Food Safety and Quality Lab Technician - Day Shift - Buffalo Plant

General Mills Operations, LLC.; United States; Presencial; USD 25.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The General Mills Buffalo Plant manufactures Flour and Cereal products for North America. This role provides day-to-day Food Safety and Quality support including analytical testing, sensory evaluation and communication of GMPs, HACCP and related procedures.

The position is a day shift (6 am – 6 pm) with rotating weekends and requires collaboration with operators to ensure safety, quality and plant productivity.

Formación

• High School Diploma.
• 1+ years of QA/Control lab or analytical testing experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems.
• Good communication and influence skills.
• Experience and desire to work in a team environment.
• Strong statistical skills.

Responsabilidades

• Complete analytical testing of ingredients, packaging and finished products.
• Enter data into a computer-based information system.
• Approve product against product specifications.
• Troubleshoot out-of-spec product, handle hold orders and make sound risk decisions.
• Partner with team leaders and operators to evaluate food safety and quality risks.
• Complete IRM program activities and SPC control charting and analysis.
• Lead shift sensory panels to ensure product meets sensory requirements.
• Make up chemical solutions and complete equipment calibrations.

Conocimientos

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team player

Statistical skills

Educación

High School Diploma

Descripción del empleo

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The General Mills Buffalo Plant manufactures Flour and Cereal products for our North America Retail and North America Foodservice business segments. The flour products are targeted to a wide variety of customers within our North America Foodservice division. Our cereal products include a variety of sizes and packing configurations of Cheerios, Honey Nut, Apple Cinnamon and Very Berry Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Corn Chex and Honey Nut Chex. The plant has a long history in Buffalo and began as a flour mill in 1903. Today, the plant focuses on leading with safety, delivering strong performance and building a One Buffalo culture. This position will provide day-to-day Food Safety and Quality support for the Buffalo plant, which will include analytical testing, sensory evaluation and communication and interpretation of Good Manufacturing Practices, HACCP and other Food Safety and Quality procedures.

Shift Information

Day shift position with 6 am - 6 pm hours Rotating schedule, including weekends

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Complete analytical (chemical and physical) testing of ingredients, packaging and finished products
• Enter data into a computer-based information system
• Approve product against product specifications
• Troubleshoot out of specification product, handle hold orders and making sound risk decisions
• Partner with team leaders and operators to evaluate food safety and quality risks, influence appropriate decisions and support plant productivity
• Complete internal reference material (IRM) program activities and statistical process control (SPC) control charting and analysis
• Have intermediate knowledge of instrumentation and troubleshooting
• Complete start-up, changeover and bulk pack inspections and other sanitation accountabilities
• Lead shift sensory panels to ensure product is meeting all sensory requirements
• Make up chemical solutions and complete equipment calibrations
• Lead designated quality programs such as retain management, glass and brittle plastic, COA management, bulk pack formula auditing and packaging label verification

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma
• 1+ years of Quality Assurance/Control laboratory/analytical testing experience or related experience
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
• Good communication and influence skills
• Experience and desire to work in a team environment
• Strong statistical skills