Food Safety Quality Assurance Specialist

14 hours ago

Saint Charles, Missouri, United States General Mills Full time

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Food Safety Quality Assurance Technician to join our team. As a Food Safety Quality Assurance Technician, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and safety of our products.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support operations and quality by assisting in data collection, analysis, documenting FSQ activities, communication and guidance to ensure compliance with all company, customer, regulatory and BRC requirements
  • Maintain a safe and clean working environment
  • Follow all company safety rules and procedures
  • Monitor GMPs in production and warehouse for compliance and record on approved form
  • Perform Test & Measuring Equipment (scale, thermometer, moisture analyzer, etc.) calibrations and project assignments in a timely, safe and professional matter, report results, and issues to FSQA Supervisor
  • Conduct incoming raw material inspection, verify and file COAs for incoming material, and other receiving documents. Inspect incoming raw materials in accordance with quality control procedures
  • Inspect finished products and processing parameters to ensure compliance with customer's specifications and manufacturing instructions. Generate COAs as needed and send to customer in timely manner
  • Conduct the finished product label verification
  • Notify production personnel of deviations in product quality. Place product on hold when necessary
  • Conduct pre-operational inspection and collect microbiological swab samples for environmental monitoring, including but not limited to air, water, drains, and equipment surface
  • Verify Preventive Control Points daily and ensure Food Safety daily checks are performed
  • Coordinate, schedule and perform pizza bake off on weekly basis and conduct texture analysis when required. Measure, collect and enter data into spreadsheet for trending
  • Maintain appropriate records of tests, inspection results and observations
  • Maintain accurate records of QA hold products, retention sampling, foreign material incidents, non-conforming products, customer complaints, pre-op swabbing results
  • Notify FSQA Manager, Coordinator/Supervisor and Plant Manager of unusual product observation, to assure potential quality issues identified, reviewed and resolved prior to release of product
  • Assist in training new employees
  • Other duties as assigned. Some examples could include things like:
  • Organize and assemble daily records' packets for Operations team and FSQ department
  • Creating FSQ Talking-Points/OPL's for shift huddles
  • Various Improvement Projects : Creating SOP binders, Pack Room Quality OPL
  • Responsible for record maintenance and follow-up of 3rd party lab results
  • leading FSRA/GMP audits on their shift

About the Team:

We are a team that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together.

What We Offer:

  • Competitive compensation and benefits package
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • A collaborative and dynamic work environment
  • Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance

Requirements:

  • Minimum of a high school education or GED
  • For business and safety reasons, must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in written English.
  • 1 years of food manufacturing experience
  • 1 year of Quality Assurance experience preferred
  • Ability to effectively communicate with all line level positions and management
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc) and other computer skills
  • Must be familiar with and able to use label printers, and measuring device equipment
  • Scientific base of knowledge

Physical Requirements:

  • Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
  • Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
  • Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
  • Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face mask, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
  • Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
  • Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment
  • Must be able to work in cold environments

Safety & PPE Requirements:

  • Personal Protective Equipment: Hair net, ear plugs, steel toe slip resistant rubber shoes/boots, freezer suit, and warm gloves. Chemical resistance gloves and goggles when performing shut down or proper attire during sanitation cleaning tasks

About General Mills:

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day.

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