Join the team

Responsibilities

• On time punctuality and good attendance.
• Label boxes per customer specifications.
• Monitor date code and inform operators of illegibility per USDA.
• Move line to line as the flow of the blending changes.
• Keep broken eggs of the floor to eliminate potential slips and falls.
• Keep work area neat and organized and free of trip hazards (banding, pallets, cardboard etc.).
• Follow all workplace safety procedures per safety training.
• Clean-up work area at days end including sweeping, eggs off floor, pans pulled and dumped, waste eggs dumped scoops, scrapers and buckets picked up and all removed to the cleaning room. This is mandatory for all crew members.
• Assist co-workers as needed – teamwork.
• Comply with Food Safety and GMP requirements at all times.
• Any and all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• We work hard, so we need team members with a good work ethic.
• Quality is critical, so we need people who take pride in their work.
• Repetitive use of upper extremities.
• We value continuous improvement and innovation so we need people with ideas and passion to make things better.
• We work as a team, so we need people who work well with others.
• We are a mission driven business, so we need people who are aligned with our culture.

Physical Demands:

• Stand for 10+ hours per day.
• .Lift/push/pull up to 50 lbs

Responsibilities

• Actively manage daily QA activities as outlined in the quality and food safety program, ensuring compliance to USDA and SQF guidelines as well as adherence to customer expectations.
• Manage the local QA team, including scheduling, coverage, training needs, planning, assigning and directing work, performance appraisals. 
• Manage product hold and release program, partnering with QA techs and production to identify root cause, assign corrective action, and develop process improvements.
• Investigate and resolve consumer complaints and / or food safety issues, report findings and develop corrective and preventive action measures. 
• Perform environmental testing according to quality program guidelines. 
• Participate in the development, implementation, and training of new policies, procedures and programs.
• Lead all audits, inspections and regulatory visits and provide detailed reports to Corporate.
• Maintain plant certifications (Organic, American Humane, Kosher, etc).
• Coordinate pest management activities, ensuring pest control provider meets expectations. 
• Assist other department leaders with promoting a safe working environment, including training and monitoring compliance. 
• Partner with processing and the warehouse on reporting issues with packaging material to the corporate contact. 
• Develop trainings for the QA department and work with other department leaders to ensure their trainings meet the requirements for SQF, USDA and FSMA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related scientific discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 – 5 years manufacturing / processing experience required, food industry preferred.
• 1 – 3 years of supervisory / leadership experience in QA / QC preferred.
• HACCP and SQF Practitioner certification required.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong working knowledge of HACCP, SQF, quality systems, and sanitation requirements for a food processing facility.
• Must be able to problem solve, show high attention to detail and be self-motivated.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.