What are the responsibilities and job description for the FSQA Auditor I position at Wholestone Farms Cooperative Inc?
Who We Are
A producer-owned pork processor, comprised of 200 dedicated Midwest family farmers, focused on providing customer with quality pork products they can trust, in a culture that fosters innovation and opportunity.
Summary
Responsible for maintaining the various Food safety and quality programs by evaluating quality problems, conducting audits, and using these audits results to make decisions regarding product acceptability. Responsible for making subjective decisions on quality and product disposition.
Education, Licensure and Experience
- High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education and/or experience required.
- Experience at a harvesting or processing USDA inspected meat facility preferred.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be a minimum of 18 years of age and must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (Please note: This in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position. Other duties may be assigned as deemed necessary and appropriate.):
- Auditing, documenting, enforcing USDA and facility regulations.
- Perform checks and verifications to ensure food safety and quality programs are being followed.
- Work closely with production associates in monitoring meat product standards and specifications, correcting any deficiencies and notifying management of any violations of USDA regulations and HACCP requirements.
- Perform HACCP procedures to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
- Evaluate adequacy of quality assurance standards.
- Follow sampling procedures and directions for recording and reporting quality data.
- Plan, conduct, and monitor testing and inspection materials and products to ensure finished product quality.
- Assist and document internal audits.
- Proper use and care of analytical instruments and equipment including daily calibration tests via documentation.
- Be able to do inspections of raw and finished products.
- Capable of doing swabs and validation tests.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Language Skills
Must be able to read, write, speak and understand the language of the majority cultural group in order to communicate effectively. Must be able to hear enough to understand those individuals as well. Ability to read, interpret, and comprehend documents such as grafts/flow sheets, financials, general professional articles and publications, governmental regulations, safety rules, assignment sheets, and procedure manuals. Must be able to write reports, business correspondence, policies and procedures, and other administrative forms as outlined above.
Must be able to effectively communicate in both individual and group settings. Must be able to present information and respond to questions from individuals and/or groups.
Mathematical Skills
In order to perform duties, must be able to:
- Add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure such as whole numbers, fractions, percentages, and fractions.
- Compute rate, discounts, ratios, and percent, and
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense and judgment in solving problems and interpreting and understanding instructions furnished in written or oral form. Must be able to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action yet reason when to involve supervisor.
Computer Skills
Basic computer knowledge with the ability to learn software.
Other Skills and Abilities
- Display strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and deal with frequent interruptions.
- Ability to function independently given assigned duties.
- Ability to communicate, work, and interact with a variety of individuals.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands and/or fingers to feel, manipulate small objects, write, and type. The employee is frequently required to bend; squat/kneel; twist/turn; sit; talk; hear and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to push/pull; climb; walk; stand; and balance. The employee is rarely required to smell and/or taste. The employee must frequently lift/carry/move up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and to warm/cold and/or humid/dry conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
We offer a competitive benefits package which includes:
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Company matching Retirement Plan
- Paid time off
- Short term and long term disability
- Referral program
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Plans
Wholestone Prestage is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, gender orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.