Apex Systems Looking for 3rd shift Quality Tech at Lakewood, NJ Full Time

A leading food ingredients company is in search of a quality technician on a contract to hire basis to work 3rd shift from 7pm – 3:30am, typically Monday through Friday but must be available on weekends as needed as well.

Candidate must have no dietary restrictions to chicken, beef, seafood .

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Audit raw / packaging materials upon receipt to ensure compliance to specifications and maintain retained samples as appropriate.
• Test raw and packaging materials for key attributes such as color, texture, flavor, appearance, and others as applicable.
• Record test results and information on standardized forms and/or system. Performs appropriate corrective actions for all out of specification results.
• Perform key transactions for inventory such as releasing, rejecting, and holding.
• Help to maintain files and documentation for specifications, and Certificates of Analysis. Identify new or updated materials to ensure proper Cancel/Supersedes.
• Control non-conforming products through QNs, including segregation of product, sampling of materials, and communication within Quality and other departments from initial notification to disposition to corrective action.
• Set up, calibrate, operate, and maintain laboratory equipment, such as refractometer, automatic titrator, pH meter, scale, color-charts, and other equipment.
• Identify trends, out of control conditions, and non-conformance to specification. Provides and works with the appropriate personnel to correct processes.
• Test finished and in-process products and environmental samples for required attributes, such as pH, salt, density, moisture, particulate, brix, temperature, color, texture, flavor, appearance, yeast, mold, coliform, lactic acid bacteria and others as appropriate.
• Audit production line for key quality attributes such as code dates, fill weights, metal detection, and package integrity.
• Sample finished product, in-process product, and materials for retains, microbiological tests, product development requests, corporate requests, and customer requests. Packages and ships samples as necessary.
• Perform ATP and sponge swabbing and administer air plate sampling per the environmental monitoring program.
• Inspect product equipment and perform microbiological swabbing to measure cleaning effectiveness.
• Follow detailed procedures and complete paperwork accurately to ensure safe, consistent, and quality product.
• Clean and maintain all laboratory and Quality areas.
• Actively promote safety and identify unsafe actions and conditions using a principle-based safety approach.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement activities.
• This position is responsible for identifying and reporting all food safety and quality issues.
• Perform other duties as required.

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum one year lab experience or equivalent with an understanding of raw materials, packaging materials, and microbiological testing preferred.

One year microbiological testing experience or college level microbiology course preferred.

Minimum one year of college level science courses preferred.

Please send all resumes to for consideration.

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