QA Systems Coordinator

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food . 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 flacility that varies from breaking, pasteurization, and dried egg. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Quality Assurance Systems Coordinator 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.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the Food Safety and Food Quality of MFI products.
• Ability to adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, 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.
• Have HACCP certification or is able to obtain HACCP certification within 6 months of employment (at the cost of the company).
• Will be a designated back-up SQF Practitioner for the facility.
• Familiar with or the ability to become familiar with the Redzone food safety and food quality compliance modules and will be the designated Redzone champion for the facility.
• Use SAP to access and print product, material and ingredient specifications, and product label graphics.
• Assist in training production employees on food safety & food quality requirements to ensure MFI standards are being met. Foster open communication and a good attitude towards work and fellow employees.
• Review Quality Systems records daily and report any deficiencies to the FSQ Supervisor and/or FSQ Manager, and provide follow-up action as needed.
• 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.
• Ability to maintain regular and consistent attendance.
• Expected to adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP and HACCP guidelines, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained in order to maintain SQF certification. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
• In absence, job duties and responsibilities will be covered by the FSQ Supervisor or FSQ Manager.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

EDUCATION:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

EXPERIENCE :

Experience with monitoring standards, preferably in a food safety environment

HACCP Certification or ability to obtain HACCP certification within 6 months (at the cost of the company).

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

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:

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:

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.