Burke - FSQ Technician 2nd shift

Hormel Foods Family of Companies•Nevada, IA

7h•Hybrid

About The Position

With guidance from the FSQ Lead and FSQ Supervisor, the FSQ Technician supports the implementation and maintenance of Food Safety, Process and Quality Control Programs, including the coordination, verification, and maintenance of the Programs in the production process. Incumbent must understand company specifications and government (USDA and FDA) requirements. Additionally, incumbent must demonstrate the ability to enforce accept/reject criteria and follow through with corrective actions and communication relevant to rejections. Good communication skills are required to thoroughly explain and interpret requirements and expectations for other team members, which could also include members of management.

Requirements

18 years or older.
Demonstrated pattern of dependability.
Strong computer skills, experience with Excel and Word programs - testing may be required.
Possess strong decision-making and problem-solving skills, organizational skills, ability to manage time, work independently.
Must be available for weekend work.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

HACCP Certification is preferred (if no HACCP Certification, must be attained within 1 year of hire date).
At least one to three years’ experience in the meat or food industry is desirable but not required.

Responsibilities

Generates environmental sites and organizes time to perform swabs of food and non-food contact surfaces to support the Environmental Pathogen Monitoring Program. Also generates swab sites for the environmental sampling program for non-pathogenic organisms, pre-operationally and operationally – swabs are performed daily to confirm the sanitary condition of production equipment and the environment.
Oversees corrective actions and performs follow-up sampling when swab results require.
Monitors and verifies CCP checks (incumbent will be trained and certified if not currently a CCP certified team member).
Is knowledgeable about Food Safety program requirements relating to production operations on the raw and RTE side of the facility. Uses this knowledge to take the initiative and interpret requirements to guide production management decision-making when events involving food safety and product quality occur.
Contacts FSQ Lead Tech or FSQ management when production or maintenance management decisions differ from what incumbent would otherwise choose to do, to ensure their involvement in the situation.
Independently verifies and oversees corrective actions being performed in response to an event, which could include Thermal Process Deviations, Foreign Material Incidents, and Product Labeling and Formulation Errors.
Performs pre-op inspections to ensure equipment cleanliness, functionality, and adherence to quality standards prior to the start of production, involving a thorough visual inspection of the production area, equipment, and utensils.
Learns and maintains in-depth technical knowledge about product traceability in electronic A/S400 inventory system, critically thinking about what information is needed to know which A/S400 screens to use to obtain information needed to define windows of implicated product.
Places appropriate product on a non-ship hold, and performs follow-up and verification steps necessary to remove product from non-ship hold, where applicable.
Communicates via detailed e-mails to applicable hourly and salaried team members for all products placed on and removed from hold.
Performs daily GMP audits in RTE and raw production areas, correcting and retraining employees, including management, as appropriate, and notifying applicable management of violations.
Audits and corrects team member personal safety violations, and independently resolves some problems to correct them in real time.
Documents GMP audits using Microsoft Excel and e-mails them to applicable team members daily.
Performs in-process and final reviews of documentation generated to support food safety and quality programs with a high level of attention to detail.
Performs a section of the bi-monthly internal plant process and facility audit and documents findings in a Microsoft Excel application.
Demonstrates a pattern of dependability (including work attendance) and willingness and ability to contribute to problem-solving, assisting in generating viable solutions to permanently correct violations.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Contributes to harmony in the workplace.