QA Technician
The QA Technician at Confidential Client's Deltona manufacturing facility ensures compliance with food safety, quality, and regulatory standards through hands-on inspections, monitoring, and documentation. This role supports HACCP, GMP, allergen controls, and audit readiness by conducting thorough production floor checks, reviewing records, and collaborating with production teams to maintain high-quality standards and food safety compliance.
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Role overview
Confidential Client is hiring a hands-on QA Technician to support food safety and quality operations at a manufacturing facility in Deltona, FL. This role focuses on GMP, HACCP monitoring, sanitation verification, record review, audit readiness, allergen controls, and routine product quality checks on the production floor and in the quality office.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct daily GMP, pre-operational, and in-process inspections across production lines, kettle/mill rooms, packaging areas, and warehouse.
- Monitor critical control points (CCPs), cooking temperatures, foreign-material controls, and calibration of scales/thermometers per HACCP and SOPs.
- Verify allergen-changeover procedures and line clearance to prevent cross-contact between tree-nut products and others.
- Conduct sanitation verification (visual plus testing such as ATP/allergen swabs and environmental monitoring) per SSOPs.
- Observe and coach employee hygiene, glove/PPE use, and other good manufacturing practices; escalate repeated/serious issues.
- Review production, batch, sanitation, receiving, and shipping records daily for accuracy and completeness.
- Verify lot/date/label accuracy at packaging to support traceability and compliance.
- Maintain audit-ready records, logs, and files according to retention requirements.
- Support internal, third-party (e.g., SQF/BRC/GFSI) and customer audits by preparing documentation, escorting auditors, and retrieving records.
- Document non-conformances and support root-cause investigations, CAPA tracking, product holds/releases, and mock recalls.
- Perform routine product quality checks (visual/sensory, net weight, seal integrity) and collect/label retain samples.
- Assist with GMP/allergen/food-safety training and maintain training records.
- Communicate findings professionally with Production Supervisors, Leads, Maintenance, and Warehouse teams.
- Follow plant safety protocols, wear required PPE, and report unsafe conditions or near-misses.
- Participate in shift hand-offs to update open quality issues and corrective actions.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate’s/Bachelor’s in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, or related preferred.
- 0–3 years of QA, food safety, or compliance experience in a food manufacturing setting preferred; entry-level candidates with relevant education or strong food-safety training considered.
- Working knowledge of GMPs and HACCP fundamentals required; HACCP certification preferred or willingness to obtain within six months.
- Familiarity with FDA FSMA, allergen control, traceability/recall programs; PCQI or GFSI (SQF/BRC) training a plus.
- Strong attention to detail and good documentation practices.
- Ability to remain objective and enforce food safety and quality standards while collaborating with production teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Basic Microsoft Office proficiency (Word, Excel, Outlook); experience with QMS software preferred.
- Able to stand/walk for extended periods, climb stairs, and lift up to 50 lbs. as needed.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with varying temperatures, noise, and exposure to food ingredients (including tree nuts).
- Willingness to work full-time hours, occasional overtime, and coverage on first or second shift as required.
- Reasonable accommodations available for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Work distribution (approx.)
- 35% GMP & Food Safety Compliance Monitoring
- 25% Documentation & Record Review
- 25% Audit Readiness & Corrective Actions
- 15% Quality Verification, Training & Communication
Why apply
- Join a Confidential Client manufacturing team focused on food safety and continuous improvement.
- Hands-on QA role with direct impact on product safety and compliance.
- Opportunity to gain audit and GFSI-scheme exposure (SQF/BRC), HACCP experience, and practical food-safety skills.
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