Works with employees (production/packaging) to ensure that all parameters are maintained. Ensures product manufactured meets customer’s specification(s). Maintains quality programs and regulatory compliance programs related to food safety. Oversees quality programs throughout the facility to include training, record retention, audits, and ongoing improvements. This will be a 12-hour shift on an A or B schedule with additional overtime required as needed.

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

MO Lee’s Summit

Job Type:

Production Group

Job Posting Title:

Quality Team Lead

Job Description:

Schedule: Day Shift, 12 hour on a 2,2,3 schedule

Work Location:200 NW Victoria Drive Lee's Summit MO 64012

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, STD/LTD/AD&D/Life, HSA, FSA, EAP, Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity and Fraud Protection Plan, Legal, and Critical Illness.

Salary, based on experience and other qualifications: $30.00-$33.00 (Per Hour) with additional bonus potential (*if position is bonus eligible)

Job Responsibilities

• Works with Food Safety and Quality Manager to direct and coordinate Quality Tech I and temporary staff daily functions to ensure the facility's priorities and quality department are being met.
• Serve as a resource for employees to troubleshoot quality issues and provide necessary information to make disposition decisions for the held products.
• Able to generate new PMC# (1A) or PMC# update sheets.
• Generates PMC parameter sheets for management approval and inclusion into quality system documentation.
• Teams with other departments as needed to communicate changes in product and/or raw materials, holds, return shipments, waste, etc.
• Audits plant operations for conformance with QA standards.
• Reports and acts upon any deviations noted during the audit process.
• Reports any food safety, housekeeping and sanitation issues noted during regular audits, to the Food Safety and Quality Manager.
• Supervises quality hold program, including inventory disposition.
• Provides detailed inspection and testing of daily production product samples (as needed).
• Ensures quality of raw materials and additives through inspection and test procedures.
• Maintains all required records as outlined in SOP.
• Supervises aspects of HACCP as set forth by Food Safety and Quality Manager.
• Ensures Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) are adhered to.
• Assists Food Safety and Quality Manager in maintaining all aspects of Microbiological Program as outlined in SOP.
• Prepares finished product Certificates of Analysis (COA) as needed. Review and compile incoming material COAs.
• Assists Food Safety and Quality Manager in Mock Recall (data retrieval)
• Provides related training for department staff and plant employees.
• Audits all production and operator records for quality issues and conformance to reporting standards.
• Performs routine audits to verify the calibration of equipment including metal detectors.
• Fill in for technicians as needed.
• Communicates with Food Safety and Quality Manager on special projects as assigned.
• Attends daily shift change meetings.
• Monitors all Lines to ensure proper materials are being used.
• Performs inspections on finished product prior to shipment.
• Assists with the Pest Control program.
• Ensures all quality and sanitation checks are carried out to prevent production/shipment of substandard product and that finished goods meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Reviews and scores previous day’s paperwork reporting issues to appropriate department manager.
• Performs required calculations to complete additive reconciliations and weight control summaries.
• Reviews retained samples.
• Conducts raw material moistures and granulation.
• Able to complete all information required in weekly quality report.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must have excellent computer skills. Must have the ability to investigate/research information, analyze for accuracy and include appropriately into quality system procedures, parameter sheets and documents. Must be able to work with minimal supervision.