Food Safety & Quality Technician - Third Shift Details

Food Safety & Quality Technician - Third Shift

Nom Nom Now - Nashville, TN

Employment Type : Full-Time

Nom Nom is improving the lives of dogs and cats everywhere. One meal at a time.

Founded in 2015, Nom Nom delivers millions of real, restaurant-quality meals every month through our fresh food subscription service. Prepped, mixed and portioned in our very own kitchens, we obsess all the way down to the calorie to meet the unique needs of every pet we serve. Our board certified veterinary nutritionist and staff of world-class scientists make sure of it, researching, studying and working nonstop to ensure the quality of our recipes while advancing pet health at large.

We’re a team of pet lovers (duh), complacency crushers (you bet) and doggedly-determined experts (woof) that pride ourselves on serving up the best food possible for our four-legged family. We take absolute ownership over everything we do, persistently pushing one another toward creative solutions to complex problems. With a healthy dose of fun when time permits.

(Time always permits.)

Food Safety & Quality Technician Overview

The Quality Technician focuses on efficiently ensuring the safety of our ingredients, work in process product, and our finished product with an emphasis on team member and food safety, quality, continuous improvement, individual/team development and leadership.

Available Shift

• Third Shift: 11:00pm to 7:00 am Monday - Friday

Responsibilities

• Assist implementation, adherence and auditing of all food safety, quality and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor production records for completion and accuracy.
• Manually enter data and audit results in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Perform environmental swabbing and report results accurately.
• Verify lot code information of ingredients and finished product.
• Prepare ingredient/work-in-process/finished product samples for third party laboratory testing
• Verify instruments and equipment for accuracy and calibrate when necessary
• Perform and accurately document pre-operational inspections of equipment and instruments
• Perform facility inspections and report findings
• Handle department-specific tasks. Provide interdepartmental support as needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• HACCP/FSMA Certification or Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Biology, or other related field preferred.
• 1+ years of Quality Assurance experience in food or pet food manufacturing; with GFSI experience preferred
• Understanding of G Suite tools including Slides, Sheets, and Docs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (Ability to deal tactfully and courteously with co-workers and vendors).
• Ability to think critically, troubleshoot and problem solve.
• Must be flexible to work weekends and other shifts as needed.
• Able to work well independently, self-motivated, and as a team member.
• Able to meet the physical requirements of the position requiring heavy lifting up to 50 pounds carrying tools and supplies, kneeling, stooping, climbing, and standing on feet for long periods of time.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay rate
• Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, commuter assistance
• 401k plan with company match
• Tremendous opportunities for growth
• Dog friendly office