maintains laboratory in accordance with published 6S standards * Participates on cross\-functional teams within the facility to develop basic preventive and corrective action plans for improving quality of product produced * Captures customer / supplier feedback; uses content for continuous improvement * Performs root cause analyses; identifies cost of lost opportunity and the reduction of variation in processes * Demonstrates understanding of traditional quality cost categories (i.e., prevention, appraisal, internal failure, and external failure) * Participates in failure mode effects analyses (FMEAs) Auditing / Testing: * Audits, inspects, and tests products to ensure compliance with all quality standards and HACCP plans * Audits process controls to ensure product quality and food safety standards are within control limits and Plant standards * Tests finished product, work\-in\-process, and raw materials against specifications to determine quality status, including chemical, microbial, or physical testing * Performs floor checks to ensure control on non\-conforming products; communicates findings to appropriate personnel * Participates in warehouse audits where applicable *The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on busin