LEAD QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN in Ottumwa IA

Description

Position at Swift Prepared Foods

Q A Lead Bacon Complex, Ottumwa, IA

Functions

• Monitor facility and personnel for compliance with GMP&##39;s and SSOP&##39;s
• Monitor quality levels and regulatory compliance on finished product
• Pre-op inspection with microbial sampling
• Monitor and verify HACCP&##39;s, CCP&##39;s and perform pre-shipment review
• Monitor HACCP records
• Develop and collect samples for Lab and for new and existing customers
• Record all results/data from all inspections, monitoring activities
• Train and support QA technicians in all the different tasks on the floor.
• Conduct internal audits including but not limited to GMP&##39;s, Glass and Brittle plastic, foreign material.
• Work closely with bacon management to conduct foreign material investigations, quality product shows.
• Conduct, along with FSQA Supervisors, operations employee training.
• Fill in for FSQA Supervisors and help cover vacations and absences.
• Review and organize operations and food safety records.
• Conduct quality audits on bacon product. Communicate d eficiencies with operations.
• Work closely with maintenance to identify and repair food safety hazards on the floor.

Physical Demand Strength Rating (with Explanation)

- C onstantly standing, walking, performing material handling that can involve heavy objects .
- Must tolerate temperatures that average 35- to 45-degrees F, and occasiona l temperatures near 0-degrees F
- Must check the weight of individual packages.
- Must check for the proper vacuum seal and for discoloration of the meat.