QA Tech Relief

Prestage Farms; Eagle Grove (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401k)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary &

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick)

Short Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Prestage Farms in Iowa is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to ensure quality and food safety across production.

You will inspect products, plant, employees, and equipment; sample finished products; conduct sanitation inspections; maintain documentation; and support GMP and audits. The role requires a high school diploma, good English, and MS Office proficiency. On-site work with potential heavy lifting is expected.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent knowledge.
• Competency in reading and writing English is required.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) is preferred.
• Willingness to learn cut floor QA, Harvest QA and FSQA Auditor positions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure overall quality and food safety of products and materials throughout the production process.
• Continuously inspect product, plant, employees, and equipment on the manufacturing floor to ensure standards are met.
• Sample finished products to verify compliance with customer specifications.
• Report discrepancies and proposed solutions to the Quality Assurance Supervisor promptly.
• Complete quality, food safety and test forms accurately and honestly.
• Collaborate with other departments to implement procedure changes to remedy non-compliance.
• Conduct pre-operational and operational sanitation inspections as required.
• Maintain KPI and score cards to drive continuous improvement.
• Support GMP and sanitation audits with corrective actions and follow-up.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Food Safety

Problem Solving

Teamwork

MS Office

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ensure overall quality and food safety of products and materials at various stages of production process. Analyze and test product to ensure they meet established quality standards.

Continuously inspect product, plant, employees, and equipment on the manufacturing floor to ensure quality and food safety standards are met.

Sample finished products to assure compliance with customer specifications.

Conduct metal detector checks, blade inspections, etc. Report discrepancies and violations along with solutions to the Quality Assurance Supervisor immediately.

Complete required documentation (quality, food safety and test forms) honestly and accurately.

Works with other departments to implement procedure changes involving raw materials/finished goods to remedy the cause of any non-compliance as quickly as possible.

Employee is required to conduct pre-operational sanitation inspections, operational sanitation inspections.

The duties include regular completion of Quality and Food Safety, CCP and sanitation paperwork that should ultimately result in no FS deviations.

GMP and Sanitation audits are conducted as directed with documented corrective actions and follow-up as necessary.

Maintain KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) and score cards to drive continuous improvement.

Advocate and maintain a strong commitment to safety in the operating process.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma/GED or knowledge equivalent to.

Competancy in reading and writing English is required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, and other employees of the organization

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) Work Processing Software.

Must have the ability to learn to do cut floor QA, Harvest QA and FSQA Auditor positions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must be able to use a High Lift for required work. The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts; extreme cold and/or heat. The noise level in the work environment may be loud.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick)
• Short Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)