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The Mennel Milling Company · 3 months ago

Quality Assurance Technician

Fostoria, OH, US

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

The Mennel Milling Company is dedicated to providing quality products and services in the food industry. As a Quality Assurance Technician, you will be responsible for conducting testing to ensure compliance with food safety programs and specifications, while maintaining a clean and safe work environment.

AgricultureFood and BeverageManufacturing

Responsibilities

Follow all food and personal safety rules and regulations in respect to GMP’s, OSHA, HACCP, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act as stated in the FS&Q Statement, and sanitation guidelines as set forth by the company as listed in Corporate Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) and attend all required training sessions. Maintain the department/facility in an everyday audit ready condition

Responsible for testing, and reporting of all analyses for both internal and external customers

Performs accurate analysis of routine and non-routine samples

Promptly communicates important quality, safety, and security concerns to co-workers, and Quality Assurance Manager

Calibrate and/or trouble-shoot each analysis, maintaining calibration logs for each of the testing procedures

Maintains a clean and orderly work area in addition to assigned sanitation duties

Serve as the primary coordinator of R&D project testing requests and helps conduct research projects as required

Responsible to cover for the Quality Assurance Manager or Lead Quality Assurance Technician in their absence

Other duties may be assigned

Qualification

Food safety programsAnalytical instrumentTroubleshooting skillsCereal scienceMicrosoft OfficeMathematical skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

A minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent required

Ability to pass a Respirator Fit Test and perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job while wearing a respirator

Ability to effectively prioritize and organize tasks and follow through to ensure completion of assignments in an efficient and high-quality manner

Must exhibit a high aptitude of troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Must have the ability to understand how materials flow through a particular process and/or a sequence of operations

Knowledge of and ability to operate Microsoft office software, Internet and Intranet and other computer software to complete essential duties and responsibilities

Ability to maintain open communication with both internal and external customers

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, procedures, and plans

Ability to write, complete checklists and other basic documentation and correspondence

Ability to effectively present information or data in one-on-one and small group situations to co-workers, supervisors, and managers

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Must use solid judgment when making decisions

Must have ability to quickly recognize and plan for changing work duties and events

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to perform maintenance tasks, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to conditions that are typical to a fast-paced manufacturing environment, including: moving equipment and machinery, dusty, hot/humid, and cold conditions; employee must be willing to work in all weather conditions, at heights, and in the presence of airborne particles

The noise level in the work environment usually requires the use of hearing protection

Work involves exposure to common wheat allergens

Preferred

An Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in cereal science, food science, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, analytical instrument, microbiology or related field preferred