1st Shift Quality Assurance Lead

Mom's Meals•Ankeny, IA
•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Lead is responsible for performing and monitoring Food Safety and Quality procedures while providing leadership and training to hourly and temporary Quality Assurance personnel. Mom’s Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide since 1999. We provide seniors, patients recovering post-discharge and those managing a chronic condition with tailored nutrition solutions to manage their specific needs. If you are passionate about the well-being of others and have a strong sense of community, Mom’s Meals could be the place for you! We are a family operated business looking for fun, compassionate, and friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated effective Food Safety knowledge (PCQI, allergens, sanitation, GMPs)
  • Excellent communicative skills
  • Ability to collaborate
  • Passion for accuracy
  • Completely trustworthy and reliable
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Handwriting is legible
  • Must be organized and detail oriented
  • Basic computer skills are required
  • Must be able to prioritize to meet deadlines

Nice To Haves

  • Forklift experience
  • Previous experience in a food and/or manufacturing industry

Responsibilities

  • Place and remove hold tags under the direction of the Quality Assurance Manager
  • Perform daily audits of coolers
  • Accurately document all inbound and outbound trucks
  • Perform gel pack audits assuring that target weights are met, and they have the proper seals
  • Monitor compliance to sanitation and GMP requirements for all team members
  • Monitor and document room temperatures throughout the facility as assigned by management
  • Monitor and document temperatures of meals
  • Perform accuracy checks on thermometers
  • Perform direct observations and record reviews
  • Accurately complete all required documentation
  • Review all records for accuracy and completeness
  • Has the authority to stop the line from running if the process is potentially causing a food safety concern
  • Work with all departments to enhance Quality Assurance and sanitation programs throughout the facility
  • Assist in training all departments in Food Safety and Quality policies and procedures
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