Software Quality Assurance Analyst jobs in Riverside, CA

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Summary
The Quality Assurance Analyst plays a crucial role in ensuring the quality and functionality of software products through various testing methodologies such as performance testing, system testing, and unit testing. The ideal candidate will have expertise in software quality assurance, test case creation, and software troubleshooting to identify and resolve issues efficiently. Additionally, experience in release management and functional testing is essential for successful product launches. Premium skills in tools like TestNG, Selenium, and knowledge of mobile testing for Android and iOS platforms are highly valued. The ability to work with Continuous Integration tools, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with development teams using Agile methodologies will be key to excelling in this role. Knowledge of AWS, Visual Studio, and experience with Waterfall and Agile development processes will also be beneficial for this position.

Assure that customer specifications are achieved, and the facility/Plant meet local, state, and federal food safety and health regulations.

• Partners with operations management team to ensure food safety best practices and processes. Ensures regulatory food safety compliance.
• Verifies the daily production plan, and any immediate needs to be addressed. May conduct pre-operation and other inspections, may reject materials or products, completes environmental swabbing and quality testing.
• Maintain documentation in support of fresh food specification requirements.
• Conduct and facilitate internal and external quality audits, documenting findings and next steps.
• Work with receivers to verify the documentation of temperature and inspection of delivery trucks (Assure accurate completion of Receiving logs). Ensure FIFO is followed, proper allergen segregation.
• Use the PPRO app to do receiving inspections, as well as setting up the app and check reports in PPRO.
• Complete established USDA swabbing and shelf-life tests of product samples as required. Calibrate test equipment-Scales and Thermometers. Ensure thermometer calibration logs are complete.
• Collect samples, fill out order sheets, pack and ship samples to the lab, as required
• Maintain and organize Food Safety and Quality Assurance daily records. Maintain and monitor inventory product retains and spot-check department documentation for accuracy and compliance.
• Monitor / evaluate cleanliness and 5S standards.
• Document downtime related problems and corrective actions taken when associated with a QA hold or action that interrupts production.
• Perform all quality checks and preventive critical control points (CCP) monitoring (temperature logs, sanitation, labeling checks, net weight, package integrity, and package integrity checks)
• Collaborates and makes recommendations on food safety and quality decisions regarding ingredient, raw product, in-process product and finished product conformance.
• Prevents and helps with researching information for management to respond (corrective action / preventive action) and follow up to Government (Federal – USDA / FDA / etc., State, County and City) inquiries.
• Review documents and verify plant recipes/ specifications, labeling, etc.
• Support internal and external food quality/safety audits & report and track corrective actions. Print traceability forms from the QMS.
• May track the quantity of swabs, test strips, chemicals, and other supplies for the QA dept.
• May spend time reviewing market research, trends, and collaborate on projects.
• Escalates difficult matters to the QA Supervisor or QA Manager as necessary.
• Performs other duties as needed

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $16.50 per hour

Experience level:

• 1 year

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• Riverside, CA 92508: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person