Quality Assurance Engineering Manager jobs in Richland, WA

QA Techs at Milne Fruit Products are an integral part of the systemic approach to food safety and quality.  Responsible for the testing, recording and analyzing of all products manufactured at the facility, each QA Tech ensures customer specifications are met and superior quality requirements are achieved while maintaining production flow. 

As a Milne employee, you will be part of a growing company that values its workforce and has a 60 year track record of excellence. The person we choose to be our new QA Tech will have:

• solid education and experience background that lets us know you like science and are suited to the daily testing duties
• schedule flexibility to meet QA needs in a 24 hour facility 
• desire to be part of a small team making a big impact within our company

Schedule flexibility will be a key hiring factor in this position.  Most of your hours will be on swing and graveyard shifts.  There will be an occasional day shift.  There will be weekend work.  You will get your schedule by Friday for the next week so you will know what you are working that week.  Just know that each week will have a different schedule depending on the production schedule.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily QA testing including brix, acid, pH, pulp determinations, sediment, clarity, color and bacteriological processes
• Verify and record lot numbers, total pounds, supplier and other parameters as required; generate spreadsheets and documents needed for QA and Production documentation
• Interact with Production Management to resolve quality problems
• Assist the QA supervisor in investigation plant quality deviations or problems
• Assist the QA Supervisor in implementing procedures to detect any quality deviations
• Gain a thorough knowledge of, and comply with, all laboratory and plant policies
• Be an advocate for change and help all employees learn and follow new policies and guidelines
• Assist the QA Supervisor with the coordinating of testing for pesticides and authenticity as required by customers, reviewing customer/supplier complaints and reports; assisting with QA crosschecks, monthly plant inspections and maintaining customer specification files

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; additional education preferred
• Entry level to 5 years’ experience; Quality Assurance experience in a food lab preferred
• Scientific aptitude and training in QA Analysis and lab equipment (brix, acid, pH, pulp determinations, sediment, clarity, color and bacteriological processes) preferred
• PC-based computing experience (Word, Advanced Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Professional writing skills to compose memos, letters and other business correspondence observing all rules of grammar, spelling and punctuation
• Ability to read and comprehend technical publications and to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees
• Ability to relate well with all level’s of MFP staff; because of considerable interaction with all employees, effective language and human relations skills are essential
• Math skills to conduct the precision measurement and process capability studies essential to QA
• Work indoors in an office environment (25%); indoors in a laboratory environment (65%); and in and out of doors in the processing plant (10%)
• Potential workplace hazards in the laboratory and processing plant, all safety regulations and use of PPEs must be followed
• Frequently work at fast pace with unscheduled interruptions while managing multiple deadlines
• An equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities
• Complete job description available

With a reputation built on our employee’s commitment to outstanding product quality and customer service, Milne utilizes innovative technologies and rigorous quality controls to provide healthy fruit products that are 100% natural to meet the needs of a diverse consumer marketplace. Founded in 1955, Milne Fruit Products is the industry leader in creating fruit juices, concentrates, purees and custom blends for the industrial food and beverage markets.

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k), after 12 month eligibility period
• Life insurance
• Short-term Disability
• Long-term Disability
• Paid Vacation
• Sick Pay
• Holiday Pay
• Continuing education program
• Bonus eligible