Food Quality Assurance Tech AM/PM

HelloFresh

Engineering | Aurora., CO, US

Green Chef is the leading and first certified organic meal kit company in the US. We are passionate about making it easier to eat healthfully at home. Founded in September of 2014, Green Chef is already a national force with hundreds of employees and tens of thousands of customers relying on us to help them eat well.


In 2018, HelloFresh Inc. saw something special in Green Chef and brought it into the Hello Fresh family. Green Chef is now part of one of the fastest growing startups in the US, and part of the world’s largest meal kit family as we tirelessly work to disrupt the food industry.  


We remain focused on delivering healthy, organic meals, designed for busy people. At Green Chef, we believe in creating thoughtful food experiences from planting to plating. We strive to create greater interaction and meaningful connections with the food that nourishes us, the people who provide it, and the ones we share it with. Green Chef offers a variety of specialty lifestyle plans including Keto, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Omnivore, and Carnivore.


Essential Functions:


Be competent to implement and maintain HACCP based food safety plans and documents


Training of production employees (Food Safety, HACCP, etc.)


Ensuring sanitation standards are met, overseeing cleanup procedures for compliance


Participate in “outside” audits or regulatory visits, such as HACCP, COOF, FDA, and State health inspections


Report problems or inconsistencies with any procedure to supervisors or management


Follow up with employees regarding HACCP paperwork completeness and accuracy


Proactively look for ways to improve and in all areas of production


Assist in any and all areas of the facility


Responsibilities:


In the event of a product nonconformance, responsibilities include:


Identify affected inventory in production to ensure it is physically located and accounted for


Quarantine affected product


Inform production team and keep them updated as necessary


Completion of HACCP paperwork – Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly; verify that it is completed and turned in.


Verifies HACCP forms and checks for accuracy and completeness


Completes daily sanitation, facility, and quality check documents


Works with managers to make claims on damaged or nonconforming product received at facility


Meets with team leaders during shift to determine needs; to answer questions regarding production or quality troubleshooting


Weekly Thermometer calibration state checks against NIST thermometer


Monitors temperature of cooler routinely throughout week


Routine swabbing and good sampling practices to send to 3rd party laboratory


Perform monthly internal audits with QA manager to ensure all Food Safety procedures are being completed correctly


Lot tracking and cooler/freezer organization


Required Experience/Education:


High school diploma or equivalent


College degree preferred


Prior HACCP Training preferred


Some produce/food knowledge for quality assessments


Quality Control or quality assurance experience preferred


Physical Demands:


Ability to lift up 50 pounds regularly  


Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time (10+ hours)


Regular stooping, squatting, bending, twisting, and walking


Working Conditions:


Temperature controlled warehouse environment


Must be able to withstand temperatures ranging from under 40 degrees Fahrenheit to ambient room temperature


Perks:


PTO


Medical


Dental 


Vision


Voluntary Life and AD&D


Short Term Disability


Pet Insurance 


Daily meal and snacks


Our team is diverse, high-performing and international, helping us to create a truly inspiring work environment in which you will thrive!


It is the policy of Green Chef and HelloFresh not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran.