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Ilitch Companies · 15 hours ago

Lead, Quality Assurance (2nd Shift)

Gaffney, SC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Champion Foods, a pizza trailblazer, is expanding and seeking a Lead Quality Assurance professional. This role involves monitoring quality standards, providing direction to Quality Control Technicians, and ensuring compliance with safety and legal regulations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Food and BeverageHospitalityTravel

No H1B

Responsibilities

Work with shift supervision to ensure compliance to company rules, policies and procedures. Promote a safe and fair working environment for plant workers and contractors

Assist Quality Manager with scheduling, back-up and vacation coverage to ensure all lines and shifts have proper quality inspections

Ensure Quality Assurance Technicians perform pre-operations inspection that include cleanliness of lines and equipment is in proper working order

Perform secondary quality inspection to monitor production lines that includes, but are not limited to, mixer operation, oven temperatures, dough temperature, ingredients, and hazard analysis critical control processes (HACCP), make-up area and packaging

Ensure compliance with regulatory and technological changes that may affect the food industry, including Federal Drug Administration (FDA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), AIB International and British Retail Consortium (BRC). Investigate and document any compliance issues. Provide results and recommendations to management

Conduct lab testing related to moisture and ph testing, specification parameter evaluations as well as “bake and texture” analysis. Record finding and complete evaluation forms

Assist in the training and performance management of QA Technicians and other lab personnel

Review QA Technician performance against established KPI’s and metrics; identify and recommend training needs where gaps exist

Calibrate thermometers, scales and pH meters daily

Establish and maintain exception records and note trends for management; develop and monitor corrective/preventative actions for manufacturing as it relates to QA processes

Review or perform microbiology testing for product lines, plate samples and read results for a variety of plates (i.e.: Ecoli, coliform, yeast and mold)

Participate in BRC and AIB audit as directed by management

Collaborate with management to identify and complete relevant training classes and certifications that support development and goals and objectives of Champion Foods

Assists Quality Assurance Manager with other duties and projects as assigned

Keeps current on information and techniques related to food safety

Qualification

HACCPFood Safety ComplianceLaboratory TestingQuality AssuranceVerbalMicrosoft OfficeTrainingDevelopmentWritten Communication

Required

High School Diploma or GED

Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a food service environment including experience laboratory experience (pH, salt and flour analysis, temperature controls microbiology testing, etc.)

Previous experience in quality and food safety in a manufacturing environment, including a minimum of one (1) year experience in Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and working knowledge of Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and United States Drug Administration (USDA) compliance

Previous experience in a position providing formal or informal work direction or training

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) certification

Demonstrated ability to analyze problems, make sound business recommendations and exercise discretion and judgment

Evidence of highly developed verbal and written communications skills and the ability to communication technical information to a wide variety of audiences

Demonstrated computer proficiency (Microsoft Office, databases, Internet, etc.)

Preferred

College course work in Food Science or related area (American Institute of Baking) is preferred

Company

Ilitch Companies

The Ilitch Companies' family of businesses represent leading brands in the food, sports and entertainment industries, including Little Caesars, Blue Line Distribution, the Detroit Red Wings, Olympia Entertainment, the Detroit Tigers, Olympia Development, Little Caesars Pizza Kit Fundraising Program, Champion Foods, MotorCity Casino Hotel, Ocean Casino Resort, and Tenda.

Founded in 1999

Detroit, Michigan, USA

10001+ employees