QA Tech II - 1st Shift

Meijer•Middlebury, IN

About The Position

This position organizes, executes, and monitors quality and food safety activities for the facility. The Senior Quality Technician also assists with developing and administering quality and food safety policies and procedures to help ensure incoming raw materials, packaging, and finished goods meet corporate specifications and regulatory requirements. The role supports compliance with affiliate, regulatory, and industry quality standards, including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Safe Quality Foods (SQF), and sanitation standards. It maintains quality and food safety manuals, conducts training, supports production trials and audits, evaluates consumer complaints, and helps ensure the plant’s HACCP program is maintained. The position coordinates quality-control hold product storage and rework, communicates issues that may affect production or product deployment, and provides supervisory leadership when the Department Quality Manager is unavailable.

Requirements

One year of experience in a food manufacturing environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
Ability to analyze data and information and make effective, timely decisions.
Ability to work under pressure and respond to situations with urgency.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively throughout all levels of the organization.
Detail-oriented, organized, reliable, and resourceful.
Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment.

Nice To Haves

Four-year degree in Food Science, Science, or a related discipline.
General knowledge or training in food safety, HACCP, and SQF.

Responsibilities

Monitor and report on facility compliance with affiliate, regulatory, and industry quality, GMP, SQF, and sanitation standards.
Promote plant safety and environmental programs and procedures that comply with corporate and regulatory requirements.
Maintain current and effective quality and food safety manuals and ensure compliance with corporate and SQF requirements.
Conduct quality and food safety training for plant personnel as required.
Assist the Quality Manager in developing and implementing quality and food safety systems, policies, and procedures.
Assist the Leadership Team with third-party audits and inspections.
Provide technical production assistance during trials and with GMPs, sanitation, and ingredient and product wholesomeness.
Lead the evaluation of consumer complaints and implementation of corrective actions.
Lead maintenance of and compliance with the plant’s HACCP program.
Coordinate storage and rework of quality-control hold products with appropriate plant personnel.
Keep Leadership informed of quality assurance and sanitation issues that may affect production or product deployment.
Provide supervisory leadership when the Department Quality Manager is unavailable.
Practice 200% Safety Accountability for self and others.