What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Food Safety Tech position at Bob Evans Foods?
Business Unit Description:
About Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
For over 75 years, Bob Evans Farms has delivered delicious, quick-to-table, farm-inspired food that makes mealtime a little bit easier and a lot more delicious. We're proud to be the No. 1-selling refrigerated dinner sides*, including many varieties of wholesome, feel-good favorites such as mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese, sold in grocery stores across the country. We're also a leading producer and distributor of sausage and egg products including liquid eggs. In addition to our flagship Bob Evans® brand, our product portfolio includes Simply Potatoes®, Egg Beaters® and Owens® Sausage. Bob Evans Farms is based in Columbus, Ohio, and is owned by Post Holdings, Inc., a consumer-packaged goods holding company. For more information about Bob Evans Farms, Inc., visit www.bobevansgrocery.com.
Responsibilities:
- Prioritizes food quality and safety through the vigilant application of company GMP’s (Good Manufacturing Practices).
- Utilize all PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) necessary for the assigned job and to relay to supervision if equipment condition is less than 100% effective or if missing. Perpetuates a “Safety First “ culture.
- Performs a variety of tasks and functions associated with food safety and quality monitoring, product and microbiological testing, instrument and equipment calibrations, operational and pre-operational inspections, training and enforcement of plant quality programs / policies, review of all quality and line documentation, communicates or interacts with regulatory bodies, conducts various plant audits, monitoring of ingredient and material usage. Conducts any non-routine projects, observations, testing or training as may be assigned by the Quality Assurance Manager.
- Accountable for accurate documentation, recordkeeping and maintenance of documents assigned to QA care.
- Required to have or obtain a working knowledge of HACCP (Hazard Analysis / Critical Control Point) and SQF systems.
- Function with minimal supervision or assistance.
- All other duties assigned.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to communicate problems or issues to quality or plant leadership to address concerns of waste, quality or employee safety.
- Understands the basics of Lean Manufacturing; “GEAR” in order to contribute to the organization’s continuous improvement efforts.
- Prior food manufacturing and quality assurance experience preferred but not required.
- High School diploma or GED preferred
- Basic math skills with ability to read and write
- Working experience with computers (Microsoft Word, Excel, various software programs) preferred
Benefits:
Maternity & Paternity Leave