NY1499581 Supplier Quality Technician is needed for HP Hood in Oneida, NY.

Pay rate is $24.89 - $27.29 per hour.

Job Summary:

The Supplier Quality Technician will be responsible for the inspection of incoming materials and ingredients, ensuring adherence to company specifications and industry standards.

Essential Duties Responsibilities: -Review all incoming and packaging COAs daily for adherence to written company specifications with authority to hold product if out of compliance.
-Review non-conformances with vendor(s) and Hood management for final disposition. -Collaborate with purchasing, warehouse, and production groups to ensure new labels and packaging are reviewed prior to use and maintain associated inspection records of new products on file for regulatory oversight. -Perform internal investigations, sample collection, and recording of nonconforming materials. Work with members of all departments to determine scope and impact of issues, and assist to disposition affected materials. -Maintain clear communication on all nonconformances to Oneida leadership and applicable corporate teams, including initiation and completion of CARs in the TraceGains system. -Foster close relationship with batching personnel, processing management and quality management to ensure only appropriately reviewed and approved materials are used in production. -Maintain internal deviation process for materials outside of specification, materials requiring shelf-life extensions and/or all other events requiring approved deviations from standard. -Assist QA team to drive continual quality improvement by coordinating activities and communication associated with the Supplier Corrective Action program for nonconforming materials.
-Assist with supplier interaction during scheduled visits, acting as liaison and point of contact outside of standard business hours.
-Assist with engineering and R&D to implement packaging or ingredient changes, including data collection, sample retrieval and submission, and observation of impact. -Complete various tasks promoting food safety and quality of company product. -Complete incoming packaging inspections for all primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging components on an as-needed basis to include sampling and analysis for physical characteristics. -Comparison to established specifications for each material to ensure that all materials are in specification or placed on hold for evaluation by vendor and Hood management.

Education and Experience: -BS/BA in related science and/or equivalent job experience in a quality role of a food manufacturing plant. -Prior experience in packaging in food manufacturing. -Knowledge of food microbiology, chemistry, dairy standards and CIP sanitation. -Ability to read and use QA tools. -Ability to interpret quality printouts, capability studies, X-Bar and R Charts, and histograms.

Skills and Competencies: -Adapts to changes in the work environment -Strong written and verbal communication -Exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills -Work effectively with team members to accomplish department and plant goals

Physical Requirements: -Standing: Long periods (a minimum of 8+ hours) -Sitting: Occasionally for short periods -Walking: Long periods Bending: Frequently -Lifting: Light (10+ lbs.) frequently Carrying: Light (10-15 lbs.) frequently

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