QA Technician - 1st shift-3:00am-11:30am

About High Liner

High Liner Foods is the seafood brand people trust. Every day we're Reimagining Seafood to Nourish Life through a focus on our customers, innovation, and of course, responsible operations. Our talented team is committed to the High Liner goal of becoming the leader in branded, value-added seafood in North America.

It's our time to make waves. Join us.

The Quality Assurance Technician is a critical role for the daily execution of plant and process related quality and food safety verification activities. She/He is on the plant floor regularly engaging with the production, sanitation, warehousing and maintenance teams representing and promoting quality and food safety in all that they do. They have daily accountabilities in order to support the manufacturing of quality, compliant products.

General:

• Quarantine, investigate and partner with supervisor on the disposition of non-conforming materials.
• Support organization in the preparation and execution of GFSI, customer, regulatory and GMP food safety and quality audits.
• Supports updating and revising quality and food safety procedures, job aids, training materials and forms.
• Assist in training and onboarding of new quality technicians.
• Maintain the lab and quality work space in a neat and orderly condition and ensure a sufficient supply of consumable material.

Verification Activities:

• Perform necessary quality, food safety and HACCP related audits and verification activities.
• Conduct product evaluations in accordance with 50CFR.
• Responsible for identifying out of specification product and have the ability to interpret specifications and apply subjective quality decisions to product when related to appearance, color, texture, etc.
• Complete daily sanitation and pre-op inspections, using visual and analytical methods such as ATP and protein swabs.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify problem areas and contribute to the problem solving process working with production, maintenance and sanitation teams.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED
• Associates degree or above preferred, but not required.
• HACCP background preferred, but not required.
• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Reliability, decisiveness, good judgment, assertiveness, flexibility, persistence, and patience
• Knowledge of food sanitation requirements are preferred, but not required.

• Well-developed and demonstrated English-language communications (both written and verbal), interpersonal, and decision-making abilities.

• Ability to communicate and enforce quality and food safety expectations in a collaborative and effective manner.

• Must be available for overtime as needed.
• Ability to flex schedule to support the business.

Working conditions

• Must work in -44 to 90 Fahrenheit/ -42 to 32 Celsius for short durations.
• Plant environment with loud noise, food grade dusts and odors, moving and vibrating machinery, heaving equipment, powered industrial trucks heights, traffic, anhydrous ammonia, oil, electricity.
• Potentially wet, humid, and icy environment
• Ability to lift and move cases of product, up to 50lbs

Physical requirements/Allergens

Work with allergen containing food materials: Fish, shellfish, tree nuts (including coconut), eggs, wheat, soy, dairy and other sensitizing agents.

• Standing and walking for long periods on production floor or in laboratory environment.
• Sitting for computer work, preparation of documents, reports, research and investigations.

No direct reports

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Health, Safety & Wellness

At High Liner Foods, we believe strongly in the safety and wellness of our employees. Our organization has a number of policies, programs and practices that focus on safety, wellness, health and sustainability of the overall organization. To ensure the safety of our team, guests and visitors to our company premises are required to demonstrate proof of full vaccination status, or a current negative COVID-19 test. This includes candidates attending interviews on site. Upon hire, new employees will be asked their vaccination status and could be subject to COVID-19 testing.

All hires are conditional upon the successful completion of references, background checks and applicable drug testing.

High Liner Foods (USA), Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer committed to diversity & inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or marital status, genetic information or other protected status, covered by federal, state or local law.

Accommodations for Applicants with Disabilities. High Liner Foods (USA), Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact humanresources@highlinerfoods.com for assistance.