Quality Assurance Technician (Tuesday to Friday 6AM - 4:30PM)

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

Qualifications

Must Have

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Experience running lab equipment and performing tests
• Advanced computer skills including word processing spreadsheets databases
• Ability to read write and communicate effectively in English

Nice to Have

• Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Science related field 
• 3+ years of experience in food production in USDA or FDA regulated facility preferably in quality or food safety
• Working knowledge of HACCP GMP’s SPC Internal Auditing SQF
• Experience with water activity meters swabbing NIR or ATP Units 

Physical Requirements

• Physical Demands: lifting and lowering up to 50 pounds reaching standing walking stooping crawling twisting repetitive motions working in high elevations (above 6 feet)
• Ability to work with allergens and chemicals that might be present in food environment 
• Ability to work in hot (60℉ to 100℉) cold (-20℉ to 60℉) noisy dusty and wet environmental working conditions
• Able to wear safety PPE (hard hat body harness face shield steel-toed boots)
• Able to adhere to GMP requirements (hair/beard nets uniforms hygiene)

What We Do

Here at Spot & Tango we are on a mission to make your pet healthier and happier simplifying your role as a pet parent along the way. Put simply: we exist to create more happy days with your dog. Since 2018 we’ve been cooking up fresh whole ingredient meals personalized for dogs at prices humans can afford. We even created an entirely new category with UnKibble the only Fresh Dry™ food for dogs. That’s how much we believe in the benefits of real food for our loyal companions. Our recipes are made with only whole vegetables fruits grains and meats that we’d eat too. Plus every vet-formulated meal plan is delivered directly to your door and completely customized to your dog’s weight age activity level and health goals.

Why Work With Us

At Spot & Tango we know that we're only as good as our people. We look for candidates who ask the right questions have an entrepreneurial spirit and learn at light speed. While we value experience we also appreciate (and seek out!) fresh perspectives.

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