3rd Shift Quality Assurance Tech Level 1

Biery Cheese • Louisville, OH

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Essential Responsibilities: Train, coaches, mentors, empowers and develops good GMP practices with all team members. Maintains compliance and handles all non-compliance and deviations in a swift manner. Monitors packaging (CQP#1) and process cheese manufacturing (CCP#1) operations for quality/ Food Safety compliance issues. Properly documents line checks and ensures accuracy in paperwork Evaluate line paperwork for accuracy and completeness and file appropriately as needed. Develops, advises on and coordinates continuous quality improvement initiatives. Ensures compliance with quality policies throughout all internal departments. Assist in preparation as needed for USDA/FDA audits, SQF third-party audits, military, and organic audits. Ability to create/maintain and investigate in-house product testing. Conduct Sanitation Pre-Op inspections. Ability to write/construct and implement SOPs, work instructions and form documents pertinent to establishing and maintaining high standards of functioning in both the laboratory setting and production plant. Primary environmental and product sampling responsibility of the Biery Cheese Environmental Program. Support production personnel’s quality needs on the production line. Support bulk cheese grading personnel and be able to allocate bulk cheese based on grading results. Complete monthly facility internal audits/ input findings. Complete customer COA’s on a daily basis/ maintain individual customer COA requirements. Ability to conduct daily sensory reviews on our process cheeses (CCP#2). Perform weekly air sampling testing/ maintain program/ documentation. Assist in “Red Flag” product monitoring and new product launches. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Skills to provide guidance including leading teams, problem solving, tenacity and integrity.
• Must be able to multi-task and prioritize the completion of tasks with respect to importance/ deadlines
• Must understand HACCP and the key components of a HACCP program
• Must be able to work independently and work efficiently with little or no supervision
• Ability to research and interpret trends and potential compliance risks.
• Ability to collect, analyze and present facts in written and oral communication
• Proficiency in MS Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong technical expertise in food safety, regulatory compliance, USDA, FDA, HACCP, SQF and GMPs

Responsibilities

• Train, coaches, mentors, empowers and develops good GMP practices with all team members.
• Maintains compliance and handles all non-compliance and deviations in a swift manner.
• Monitors packaging (CQP#1) and process cheese manufacturing (CCP#1) operations for quality/ Food Safety compliance issues.
• Properly documents line checks and ensures accuracy in paperwork
• Evaluate line paperwork for accuracy and completeness and file appropriately as needed.
• Develops, advises on and coordinates continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensures compliance with quality policies throughout all internal departments.
• Assist in preparation as needed for USDA/FDA audits, SQF third-party audits, military, and organic audits.
• Ability to create/maintain and investigate in-house product testing.
• Conduct Sanitation Pre-Op inspections.
• Ability to write/construct and implement SOPs, work instructions and form documents pertinent to establishing and maintaining high standards of functioning in both the laboratory setting and production plant.
• Primary environmental and product sampling responsibility of the Biery Cheese Environmental Program.
• Support production personnel’s quality needs on the production line.
• Support bulk cheese grading personnel and be able to allocate bulk cheese based on grading results.
• Complete monthly facility internal audits/ input findings.
• Complete customer COA’s on a daily basis/ maintain individual customer COA requirements.
• Ability to conduct daily sensory reviews on our process cheeses (CCP#2).
• Perform weekly air sampling testing/ maintain program/ documentation.
• Assist in “Red Flag” product monitoring and new product launches.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed