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Flagstone Foods · 1 month ago

Quality Assurance Technician I - 2nd Shift

Flagstone Foods is one of North America’s largest manufacturers and distributors of snack foods, headquartered in Minneapolis. They are seeking a Quality Assurance Technician I to monitor production quality, enforce food safety standards, and maintain compliance with company and government regulations.

Food Processing

Responsibilities

Conduct line monitoring of all production lines in operation, recording measurements and weights. If lines run poor quality, tech will be able to place product on hold and stop line if needed
Assist in updating or implementing production and food safety aids such as guidelines, scaling weight charts, HACCP, GMP’s, etc
Conduct daily plant walk-throughs and audit GMP and food safety compliance
Perform freezer inventories and place any product close to 'out of date' on hold
Maintain well-organized, detailed, and legible records
Performs lab testing such as moisture readings, pH’s and tta’s
Secure samples involved and help evaluate customer complaints
Update GMP training and deliver training to employees
New employee orientation/training
Notify Supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required
Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas
Perform all duties necessary to meet American Institute of Baking (AIB), Company, and or Government requirements / standards as prioritized by the Company
Inform Management of ANY Food Safety or Quality issues or of any processes, which become non-compliant with specified requirements
Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system
Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system
Controls further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected
Inform Management of ANY Food Safety or Quality issues or of any processes, which become non-compliant with specified requirements
In the absence of immediate supervisor, will assume necessary operational and administrative duties
Will be accountable to Flagstone Foods safety and quality principles
Will support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF Level
Other job-related duties as assigned

Qualification

Quality AssuranceFood Safety StandardsMicrosoft ExcelBasic Math SkillsMulti-taskingCommunication SkillsAttention to Detail

Required

Must have a High School diploma or GED certificate
Must have at least 6 months experience on a manufacture work environment
Must know how to evaluate the product for roast and/or damage
Must have ability to multi-task and work well under pressure
Must be proficient with Microsoft programs such as word and excel required (data entry)
Must be able to make conversions from Metric to English standards for weights
Must be able to have a flexible schedule and be willing to work OT/Holidays/Weekends with the ability to go to any shift depending on the production demands

Preferred

Knowledge and understanding of all types of nuts and allergens processed through the machine preferred
Basic math skills strongly preferred: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, and percentages

Company

Flagstone Foods

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Flagstone Foods is a manufacturer of snack nuts, culinary nuts, trail mixes, and other nut-based foods.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2019-08-01Acquired

Leadership Team

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Harry Overly
President & CEO, Board Member
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