Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

PA Lancaster

Job Type:

Quality Assurance

Job Posting Title:

Quality Technician

About Us:

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

Competitive compensation and benefits program!

Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs! Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities!

An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people

Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth.

Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to your team through our employee recognition programs.

Job Description:

The Quality Technician role at the Lancaster location provides support to the Quality Assurance team, driving and supporting key initiatives to improve performance, quality, and safety throughout the plant.Maintains production by operating packing machines. This position is responsible for performing of their respective duties to meetPerforms the day-to-day monitoring, testing and documentation to assure that all processes and practices comply with SQF standards for Food Safety and Quality, as well as other federal regulations and directives in food production.  Actively use SAP and Infinity to enter in lab data.Trouble shoot problems and work with operations to correct. Performs record reviews. Proficient writing skills to detail quality related activities. Assists with special projects.A focus on standards, regulations and practices related to food safety and food quality and environmental safety is priority.All procedures and practices used are grounded in standards, regulations and laws addressing occupational safety (OSHA), building and electrical codes, and food safety and food quality (FDA) in addition to environmental safety (EPA) in accordance with Safe Quality Food (SQF) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).Responsibilities:Assure that quality assurance standards and documents are communicated and enforced by conducting daily inspectionsPerforms environmental swabbing of production equipment and environment with analysis of resultsPrepares written documents describing analysis techniques and test results; writes SOP's and other quality documents and reportsCommunicate with all levels of the organization in review of test results, including written and verbal formsEnters quality-related work orders into SAPGather special samples for additional incubation and defects audits as directedProvide support for sample gathering and data recording for plant trialsPerform audits to verify compliance with established SOP documentation, GMP's, HACCP and Safe Quality Food {SQF) effortsAssists with the coordination, performance, and documentation remediation of product on holdReviews regulatory documentation for product release (i.e., record review)Maintains inventory of materials related to microbiological testing and coordinates shipments of samplesParticipates and leads process improvement projectsDetermines SAP usage decisions on bulk deliveriesUpdates sampling plansMaintains product specifications documentation for productionMonitor the HACCP Program and processes, reflecting a focus on continuous improvement with the customer complaint process and the product complaint process, including investigation, analysis, follow up, documentation, trending, and routine internal reporting to leadership.You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:Competitive compensation: earn $21.25 per hour, including shift differential. Earn more with opportunities for additional overtime!Running food manufacturing processing equipment in a safe and efficient manner.Performing facility/work area housekeeping duties in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices and company policies and procedures.Following work instructions and processes to ensure food safety and quality.Being responsible for recognizing and reporting employee safety, food safety, and/or quality issues.Important DetailsThis is a full-time permanent role, which operates 6AM to 6PM, rotating days/weeks. Overtime may be available depending on the needs of the business.You’ll fit right in if you have:High School, technical school education or equivalentAbility to be organized, multitask, and keep up with multiple fast-paced machinesBasic math and measuring abilityAbility to use computers for data entryAbility to work as a team playerAbility to communicate information one-on-one and in small group situationsExperience in a manufacturing environment – food manufacturing a plus!Demonstrated experience following instructions/process documents and providing effective communication, both verbal and written.The ability to work overtime and weekends.

                                                             

                                                                                                                                           

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At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com

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