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Michael Foods · 1 day ago

Intern - Food Safety & Quality Lab

Wakefield, NE

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry, and they are seeking an intern for their Food Safety & Quality Lab. The intern will assist in drafting standard operating procedures, participate in food safety inspections, and ensure compliance with food safety and quality policies.

Hospitality

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Assist in drafting, revision, and plant standard operating procedures. (Primary focus of this current position)

Act as a liaison between Production, Distribution, Sanitation, Maintenance, and the Quality Department

Participate in plant food safety/quality inspections, in-process inspections

Verify sanitary condition of production lines prior to start-up and after downtime requiring maintenance activity

Perform investigative environmental swabbing of critical production equipment/areas as a troubleshooting guide

Create and populate excel spreadsheets, perform trending analysis, and generate reports using power point

Expected to adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP and HACCP guidelines, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety

Performs other duties as assigned by site QA manager

Qualification

HACCP principlesStandard Operating Procedure (SOP)ExcelPowerPointMS OfficeBilingual (Spanish/English)Critical thinkingProblem-solvingCross-functional teamwork

Required

Enrolled or attending an accredited 2 or 4 year college/university

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

Ability to speak effectively before groups, customers/vendors or employees of the organization

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 percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Basic proficiency using computer programs (MS Office) for collecting and analyzing data, writing procedures and reports

Demonstrated proficiency in critical thinking and problem-solving

Ability to participate in cross-functional teams

Preferred

Bilingual (Spanish/English) is preferred but not required

Company

Michael Foods

Michael Foods is a producer and distributor of food products to the foodservice, retail, and food-ingredient markets.

Founded in 1908

Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://michaelfoods.com

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