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Quality Technician - Colby, WI
General Requirements
Quality Control Requirements
Safety Requirements
General Requirements
- Follow time and attendance guidelines in accordance with the employee handbook.
- Work cooperatively in a team environment and accept and follow directions.
- Capable of accurately operating a scale and various machinery safely using basic controls.
- Attention to detail and able to multi-task.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Basic computer knowledge and skills.
- Ability to use computer programs and maintain spreadsheets in Excel.
Quality Control Requirements
- Appreciation for cleanliness and sanitation, keeping work area clean and organized.
- Knowledge of and ability to follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
- Understanding of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and its importance.
- Follow & monitor to assure all Safe Quality Food (SQF) guidelines are implemented & followed.
- Maintain excellent personal hygiene and wear appropriate apparel for the job.
- Report any suspicious activity related to food defense.
Safety Requirements
- Be aware of and follow up to date OSHA regulations that apply to the tasks in your job.
- Practice safe lifting techniques, bending and lifting with your legs, not your back.
- Pivot with your feed avoiding twisting at the waist.
- Be aware of your surroundings, watch for forklift traffic & trip hazards such as pallets or cords.
- Wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the job you are doing.
- Maintain proper guards and safety devices when working with machinery and on catwalks.
- Never operate equipment for which you have not been properly trained or certified for.
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Internal Audits
- Quality
- Perform various quality assurance tasks.
- Daily Food Safety Log Verification
- Daily walkthrough the lines to ensure compliance with GMPs and Quality Policies.
- Assist with the completion of the New Item Set-up form through reminder emails to those with open tasks
- Review temperature recording charts for refrigerated areas in the facility (Madgetech)
- Assist with the CAPA Log
- Add findings and corrective actions to the log this includes information from weekly GMPs, Monthly Facility Audits, and Pest Control Inspections.
- Print the most current CAPA log for the Facilities Maintenance Technician weekly
- Verify items have been completed
- Assist with the maintenance of the Register of Documents
- Complete requested On-site USDA Inspector Document Requests
- Complete customer documentation requests.
- Send the first notification email for the GMP Audit Schedule weekly (Mondays)
- Send the first notification email for the Facility Audit Schedule (first week of month)
- Send out reminder emails to ensure on-time completion for both GMP and Facility audits
- Findings are pulled from RedZone and posted to the Media Panel upon completion
- Beginning of each month, gather and enter the information for the Moe’s Report and send out to LOL
- Conduct environmental swabbing for as listed in the Environmental Monitoring Program.
- Weekly:
- Listeria – Thursdays
- APC – Tuesdays
- Coliform – Wednesdays
- Monthly:
- Swab drains for Salmonella
- Conduct yeast and mold air plate testing
- Prepare and review the 3rd Party Lab Testing Request Form for environmental swabs
- Review and enter results into RedZone
- Relay any corrective action requests to the Quality and Sanitation Teams
- Weekly:
- R&D Responsibilities include:
- Sample Cooks
- Sample preparation (mixing sample ingredients).
- Cook R&D samples.
- Keep sample stock organized and inventoried.
- Sample Shipments
- Package samples to be sent to customers.
- Create/Complete packing lists to be sent with samples
- Sample Cooks
- Perform Annual Audits
- Pest Prevention
- Glass & Brittle Plastic
- Complete other projects and tasks as assigned by Vice President of Research and Development, Senior Quality Manager or Quality Supervisor.
Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.
REF:111061BR
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.
REF:111061BR