Quality Technician 

To succeed, you must be able to: 

• Deliver results in first-time situations by inspiring others and working to earn trust every day 

• Serve others with understanding, respect, and care 

• Operate with simplicity, clarity and transparency 

• Deal with and drive change 

• Organize, prioritize and own multiple tasks while meeting or exceeding deadlines 

• Learn and apply new technology and share your knowledge with others 

• Above all you will be expected to carry out all your activities with reliability, integrity, compliance and in a safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient manner. 

Your responsibilities: 

• Perform wheat/flour quality analysis in all areas within required parameters of certification program and customer specifications 

• Proficiently perform analytical laboratory techniques using basic lab tools 

• Perform routine maintenance and calibration on the machines   

• Communicate results to customers using appropriate computer software 

• Data entry for paperwork generation and record keeping  

• Acting as a front-line leader, positively influencing operator behavior and reporting and acting on quality and food safety concerns 

• Provide back-up to Quality Manager and lab team  

• Assist with food safety inspections and audits  

• Any other duties as assigned by management   

Essential skills and experience: 

• High School diploma or GED equivalent 

• Basic skills with computer applications, to include Microsoft Office Suite, with the ability to learn and use new computer programs  

• Familiarity with lab environment or knowledge of lab techniques  

Good to have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline  

• Participated or supported with GMP for 3rd party audit  

• Knowledge of food safety requirements (PRP’s, HACCP, PCQI certification) 

• Flour or food production quality experience  

Physical requirements and working conditions (with or without reasonable accommodation): 

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as is required by the operating areas (i.e. safety glasses, protective footwear, hard hat, hearing protection and, at times, a respirator)  

• Ability to work a rotating schedule including nights, weekends and holidays 

• Ability to work a machine paced continuous process that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with conditions which include:  

• Heat/Cold temperatures (inclement weather)  

• Indoor/Outdoor environment  

• Dusty environment (to include Wheat/Gluten allergens) 

• Noisy environment  

• Frequent moving/vibration/ or other motion of equipment/processes  

• Elevated Places  

• Ability to perform work safely which may require:  

• Frequently standing, walking, rotating, bending/stooping, twisting, crouching, kneeling, balancing and reaching or lifting at varying heights and levels  

• Frequently climbing stairs and/or ladders  

• Occasionally lifting, shoveling and/or carrying  

• Occasionally pushing and/or pulling   

• Working in confined or elevated places  

Other considerations: 

• Must be able to read, interpret instruction and technology and communicate effectively in English 

• Willing to get cross-trained in at least one other position for development within the facility and to provide any relief duties as needed. 

• Must be willing to work alongside your team including long days, on rotating or varying shifts (days, evenings, and nights) as well as overtime, weekend or holiday work

• Must be authorized to work in the Unites states without sponsorship now and in the future 

• Except where prohibited by law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test and pre-employment background check 

Team members must be clean shaven in order to perform tasks where respiratory protection is required and the use of a respirator (including N-95 dust mask) requires a proper seal for adequate protection.