Quality Assurance Technician
Company: Michael Foods Inc.
Location: Springfield
Posted on: May 22, 2023
Job Description:
Business Unit Description: 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 the
Village of West Jefferson, OH, is located just minutes from the
western suburbs of Columbus and about 20 minutes to the west of
downtown. We are proud to be Michael Foods' most recent greenfield
project, producing high quality protein shakes serving people all
around the world. It's our honor to continue our strong commitment
to our employees, our community, and our environment.
Responsibilities: 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. -The purpose of the Quality
Assurance technician is to ensure proper specifications are met and
documented on all incoming ingredients and packaging materials and
outgoing finished products. - The technicians also communicate all
findings to the necessary departments. All of Michael Foods, the
customers and the public will benefit from the work done by
technicians who ensure safe, compliant quality products.
-ACITIVITIES: -
- Assumes personal responsibility to insure a safe and healthy
workplace for everyone. Adheres to all safety policies/procedures
and incorporates safety and health in all job's duties/tasks.
- Adheres to safe work practices, follows GMP's, maintains
sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained.
Reports any conditions or practices that may adversely affect
employee safety or food safety/quality to management
immediately.
- Attends and actively participates in safety
meetings/trainings.
- Ensures regulatory compliance at all times.
- Perform periodic in process quality checks: physical and
chemical lab testing, coding, weight, packaging integrity,
labeling, temperature, sensory, document review etc. to verify
compliance with costumer and MFI's specifications and all others
associated regulations for all products.
- Inspect and sample incoming ingredients to summit for internal
lab testing as required.
- Assist in drafting, revision, and maintenance of plant standard
operating procedures.
- Act as a liaison between Production, Distribution, Sanitation,
Maintenance, and the Quality Department.
- Participate in plant food safety/quality inspections,
in-process inspections, mock recall, label audits, HACCP
audits.
- Verify proper set-up of production lines at start-up and shift
change: Printer set-up (coding), packaging materials, labeling,
quality limits, etc.
- Review sanitary condition of production lines prior to start-up
by verifying fillers sterilization limits, performing ATP
(adenosine triphosphate / verify surface cleanliness) and
environmental swab, and follow up sanitation procedures after
downtime requiring maintenance activity.
- Communicate quality issues with Production and Quality
Management and assist in root cause analysis and implementation of
corrective actions where appropriate.
- Perform investigative environmental swabbing of critical
production equipment/areas as a troubleshooting guide.
- Assist in investigations in response to customer concerns or
other quality related deviations to determine root cause and
appropriate corrective actions.
- Assist in the management of quality hold activities, including
non-conforming product inventories.
- Ensure lab equipment, fridges and thermometer etc. are properly
maintained and calibrated.
- Maintain and follow MFI micro sample and shelf-life study
programs.
- Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications: EDUCATION:
One-year certificate from college or technical school or equivalent
combination of education, training and/or experience. -LANGUAGE
SKILLS: -Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety
rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure
manuals. - Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups, customers/vendors or
employees of the organization. -
Keywords: Michael Foods Inc., Springfield , Quality Assurance Technician, Professions , Springfield, Ohio
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