Product Safety Technician - Rochester, NY

We are looking for a Product Safety Technician for our Quality Assurance team to be responsible for supporting the Rochester Laboratory in a manufacturing setting. This includes routine Environmental testing, Raw Material Verification and supporting site Pre-requisite programs.

The responsibilities will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Participate in the maintenance of the quality and food safety documentation system.
• Perform production room pre-operational inspections and sanitation verification.
• Performs verification activities related to production staging of raw materials including but not limited to, material verification and SAP transaction verification for traceability.
• Acts as a facilitator/coach on the production floor to highlight and address Good Manufacturing Best practices.
• Performs environmental sampling of the facilities following established Quality Protocols
• Participates on the Food Safety team.
• Assists Quality Assurance Team by being responsive to any problem relative to the Food Safety Management System by acting quickly and efficiently alleviating difficulties as necessary.
• Understand and follow Good Manufacturing Practices for the care, handling and storage of food products; report any known or observed violations to management. Utilize HACCP philosophy and procedures in everyday work routine.
• Support the implementation of Dietary Supplement certification.
• Adhering to all quality systems including ISO 20000 Food Safety, FAMI-QS and NSF Dietary Supplements.
• Acts in compliance with all company policies including, but not limited to: Quality, Safety, Food/Feed Safety, Environmental, GMPs, Dietary Supplements and HACCP-HARPC.

You are a qualified candidate if:

• You have a minimum of a Bachelors degree in biology or microbiology, chemistry (or equivalent) and at least 3-5 years related work experience.
• You have experience in document review and document control management.
• You have strong computer skills (required); proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• You have experience in a manufacturing facility with some fundamental knowledge of Quality Assurance (preferred)
• You have good organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• You have strong computer skills (required) with SAP knowledge (preferred)
• You have a good work ethic with high work standards.
• You have excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively prioritize, organize, and plan responsibilities to meet customers' needs.
• You have strong teamwork and interpersonal skills to work with a very interactive and self-directed work team.
• You have working knowledge of SharePoint (preferred)
  

Hourly Rate Range - $24.50/hr. - 26.00/hr.

New hires for this position also receive a sign on bonus of $1,000!