Quality Tech (1st)

**About Old Souls Farms** Old Souls Farm is a growing food processing and packaging company based in St. Paris, Ohio. Founded in 2017, we started with a simple mission—produce high-quality food with care and consistency—and have since expanded to serve major national brands. With a team of over 250 employees, we take pride in hard work, reliability, and creating opportunities for people who want to build something meaningful together. **OSF Quality Technician Job Description** **Position Summary** The Quality Technician is responsible for supporting the facility’s food safety, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance programs within a Ready-to-Eat (RTE) food manufacturing environment. This position performs routine inspections, in-process checks, documentation review, environmental and product monitoring, and verification activities to ensure all products meet company, customer, and regulatory requirements. The Quality Technician plays a critical role in maintaining compliance with GMPs, HACCP, SQF/BRC standards, USDA/FDA regulations, and internal quality systems. ***This is on-site in St.Paris, OH - we will not accept any out of state applications.*** * * * **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** **Food Safety & Quality Monitoring** - Perform routine line inspections and production checks throughout the shift. - Verify compliance with GMPs, sanitation, personnel practices, and allergen controls. - Conduct pre-operational and operational inspections of production rooms, packaging lines, and equipment. - Monitor Critical Control Points (CCPs) including metal detectors, cook/chill temperatures, seal integrity, label verification, and other food safety checks. - Perform scheduled weight, code date, label, packaging, and seal checks. - Verify products meet established specifications for appearance, texture, weight, temperature, and packaging integrity. - Inspect finished goods for defects prior to release. **Documentation & Recordkeeping** - Complete and review QA forms, CCP logs, sanitation records, and production paperwork accurately and in real time. - Verify all required documentation is completed correctly by associates. - Escalate missing, incomplete, or inaccurate records to supervision. - Maintain traceability documentation including lot codes, ingredient verification, and production records. - Support document control and filing of QA records. **Sampling & Testing** - Collect product samples for: - - Microbiological testing - Shelf-life studies - Retain samples - Customer or third-party testing - Conduct routine testing such as: - - Viscosity - Water activity - Temperature verification - Net weight checks - Sensory evaluations - Perform environmental monitoring and swabbing as required. **Packaging & Label Verification** - Verify correct labels, sleeves, film, and packaging materials are in use. - Confirm allergen statements, lot coding, expiration dates, and product identity are accurate. - Inspect seals, closures, and package integrity throughout production. - Verify changeovers are completed correctly to prevent label mix-ups and cross-contact risks. **Non-Conformance & Corrective Actions** - Identify and document product or process deviations. - Place affected product on QA hold when required. - Notify supervisors and management of food safety or quality concerns immediately. - Assist with investigations involving: - - Foreign material - Customer complaints - Packaging defects - Process deviations - Support corrective and preventive action (CAPA) activities. **Compliance & Audit Support** - Support internal, customer, USDA/FDA, and third-party audits. - Ensure compliance with: - - HACCP plans - SQF / BRC requirements - GMPs - SOPs - Regulatory requirements - Participate in food safety and quality training programs. * * * **Qualifications** - High school diploma or GED required - 1–3 years of quality assurance experience in food manufacturing preferred - RTE food manufacturing experience strongly preferred - Kno…