QA Tech I

Brand: 8th Ave Food & ProvisionsCategories: Operations ProductionLocations: St. Louis, MissouriPosition Type: Regular Full-TimeRemote Eligible: NoReq ID: 25041Job DescriptionBusiness Unit Overview8th Avenue Food & Provisions is a growing organization made up of businesses that produce and sell quality products including pasta, peanut butter, granola, and fruit and nut trail mixes to retail, foodservice and ingredient customers. The company was formed in October 2018 through a combination of Post Holdings’ private brands businesses and is owned by Post Holdings and funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a private equity firm. Responsibilities Job Title: Quality Assurance Technician Reports To: Quality Supervisor FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt, Hourly Position Summary: The Quality Assurance Technician’s main function is to ensure the fast & accurate handling of documents and raw material tests to support the quality team in raw material or finish product verification. This person will have a working knowledge of current food safety regulations and GFSI requirements. The position may require work with cross-functional teams to ensure that raw material or finished products are inspected and released in a timely manner and that non-conforming product disposition is handled in an efficient manner. Ideally, this individual should have previous experience within a food-processing environment or food testing lab.Duties and Responsibilities:Conduct swabbing and other sampling (water, air, etc.) following environmental monitoring Conduct trend analysis on the environmental Report any positive result, conduct investigation, and follow up on the Perform shelf life study on finished Monitor coolers temperature, report any non-conformance, and follow up on the Maintain QA records in safe, secure, and orderly manner Participate in internal and external quality Maintain a clean & tidy work Other duties asEducation and Experience Required:A Bachelor’s degree in a science discipline (Food Science preferred) 1+ years of laboratory or manufacturing industry experience 2+ years’ experience utilizing Microsoft office with intermediate proficiency 1+ years’ experience with HACCP, GMP and allergen managementPreferred Education, Experience, and Skills:Experience with GFSI considered an asset Good oral & written communication skills Ability to work in a high paced and stressful environment Schedule flexibility including working early mornings, late evenings, weekends, holidays and overtimePhysical Requirements: Qualified candidates must be able to perform the following physical job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation: Frequent walking Frequent standing Frequent bending Must be able to occasional lifting up to 20lbsPost Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)