Quality Assurance Inspector, ON, Deli Kitchen - Lakeland

Publix Super Markets•Lakeland, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), maintaining acceptable environmental conditions, and upholding product quality within the Deli Kitchen. The inspector will perform various quality assurance tasks, including verifying ingredients, labels, lot numbers, code dates, and net weights. A key aspect of the role involves ensuring adherence to FDA and USDA regulations, which includes managing cooking charts, yields, SSOP, and HACCP records. The position also requires a strong commitment to safety and GMP, accurate thermometer verification, and monitoring cooking and chilling temperatures. Sample collection for testing, pre-operational and maintenance inspections, and providing support to the quality assurance department and kitchen staff are also integral parts of the job. The inspector will utilize the "Quality Assurance Production" Process to assess and resolve variances, ensuring all products meet correct procedures from raw material receiving to finished product shipping. This includes tasting and evaluating product samples, and being cross-trained in lab responsibilities and Deli Kitchen functions. Understanding all Deli Kitchen processes and procedures, acting on discrepancies, and performing other assigned duties are also expected.

Requirements

Understanding of FDA and USDA regulations.
Knowledge of SSOP and HACCP records.
Ability to verify thermometer accuracy.
Ability to verify cooking and chilling temperatures.
Ability to collect and package samples for testing.
Familiarity with Deli Kitchen functions and processes.
Ability to act upon discrepancies.

Nice To Haves

Cross-training in lab responsibilities.
Experience with "Quality Assurance Production" Process.

Responsibilities

Perform room checks and cooler checks to ensure GMP compliance, acceptable environmental conditions, and product quality.
Perform quality assurance inspection tasks to include verification and tracking of correct product ingredients, labels, lot # and code date, net weights, etc.
Help ensure that each product is manufactured according to FDA and USDA regulations including, but not limited to maintaining cooking charts, yields, SSOP and HACCP records.
Follow all safety requirements and good manufacturing practices.
Verify thermometers accuracy.
Verify cooking and chilling temperatures.
Collect and package samples for testing.
Perform pre-op and maintenance inspections (as required).
Provide help to all associates in the quality assurance department and throughout the Kitchen.
Use the “Quality Assurance Production” Process to evaluate variances that arise to collect all the necessary information so the correct decision can be determined.
See that all products are manufactured under correct procedures from receiving of the raw materials to shipping of the finished product.
Taste and evaluate all product samples received.
Be cross trained in lab responsibilities.
Become familiar with Deli Kitchen functions.
Understand all Deli Kitchen processes and procedures and act upon discrepancies.
Perform other duties as assigned.