Assistant Quality Assurance Manager - PV
About The Position
At Lakeside Foods and our family of companies, we're committed to providing wholesome foods to enrich people’s lives through food. We are a culture that pursues our vision of growth and innovation with passion, confidence, and commitment. We are strongest together – valuing collaborative contribution, transparency and new ideas to enable change and growth. We are committed to an inclusive and respectful environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance, and there’s a seat at the table for you. Our Assistant Quality Assurance Manager offers a team-oriented individual the opportunity to be responsible for assisting the Quality Assurance Manager in the management of the quality control functions and quality control personnel at the Plainview facility. Also responsible to carry out the policies of Lakeside Foods to produce a high quality product consistent with customer specifications and government regulations.
Requirements
- A Food Science degree or Technical courses in Chemistry, Bacteriology or a related field, with one or more years of practical experience or a combination of both.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and the general public.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Nice To Haves
- A knowledge of vegetable canning/ freezing is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist the QA manager in ensuring all Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations as well as Lakeside Foods Policy and Procedures related to food safety and quality are followed at all times.
- Assist the QA manager in overseeing the proper implementation of requirements for thermal processing of low acid canned foods according to 21 CFR 113 including proper equipment, proper calibration for CCP monitoring equipment, proper application of the filed scheduled process, etc.
- Assist the QA manager in verification activities related to sanitation, including microbiological, pathogen monitoring and visual inspections.
- Assist in FDA, USDA, State, Third Party, internal, and customer audits and inspections.
Benefits
- A choice of three quality affordable healthcare coverage options
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- Health savings account with employer contribution/flexible spending accounts
- Retirement planning including Profit Sharing and 401(k) match
- Company-provided life, AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance
- Generous paid time off including vacation, personal days and holidays
- Educational & professional development assistance
- Wellness programs and fitness reimbursement
- Dependent scholarship program
- Career growth opportunities
- Internships/apprenticeships
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
