Bilingual Quality Control Associate
The Quality Control Associate is responsible for testing seafood products and materials used during the manufacturing process to verify the products meet predefined criteria and conform to all applicable laws and company standards. They will test products across three stages of production (before, in-process, and final) to ensure that the final product is safe to release for sale or distribution and report findings back to management.
The QC Associate will participate in the inspection and grading of Grade-A products, perform microbial and moisture analysis, produce written reports, verify inventory, quality, and usability of products. They will analyze the sanitation measures within the production facility to ensure company sanitation standards are met.
This position reports to the Quality Control Manager or Supervisor.
Requirements
- Serve as the primary contact between the production staff and the Quality department for all Quality, Food Safety and Regulatory issues
- Ensure compliance to food safety programs, as well as company standards and specs
- Ensure compliance with the HACCP program
- Responsible for filling out assigned HACCP compliance documents
- Responsible for doing and recording environmental swabs when assigned
- Communicates results of swabs to QC supervisor or manager
- Conducts internal audits of plant and paperwork in conjunction with the QC supervisor
