QA Systems Coordinator

Post Holdings Inc.; Britt (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods, Inc. in Britt, Iowa seeks an FSQ Technician to ensure food safety and quality across production with emphasis on HACCP, PCQI, and SQF practices. You will mentor quality systems and support plant-wide compliance.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and at least 1 year of related experience, strong English skills, and the ability to work safely in a fast-paced facility applying GMPs and SAP tools.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent.
• 1 year of related experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend English instructions and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to safe work practices and GMPs; report conditions affecting safety or quality.
• Follow USDA/FSIS/FDA and customer guidelines.
• Train production staff on food safety and quality requirements to meet MFI standards.
• Use SAP to access product specifications and printing instructions.
• Maintain accurate documentation of testing results and actions taken.
• Be available to cover for others to ensure continuous operations.

Skills

HACCP

PCQI

SQF Practitioner Training

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Job description

Brand: Michael Foods Inc.

Categories: Operations Production

Locations: Britt, Iowa

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 31687

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. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY:

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.

This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ability to adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, 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.
• Have specialized training and receive certification for HACCP, PCQI, SQF Practitioner Training
• Use SAP to access and print product specifications, formulas, and mixing instructions.
• Assist in training production employees on food safety & quality requirements to ensure MFI standards are being met. Foster open communication and a good attitude towards work and fellow employees
• Review Quality Systems documents and report any detected abnormalities to the Production Employees, FSQ Supervisor or Manager, and Production Lead, Supervisor or Manager.
• 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.
• Ability to maintain regular and consistent attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• In absence, job duties and responsibilities will be covered by another qualified FSQ Technician, the FSQ Supervisor or FSQ Manager.
• Will be a designated back-up SQF Practitioner for the facility.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

EXPERIENCE

1 year of related experience

LANGUAGE SKILLS

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

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

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.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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

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POSITION SUMMARY

POSITION SUMMARY:

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.

This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ability to adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, 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.
• Have specialized training and receive certification for HACCP, PCQI, SQF Practitioner Training
• Use SAP to access and print product specifications, formulas, and mixing instructions.
• Assist in training production employees on food safety & quality requirements to ensure MFI standards are being met. Foster open communication and a good attitude towards work and fellow employees
• Review Quality Systems documents and report any detected abnormalities to the Production Employees, FSQ Supervisor or Manager, and Production Lead, Supervisor or Manager.
• 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.
• Ability to maintain regular and consistent attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• In absence, job duties and responsibilities will be covered by another qualified FSQ Technician, the FSQ Supervisor or FSQ Manager.
• Will be a designated back-up SQF Practitioner for the facility.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

EXPERIENCE

1 year of related experience

LANGUAGE SKILLS

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

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

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.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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

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Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)