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Lab/QA Tech - 3rd Shift
Michael Foods
- Britt, Iowa, United States
- Britt, Iowa, United States
About
Location Description Michael Foods, Inc. located in Britt, Iowa where more eggs are produced within a 100 mile radius than anywhere in the world. Small town living and friendly faces make Britt, Iowa a place to call home. Our location is an egg processing facility that varies from breaking, pasteurization, and dried egg.
Responsibilities This position is responsible for ensuring that the product produced meets the requirements for Food Safety and Quality. This is achieved through the implementation and monitoring of the Quality Systems programs and the mentoring of these programs to all departments in the facility.
Responsible for the Food Safety and Food Quality of MFI products.
Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMPs, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
Follow USDA, FSIS, FDA, Customer and MFI guidelines.
Collect in-process and finished product samples from filling lines or from a tanker and perform tests to check for compliance to established MFI and customer specifications (salt and solids, pH, temperature, package integrity, moisture, weight, sensory, etc).
Use SAP to access and print product specifications, formulas, and mixing instructions.
Assist in training production employees on food safety & quality requirements.
Perform pre-operational and operational inspections of the production areas, reporting any deficiencies noted to the Lead or Supervisor in charge.
Check containers for proper coding and labeling to meet USDA and MFI standards. Monitor label declared weights on all products produced.
Inspect incoming ingredients.
Calibrate pH meter, thermometers, and scales to ensure equipment is accurate. Follow-up on any defective equipment.
Report any detected abnormalities to the Production Employees, FSQ Supervisor or Manager, and Production Lead, Supervisor or Manager.
Perform a recheck of any out of spec product produced and initiate any necessary hold of product.
Perform FSQ program requirements such as environmental swabbing, water testing, and air plate testing.
Provide COAs to all customers requesting finished product test results and notify drivers of release of product (SSL Tankers only).
Keep accurate and complete documentation of work performed and results of any testing done.
Perform other duties as assigned.
In absence, job duties and responsibilities will be covered by another qualified FSQ Technician or the FSQ Supervisor.
Qualifications Education Level 3: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
Experience 1-3 months of related experience.
Language Skills Level 3: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations in English.
Mathematical Skills Level 4: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability Level 3: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Licenses, Certificates, Registrations N/A
Other Skills And Abilities
Ability to display basic cooking skills
Organoleptic skills
Be self-motivated
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Languages
- English
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