Quality Assurance Technician

Are you passionate about ensuring food safety and quality? Do you have an eye for detail and a desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? If so, Utz Quality Foods wants you to join our team as a Quality Assurance Technician at our Kings Mountain, NC manufacturing facility!

As a Quality Assurance Technician, you'll be an essential part of maintaining the high standards of product quality and food safety we're known for. You'll conduct routine in-process and finished product quality control tests, document everything, and work closely with the team to keep everything running smoothly.

Responsibilities:

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  Stay active and engaged throughout the day, collecting samples, testing, and collaborating with the team to ensure everything is up to standards.

  
  
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  Maintain accurate records of all testing, audits, and tasks performed.

  
  
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  Communicate test results and corrective actions with the appropriate team members to ensure consistency.

  
  
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  Work professionally and respectfully with peers, sharing insights and solutions.

  
  
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  Perform product quality tests and ensure food safety by following standard work, lab checklists, and other communication methods.

  
  
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  Verify sanitation effectiveness by conducting pre-op inspections, including visual equipment checks and ATP testing.

  
  
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  Stick to a regular product testing schedule, adjusting as needed for quality concerns.

  
  
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  Keep the lab, equipment, and supplies clean, organized, and fully stocked.

  
  
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  Identify non-conformance issues, placing product on hold, investigating the root cause, and implementing corrective actions.

  
  
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  Assist with lab equipment calibration, auditing records, performing calibrations, and updating the necessary documentation.

  
  
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  Generate shift reports, detailing issues, opportunities, and events that happened during the shift.

  
  
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  Perform daily and monthly audits to ensure facility compliance with GMP and sanitation standards.

  
  
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  Provide technical support to Packers and other associates, especially during busy periods.

  
  
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  Make a direct impact on food safety at Utz by ensuring quality control is always top-notch.

  
  
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  Work with management and associates to ensure food safety standards are followed.

  
  
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  Report any food safety, office, or operational issues to a supervisor or manager for resolution.

  
  
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  Assist with other duties as needed to help achieve company and department goals.

  
  

Requirements:

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  Strong basic math skills and safety-conscious attitude when working with chemical solutions and test samples.

  
  
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  Mechanical aptitude is helpful, but not required.

  
  
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  Great organizational and communication skills; the ability to work with all levels of associates.

  
  
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  Basic computer skills for entering and summarizing quality control data.

  
  
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  Willingness to wear non-slip shoes and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

  
  

External Recruitment Process

• Easy Application (5 mins): Introduce yourself and answer a few key questions to get started.

• Engaging Chat Interview (20-25 mins): Share your experiences in an online chat, highlighting how your values align with ours.

• Live Interview: Selected candidates will meet with the hiring manager to explore their alignment with the team and overall Utz company culture.

Continuously Pursuing Excellence!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp's, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Our full-time benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

• Demonstrated ability to operate production and data entry equipment.
• Must follow all personal and food safety rules, policies, and procedures.
• Must be able to stand most of the time.
• Must be able to lift, push, and pull up to 70lb's.
• Must be willing and able to work in / around consistently hot equipment and environments.
• Must have the ability to multi-task.
• Must be team oriented.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Must possess basic math skills.
• Proficiency with basic hand tools.
• Knowledge of safe operating practices involved in the use of lock-out/tag-out programs and food safety.
• Experience with general mechanic tools (Allen wrenches, screw drivers, etc.).
• Strong commitment to company values.