Quality Assurance Lead

Lyons Magnus•Walton, KY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Lyons Magnus leads the food industry with creativity and innovation, crafting top-quality products across all manufacturing phases, from raw materials to marketing. With over 2000 diverse items for industrial ingredient and food service sectors, Lyons caters to leading restaurant chains nationally and internationally. At Lyons, our diverse and talented staff is the heart of our organization. We foster a thriving work environment where employees are engaged in shaping both the company's and their own future. The Quality Assurance Lead at Lyons Magnus is an entry-level leadership role within the Quality Assurance Department, requiring a deep understanding of product/process quality and food safety systems. The candidate must thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and use techniques including quality and safety guidelines, SOPs, GMPs, HACCP/FSMA regulations, and technical leadership practices. They ensure accurate formulations and safe products, promptly communicating any non-conformance to leadership. In their absence, the Quality Manager or Supervisor will assume these responsibilities. Hours: 1:45 pm - 10:15 pm Schedule: Working 6 days per week, 1 day off (Must have some flexibility.) Location: Walton, KY Travel Requirements: None Work Environment: On-Site

Requirements

Intermediate working knowledge and experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint, MS Dynamics, RedZone, and Tableau software.
A proven track record of exceptional organizational, planning and overall time management skills in addition to exceptional verbal and written communication.
A comprehensive understanding of the core competencies of Lyons’ manufacturing capabilities, food safety and quality plans.
Problem solving and critical thinking skills.
A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
A minimum of 2 years of successful experience in manufacturing.
A comprehensive understanding of the core competencies of manufacturing capabilities.

Responsibilities

Lead operations technicians to ensure that batches are tested as prescribed in the formulas using proper techniques/SOPs and leveraging best practices to achieve compliance to specifications.
Assist with all QA requirements for all processing lines including line checks, chemical/physical testing verifications and any other analysis as required by a customers.
Lead the Food Safety (HACCP) Program, all associated Pre-requisite Programs and ensure compliance to Customer, Federal, State and Local laws and guidelines affecting Food Safety and Quality.
Support Food Safety Plans by ensuring that CCP and process control checklists are verified daily.
Execute all finished product testing as prescribed for microbiological and analytical analysis.
Execute sanitation verification and environmental monitoring swabbing.
Conduct investigations and corrective actions where appropriate.
Verify all performance metrics and SOPs are met or exceeded, with a focus on customer expectations.
Review and investigate Quality deviations to identify root cause and preventative actions.
Conduct internal audits to include GMPs and Food Safety.
Review all Quality and food safety checks, verify for accuracy and completeness within 72 hours of checks being completed or documented. Follow up accordingly with personnel or escalation.
Ensure all laboratory equipment and supporting operations measuring devices are calibrated, verified as scheduled and functioning as designed. Troubleshoot and or escalate to vendors for effective repair or replacement.
Continuously improve processes with regards to defect reduction and the support in management of customer complaint investigations and record review.
Primary owner of root cause analysis and problem solving for all QA/FS related incidents.
Lead other tasks as prescribed by VP/Director of Quality Assurance.