Hickory Foods Inc. · 3 months ago
QA
Nebraska, United States
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelHickory Foods Inc. is a privately owned manufacturing company seeking a QA professional to ensure the production of wholesome and regulatory compliant finished products. The role involves monitoring quality assurance processes, documentation, and compliance with safety and USDA regulations.
Food Production
Responsibilities
Assists in reviewing, HACCP documentation
Responsible for collection and preparation of daily finished product samples to outside lab, including the monitoring and distribution of results
Responsible for control of non-conforming product - suspect lab results, processing issues on the assigned production shift. Responsible for the oversight of fat analysis testing for each batch of meat used for production of finished product
Assist in GMPs, SOP, SSOP, and HACCP programs
Responsible obtaining documentation of regulatory or program deviations that occur on the assigned shift and providing recommendations to QA Manager
Assists with the investigation of customer complaints
Responsible for the control and documentation of all foreign object incidents and materials found in process during the assigned production shift
Responsible for adhering to USDA regulations
Responsible for documentation of sanitation chemical titrations
Maintains good morale and positive attitude
All other Job duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or GED
Experience working in the QA preferably and knowledge of the food industry
Experience with GMP's, HACCP, sanitation, process improvement, plant safety programs, and quality assurance
Ability to align performance for success and demonstrate strong people skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Ability to speak effectively with employees and management
Must be able to read, write and speak English
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 percentages
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables and in situations where only limited experience exists
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Ability to deal with stress is essential
Must have the ability to work in a refrigerated environment of 35 to 45 degrees F
May be required to lift up to 50 lbs
Stand on concrete surfaces, and can be exposed to indoor manufacturing environment with exposure to noise from equipment
Climb stairs
Benefits
Excellent pay
Competitive health and dental care coverage
Retirement plan
Company
Hickory Foods Inc.
Hickory Foods, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, is the proud parent company of several renowned food and beverage brands.
Jacksonville, Florida, US
51-200 employeesFunding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase