Quality Assurance Technician (Thursday to Sunday Shift)

Who We Are

Spot & Tango is an innovative pet health & wellness brand that delivers personalized meal plans on a subscription basis. Our recipes are developed by leading animal nutritionists, and are made with only real, human-grade ingredients... and nothing artificial! We have lofty goals (to make every dog in the country healthier, and every pet parent happier!) and we are looking for the right people to help us get there. This is an exciting opportunity to join a VC-backed, high-growth, e-commerce startup and have an outsized impact in an extremely fast-paced environment. Plus, you get to think about dogs all day!

Who You Are

We are looking for a motivated Quality Assurance Technician to join our state-of-the-art freeze-drying facility in Allentown, PA!In this role the QA Technician is responsible for ensuring in-process materials and finished products meet established food safety and quality standards. This job requires strong communication, attention to detail, analytical analysis, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills to support site objectives.

Responsibilities :

• Prioritize individual safety, product quality, and food safety and report any behavior or occurrence that may impact these
• Audit process and perform testing to ensure products are meeting specifications and place material on hold which do not meet quality or food safety standards
• Perform environmental swabbing and pathogen testing, prepares samples for outside lab, ensures accurate records and archiving of all testing
• Ensure that GMPs and Sanitation standards are followed
• Verify GMPs, Sanitation, HACCP activities are followed through records review and direct observation
• Maintain and calibrate inspection equipment used in the evaluation of production quality
• Identify opportunities for process or product improvement and participates in problem solving efforts
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

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Spot & Tango is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.