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Regional Quality Assurance Specialist
Intrepid PotashUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Apr 2025
About the role
Regional Quality Assurance Specialist POSITION SUMMARY This person will lead the product safety and quality programs at the Moab and Wendover, UT facilities. This person will ensure that products and services meet product safety (pet food/animal feed), customer, and quality requirements. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure the products produced at IP meet or exceed applicable federal, regulatory, and local regulations as well as customer requirements
- Provide product safety and quality support to IP’s Wendover, UT location, as needed
- Monitor quality of production and shipments and provide guidance to IP operations personnel to help ensure compliance with internal and external product specifications
- Lead IP efforts to address customer concerns and complaints in coordination with Sales and Customer Service personnel
- Lead the Root Cause Analysis process to address customer quality concerns in a timely manner and guide management to execute appropriate changes within the operation
- Conduct internal audits of IP quality control processes and procedures to ensure compliance with Food Safety Modernization act (FSMA.507 and its subsections), Safe Feed Safe Food, kosher and OMRI requirements and any other future certifications
- Coordinate Customer and third-party audits of plant facilities and operating procedures with respect to Safe Feed Safe Food, kosher and OMRI requirements
- Provide guidance and assistance to IP operations and technical personnel on projects to ensure compliance with FSMA 507, Safe Feed Safe Food, kosher and OMRI requirements
- Assist with establishing IP product quality standards, policies and procedures
- Assist IPI Sales and Operations with matching product type and quality with customer needs and expectations
- Lead by example and champion company policies and procedures
- Designated Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) for Intrepid Potash UT
- Designated Quality and Food Safety Leader (Q&FS Leader) for Intrepid Potash UT
- Designated Safe Quality Food Practitioner (SQF Practitioner) for Intrepid Potash UT
- Support lab operations, as required
- Other duties as assigned
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in operations or quality in a food, feed or industrial environment.
- PCQI certification preferred
- Related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and work experience preferred
- Associates degree in a technical or business field preferred
- Ability to understand and interpret data and numerical information
- Experience working in operations and/or a lab environment preferred
- Sales, customer service or similar work experience is beneficial
- Knowledge of potash and fertilizer production is preferred
- Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time (valid US passport is preferred, if possible, but not required)
- Valid Driver’s License
- Is regularly required to use hands to type, touch, handle, or feel
- Is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms
- Ability to climb and descend vertical ladders and stairs
- Frequently lift objects weighing up to 25 pounds
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