Vital Proteins is a dynamic organization consisting of a team of passionate individuals who believe whole-food-based nutrition is essential for overall health, fitness and wellbeing. Our team is comprised of intelligent and innovative talent who work collaboratively to ensure creativity, success, and global growth. At Vital Proteins, our mission is to empower our company, team, customers and consumers to live a full, vibrant life. We seek to hire, develop and support individuals, who continually ask questions and seek out ways to improve strategies and tactics involving our brands, sales, operations, innovation and other go-to market activities.

Wouldn’t you like to work within a luxury manufacturing facility? Vital Proteins can offer you frequent free lunches, PTO, wellness days, paid time for volunteering, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, non-mandatory overtime and so much more.

The Quality Assurance Technician 2nd shift’s primary responsibility is to assist in the execution of quality processes and procedures in support of the Vital Proteins Quality Assurance program. The Quality Assurance Technician will carry out the company vision and mission through his work, as an integral part of the Vital Proteins team. Reporting to the Quality Assurance Supervisor, the Quality Assurance Technician will operate out of the Vital Proteins production facility in Franklin Park.

What you will be responsible for:

• Perform food safety activities (ATP and Allergen swabs to verify equipment cleanliness, EMP swabbing)
• Perform pre-operational inspections and verifications (i.e., line clearance, verification of raw materials, WIPs and packaging components, review of batch-related documentation, label, master case verifications)
• Assign and verify lot numbers and expiration dates
• Perform line audits and in-process quality checks (i.e. weight, induction seal, label quality, master case information checks)
• Collect samples throughout the production run and send them out for microorganism testing with the appropriate transmittal form
• Ensure the Batch Production Record and production logs are filled out correctly and in real-time
• Perform CCP checks as specified in the SOP
• Verify components and weights during the blending batching process
• Test detergent and sanitizer concentrations
• Provide assistance during new product trials
• Perform finish product review
• Work in conjunction with the production, materials, and warehouse teams to ensure production flow efficiency and the highest quality product possible
• Create Incident Reports to document any non-compliant process, products or incidents that could impact quality or Food Safety
• Escalate major quality and any potential food safety issues to the supervisor or manager to initiate a prompt response to any issue
• Place non-conformant product on Hold
• Execute all process in accordance with company standard operating procedures and cGMP and adherence to HACCP, GMP, NSF, and SQF programs
• Maintain a clean working area
• Other duties as assigned

Who you are:

• Have a high school diploma/GED (required)
• Able to work 2nd shift hours approximately 4:30pm- 4:30 am
• High attention to detail
• Good attitude to work with a team as well as the ability to work independently
• Able to work with computers and tablets
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Experience working in a GMP environment for food or supplements
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• You are passionate about the health, fitness, and/or beauty markets
• Can lift 25-50 lbs. on occasion
• Must be able to read, write, and understand English

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At Vital Proteins, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

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