Job Title: Quality Assurance Superintendent

Location: Plainwell, MI

Reporting to: Technical Services Manager

About JBS

JBS began in 1953 as a small, family-owned company in Brazil. We have continued to steadily grow and are now the largest animal protein processor in the world. Though our business has grown, our family values remain our foundation. We seek to hire dedicated individuals who are committed to learning and share our desire to be the best. At JBS, our team members are our most important asset and feeding the world is our greatest goal. The Plainwell facility began operations in 1918 under the Murray Packing company. In the 1960's, it was acquired by Murco and in 1998 by Packerland. In 2000, Packerland was acquired by Smithfield. In 2010, the facility joined the JBS USA family.

Plainwell is the only JBS plant with Modified Atmospheric Packaging (MAP), a packaging process that changes oxygen levels to extend shelf-life. The MAP process is a part of the Plainwell ground beef operation. Plainwell is also one of the few plants that produces ground beef patties. Over one million lbs (450,000 kg) of beef are produced each day. The Plainwell facility produces biogas in an anaerobic lagoon and uses it in place of natural gas to heat a portion of the water used in the plant. The facility was recognized by the American Meat Institute as a Tier 3 facility for its accomplishments with ISO 14001. Plainwell recently built a $31 million distribution center (85,000 ft²) with a 55,000 box capacity.

Opportunities

Investing in our people is a large part of the reason why success at JBS is so achievable. Working in operations gives you the opportunity to contribute to the very core of our business: producing the highest quality products for families around the globe. At the JBS operations facilities, we offer career growth opportunities for people with all kinds of interests and backgrounds who are interested in working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment. Additionally, opportunities for those who enjoy working within the production environment and are excited about both leading a team and ensuring we are producing a top quality, safe product for families across the globe.

Benefits

JBS® values the people who make our company a success. We want to be sure our team members know just how much we appreciate their dedication by ensuring they love working with us. As part of our total compensation package, JBS® and offers comprehensive employee benefits designed to meet the healthcare and financial goals of our team members and their families today, tomorrow and in the future.

QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIFICATIONS SUPERINTENDENT

Essential Job Functions:

• Leads and directs the work of the Fabrication Quality Assurance Supervisors
• Responsible for the monitoring and adherence of all quality specification of all domestic and export product
• Oversee daily quality checks performed by QA Technicians including monitoring of GMPs and Food Safety related items.
• Responsible for all product codes and labels that are utilized in the facility which includes the maintaining of all files and communication with corporate labeling division.
• Responsible for any claims processing and tracking
• Ensure company SOPs related to HACCP are correctly followed in order to guarantee the production of safe and clean products, ensure training is completed.
• Oversee QA Supervisors and hourly QA technicians in all aspects of food safety and product quality for the fabrication area
• Ensure audits, procedures and SOPs are properly understood, carried out and evaluated and modifications are made as necessary
• Make decisions and direct production when non-routine events occur

Experience Required:

• Previous HACCP experience in terms of developing, implementing, and modifying HAACP plans
• Minimum High School Diploma or GED equivalent, preferred College degree with background in Food Science/Microbiology
• Minimum 2-4 years’ experience in numerous areas in a meat processing facility.
• Previous management experience in a manufacturing or production environment

Skills/Abilities Required:

• Ability to work with managers at all levels of the organization, including government agencies
• Ability to identify and correct issues as they arise, both technical and interpersonal
• Knowledge and familiarity with regulatory requirements; working closely with both production groups and FSIS
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills
• Strong leadership, decision making, organizational and planning skills
• Familiarity of meat inspection regulations and general knowledge of plant operations
• Intermediate level Microsoft Office skills
• HACCP Certified
• Must be able to work flexible hours including some Saturdays
• Must be able to work in extreme temperatures and stand/walk for extended periods of time

EOE/ Vets/ Disability