Location: Hiawatha,IA, USA
Job Description
Quality Technician II - Hiawatha, KS
Quality
This is a full-time, hourly position.
Reports To
* Quality Manager
In Case of Absence
* Quality Manager
Experience / Qualifications Required
* Bachelor's degree in food science or related field preferred.
* Minimum 1 year of experience in quality or manufacturing preferred.
Training Required
* Annual Training
* Training Verification Matrix
General Job Description
* Ability to complete all tasks assigned to the Quality Technicians in each plant.
* Ability to fill in when needed to support production with Quality needs.
* Maintain Quality department personnel Schedule.
* Support Quality Manager in customer complaint investigations by submitting requested reports of issues, findings and discrepancies to the Quality Manager.
* Support Quality Manager in coordinating customer specific requests and communicating issues, findings and discrepancies to the Quality Manager.
* Review production Quality documents for accuracy. Inform Quality Manager and production of discrepancies. Ability to determine and/or initiate quality holds based on review of documents.
* Organize and maintain retain samples.
* Review Quality Hold Log for issues to investigate and report findings to Quality Manager for dispositions.
* Participate in formal release activities as necessary.
* Participate in customer release information for requesting shipping release.
* Assist Quality Manager with document verification and implementation as allowed.
* Support Quality Manager in executing the quality hold program and investigation of quality hold materials by submitting requested reports of issues, findings and discrepancies to the Quality Manager.
* Maintain customer sampling.
* Maintain finished product sampling and environmental monitoring program.
* Maintain record hard copy and electronic copy filing.
* Maintain FSMA additional environmental sampling per release protocol.
* Support Quality Manager in maintaining product sampling matrices, product specifications and sight samples, communicate revisions to the necessary personnel as needed.
* Composite appropriate samples for various testing at an outside laboratory as instructed by Quality Manager.
* Responsibility to identify food safety and/or product integrity issues and to initiate and record actions for issues reported.
* Responsibility to communicate and review any information deemed necessary, including but not limited to, food safety, product integrity, formulas, specifications and/or changes, with Quality Manager.
* Authority to purchase necessary chemicals and lubricants.
* Responsibility to maintain overall plant sanitation.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
ADM requires the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and a background check.
REF:89294BR