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Conagra Brands located in Macomb, Michigan, (23 mile and Hayes) is offering full-time Quality Technician. Conagra Macomb produces Duke's Shorty sausages. Not familiar with Duke's? Duke's is a delicious snack- sized sausage made with real, whole ingredients and not a lot of sugar.
Position Summary: Provide technical support for the Quality Assurance department, conduct routine and specialized laboratory analysis, and provide training to the Associates. Work on projects related, but not limited to, quality systems development, process monitoring, and data acquisition. Provide support to other departments, i. e., research and development, morning Pre-Op activities.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate and complete records of sampling, testing, and results.
- Provide training to Quality Assurance and Production associates.
- Maintain laboratory equipment.
- Participate in collaborative studies.
- Conduct incoming materials inspection, assuring compliance with organizational expectations, policy, and specification. Maintain accurate records on incoming material receipts, allowing rapid and accurate tracing.
- Conduct sampling and testing of ingredients, components, and finished product for analytical and physical testing.
- Conduct thorough and comprehensive facility inspections. Identify structural and equipment deficiencies, process deficiencies and material/product handling deficiencies. Assure appropriate follow-up and correction of identified problems.
- Complete routine and assigned reports and summaries in a timely fashion.
- Provide relief for Quality Assurance associates during vacation and in the event of illness.
- Maintain laboratory specification and procedure books.
- Conduct specified process evaluations to determine equipment operating conditions, variability and control.
- Conduct monitoring, verifying, pre-shipment review of CCP's throughout the plant.
- Assist in all aspects of Quality Systems development and in program execution and enhancement
- Multiple QA employees are trained to perform the QA technician duties. In the event of an absence of a scheduled QA Technician another trained QA associate will cover the duties and responsibilities of the QA technician. The QA supervisor will be responsible for assignments and adequate coverage with trained associates.
- Conduct pre-operational inspections
- Calibrate equipment
Specific Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Must be able to work flexible shifts when necessary and have the ability to work independently
Work Environment/ Physical Activities
Inside most times, with protection from weather but not necessarily temperatures. Physical activities include lifting objects less than 50 pounds.
Primarily 1st shift hours 5:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Occasional adjustments to cover vacations and production needs. Weekend coverage as required by production needs.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.
Conagra Brands, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
