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Quality Assurance Technician
Balchem Corporation. Perform quality assurance duties to support plant operations .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance processes, including product testing and compliance with safety and sanitation standards. Proficient in documentation and communication, ensuring accurate reporting and adherence to company policies.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Quality AssuranceProduct TestingDocumentation SkillsAttention to DetailConflict Resolution
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Quality ControlMoisture AnalysisSensory AnalysisGranulation AnalysisProduction ProceduresSanitation ProceduresCCP/CP ProceduresScientific MetersMeasuring DevicesErgonomic Principles
Soft Skills
Time ManagementOrganizationCommunication SkillsTeam SpiritDependability
Tools & Technologies
Drafting EquipmentComputers
Industry Keywords
Food ScienceChemistryBiologyMicrobiologyProduction Facility
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Perform quality assurance duties to support plant operations
- Examine company facilities to ensure standards are maintained and product integrity is preserved
- Monitor cleaning and sanitation procedures
- Perform product testing during production, including moisture, sensory, and granulation analysis
- Resolve quality problems
- Work with the Production Manager to monitor and document the safety and quality of raw and finished products
- Report quality deviations that may become potential liabilities
- Provide forms and control samples to shift leaders and operators for production
- Assist with research and development projects
- Monitor the timeliness and completeness of QA procedures and documentation
- Monitor equipment line clean-outs, Master Sanitation Schedule duties, and CCP/CP procedures
- Ensure paperwork is complete, accurate, timely, and compliant with company standards
- Adhere to company personnel, safety, equipment maintenance, and upkeep policies
- Become proficient in production and safety policies and procedures
- Report directly to the Quality Assurance Supervisor
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, or Food Science is desirable
- Two to four years of experience in a production facility in quality control is highly desirable
- Strong motivation, organization, time management, documentation, and communication skills, both orally and written
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Strong work ethic, including punctuality, dependability, and trustworthiness
- Ability to use common sense and skills to complete responsibilities and operate equipment in accordance with company production, personnel, and safety procedures
- Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos
- Ability to write correspondence and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations
- Ability to communicate and handle conflict professionally
- Ability to give and welcome feedback and contribute to a positive team spirit
- Ability to stand, walk, use hands, talk, hear, taste, smell, and use specified visual abilities
- Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl using proper ergonomic principles
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds
- Ability to operate computers, drafting equipment, scientific meters, and measuring devices
- Ability to distinguish colors
- Compliance with plant personal protective equipment policies and procedures
- Willingness and ability to work around wet or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, extreme heat, high noise, vibration, high or precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather, and extreme cold
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical/Dental/Vision Plan Insurance after 1st month
- 401(k) with 6% employer match after 60 days
- Paid Time Off
- Uniforms and safety shoes provided
- Tuition Reimbursement after 2 years (work-related)
- Free Cereal
- Equal employment opportunities
- Workplace culture that values and promotes diversity and inclusion
- Work environment free of harassment and hostility