Lab/QA Tech - 3rd Shift

Michael Foods; Britt (IA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods in Britt, Iowa is seeking a Food Safety and Quality Technician responsible for ensuring product safety and quality. This role involves monitoring food safety processes, conducting tests on products, and training production employees on quality requirements.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or GED and some related experience. Basic cooking skills and proficiency in using SAP are preferred. Join us to be part of a leading food processing company!

Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions and correspondence in English.
• 1-3 months of related experience required.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product meets safety and quality requirements.
• Collect and perform tests on product samples.
• Assist in training employees on safety and quality.

Skills

Basic cooking skills

Organoleptic skills

Self-motivated

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Job description

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Location Description

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Britt, Iowa where more eggs are produced within a 100 mile radius than anywhere in the world. Small town living and friendly faces make Britt, Iowa a place to call home. Our location is an egg processing facility that varies from breaking, pasteurization, and dried egg.

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for ensuring that the product produced meets the requirements for Food Safety and Quality. This is achieved through the implementation and monitoring of the Quality Systems programs and the mentoring of these programs to all departments in the facility.

• Responsible for the Food Safety and Food Quality of MFI products.
• Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMPs, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Follow USDA, FSIS, FDA, Customer and MFI guidelines.
• Collect in-process and finished product samples from filling lines or from a tanker and perform tests to check for compliance to established MFI and customer specifications (salt and solids, pH, temperature, package integrity, moisture, weight, sensory, etc).
• Use SAP to access and print product specifications, formulas, and mixing instructions.
• Assist in training production employees on food safety & quality requirements.
• Perform pre-operational and operational inspections of the production areas, reporting any deficiencies noted to the Lead or Supervisor in charge.
• Check containers for proper coding and labeling to meet USDA and MFI standards. Monitor label declared weights on all products produced.
• Inspect incoming ingredients.
• Calibrate pH meter, thermometers, and scales to ensure equipment is accurate. Follow-up on any defective equipment.
• Report any detected abnormalities to the Production Employees, FSQ Supervisor or Manager, and Production Lead, Supervisor or Manager.
• Perform a recheck of any out of spec product produced and initiate any necessary hold of product.
• Perform FSQ program requirements such as environmental swabbing, water testing, and air plate testing.
  • Provide COAs to all customers requesting finished product test results and notify drivers of release of product (SSL Tankers only).
  • Keep accurate and complete documentation of work performed and results of any testing done.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• In absence, job duties and responsibilities will be covered by another qualified FSQ Technician or the FSQ Supervisor.

Qualifications

Education

Level 3: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.

Experience

1-3 months of related experience.

Language Skills

Level 3: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations in English.

Mathematical Skills

Level 4: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Level 3: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Licenses, Certificates, Registrations

N/A

Other Skills And Abilities

• Ability to display basic cooking skills
• Organoleptic skills
• Be self-motivated