Quality Assurance Data Specialist (QA Analyst II) - Military Veterans

About Us

T. Marzetti Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ: LANC), is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice markets. Our retail brands include Marzetti®, New York Bakery™ and Sister Schubert’s®, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces. Our foodservice business supplies many of the top restaurant chains in the United States. 

The data specialist position is key in data submission and specification review. This person shall report any non conformance of finished product to the QA Supervisor or Manager.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies and staffing firms refrain from submitting unsolicited resumes to our company. Any resumes sent without a prior agreement and access to proper submittal into the ATS will be considered the property of T. Marzetti, and we reserve the right to contact those candidates without any obligation to pay a fee.

Collect samples of products or packages and monitor test according to established procedures; test and submit R&D/Customer samples for Food Safety & specification development, as well as for production run approval; monitor processes to ensure they are operating consistently; test and document results for product created in Pilot Plant by R&D; test interplant samples as requested; head committee that identifies formulations with reoccurring problems, examines entire process and gives recommendations to correct issue; review/file COA’s; generate COA’s (as needed) for products per customer request; neatly and precisely document all test results; communicate results immediately to management; conduct and summarize product stabilization test; train fellow associates one on one; assumes role of QA analyst when needed; assist in audit preparation for all internal & external audits.

• High school diploma or GED certificate required. Bachelor's degree preferred (Science)
• Basic math and science skills 
• Ability to follow detailed instructions
• Make and record observations and efficiently organize work tasks and time
• Written and oral communication skills
• Be able to work and contribute in a team environment
• Dependable
• Understand key ingredient functionally, processing functions and product attributes and micro methods
• Training and troubleshooting skills

Works in a manufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, read, sit, stand, lift, reach, and bend while moving about the facility. Must be able to stand up to a 8 hour shift (sometimes longer) with regular breaks. The employee is regularly exposed to fumes, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors, moving parts, and equipment. Earplugs, hairnets and steel-toed shoes are required per company and plant GMP and Safety requirements.

Lancaster Colony Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary T. Marzetti Company are committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. It is our goal to provide opportunities that nourish the growth of each individual team member.