About Twin City Foods, Inc
Twin City Foods is a leading Frozen Vegetable Producer committed to delivering high-quality, nutritious, and sustainably sourced frozen vegetables to consumers worldwide. With a focus on innovation, quality assurance, and environmental responsibility, we have established ourselves as a key player in the frozen food industry. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a dynamic and eager to learn QA Lab Technician.
Benefits of a QA Worker:
- Medical / Dental / Vision
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life, AD&D, & STD (company paid)
- Paid Holidays
- Vacation
- 401k Retirement Plan (matching at 6%)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Discount Programs (theme parks, movie theaters, gym memberships, etc.)
POSITION DUTIES
GRADER/LINE CHECKER
- Check quality of product approximately every half hour
- Make sure adjustments are made especially for mixes, according to specifications
- Check temperatures
- Check 10 bags approximately every half hour for correct:
- Weights
- Codes
- Seals
- Check cases for correct
- Codes
- UPC
- Items and numbers
- Expiration dates
- Check for correct product type
- Check stacking patterns and for slip sheets when necessary
- Check the metal detectors at start up, at 30 minute intervals (approximately) and at the end of production. Also after any maintenance work has been done on the line.
- Place product on hold if necessary
- Lead grader does inspection of processing area prior to start-up
- Do product flavor testing.
- Collect customer samples.
TICKET WRITER
Make certain correct product is brought out of the cold storage
- Maintains all paperwork on totes being brought out and used and on totes not used.
- Checks to make sure correct item numbers are being used:
- Slip sheets
- Day codes
- Expiration dates
- Checks stacking patterns
- Checks condition of the pallets
- Maintains all tracking paperwork for finished product
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF JOB POSITION
This job position requires the following minimum physical abilities to adequately perform the above activities.
- STANDING – The employee needs to be able to stand for 4 (out of 8) hours per work shift, walk for 4 hours and sit for 4 hours.
- PACE – The pace of this job is considered routine.
- LIFTING – Lifting from the waist level is required. The average weight lifted is 1-2 lbs. The heaviest weight lifted is 30 lbs. Lifting frequency is as needed.
- TWISTING – This position does not require twisting.
- PUSH/PULL – Push/pull activities may occur 1-2 times per shift.
- HAND/WRIST – Involves fine hand and wrist movements for 4 hours per shift and pinching/gripping for 2 hours per shift. There is no repetitive wrist twisting or bending.
- ELBOWS – Elbow use is not necessary.
- SHOULDERS – Work required above shoulder level is at a maximum of 2 hours per shift. No forceful shoulder pushing/pulling is required.
- KNEES – Some squatting is required up to 5 times per day.
- CLIMBING – Climbing is required for 2 hours per shift up to a level of 3 steps above floor level.
- WALKING is expected to be one mile per day.
- VISION – 20/40 or better required with or without correction.
- COLOR VISION – Good color vision is necessary.
- HEARING – Must be able to hear better than 40 Db threshold level in at least one ear.
FOOD SAFETY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
GRADER/LINE CHECKER
- Use proper food safety PPE and follow proper hygiene procedures.
- Check product temperatures.
- Check the metal detectors at start up, at 30 minute intervals (approximately) and at the end of production. Also after any maintenance work has been done on the line.
- Place product on hold when sample contains a foreign material.
- Do environmental testing for Listeria.
- Do necessary protein testing for allergens.
- Ensure that the “County of Origin” is listed on packaging.
