Overview
What You’ll Do:
Productivity/Quality
- Assist production/processing departments in maintaining/improving product quality and insure that the departments adhere to product specifications and manufacturing and quality related SOPs.
- Assist with the disposition of product or supplies that are out of specification
- Audit compliance to product quality related portions of manufacturing, warehousing, sanitation policies and procedures.
- Responsible for monitoring, record keeping, and taking appropriate action for specified Food Safety Plan, Food Quality Plan and prerequisite program requirements
- Responsible to report food safety and quality issues to management
Develop and supervise activities of the QA Department
Product Cuttings and Plant Visits
Requirements for Success:
Education & Experience
- 4 year degree preferred in either the following or a related technical discipline: Food Science, Food Processing
- Certifications not required, however, certifications in the following areas are valuable: Food Sanitation, HAACP, Better Food Processing
- 2 years’ experience – Management/Leadership in Food Processing, Quality Assurance or Sanitation environment
- Computer knowledge required
- Trouble-shooting capabilities for lab equipment preferred
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
- Problem Solver
- Analytical
- Confident – able to make decisions in a fast-paced environment
- Good interpersonal skills
- On the job training regarding HACCP Training by HACCP Coordinator
- Striving
- Teamwork
- Order
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions
To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job:
- Sitting- to complete a task at lower levels
- Standing- to complete most all tasks
- Walking
- Climbing- to get to parts department, when using ladder, on equipment
- Reaching- to perform activities, to get tools out of toolbox
- Kneeling- to perform work activities at low levels
- Crawling- to perform work activities under equipment
- Squatting
- Bending/stooping- to pick up tools or parts, to perform work tasks at lower levels or inside a machine
- Twisting- to perform work activities
- Pinch- to use tools, to manipulate wires
- Grasping/handling- using tools, manipulating parts
- Available to work a flexible work schedule
- Must be able to walk or stand on concrete floors, and climb ladders without difficulty or pain
- Must wear appropriate safety and GMP gear in designated areas of the plant
- Able to ambulate hands and fingers to operate necessary equipment with equipment and machinery for the position, telephone, computer, radio, etc.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Direct: 5-8 lab technicians during Co-Pack season, 12-16 lab technicians during Fresh Pack season
Indirect: None
Benefits of joining the Red Gold Family:
- Medical premiums as low as $20.89/week
- Paid parental leave time off work
- Employer-paid disability benefits
- 401(k) matching up to 7%
- Free counselling through the Employee Assistance Program
- Employer-paid life insurance
- So much more!
