Feed Mill Quality Assurance Specialist

About the role

The Feed Mill QC Specialist collects samples and performs analyses on incoming ingredients and finished feed and enters findings data into the appropriate database in compliance with regulatory agencies and company guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Collect samples from incoming feed ingredients and perform analyses to ensure ingredients are compliant with quality standard specifications; report non-compliant ingredients to appropriate personnel.
• Enter analysis data into the database as required; communicate concerns with trends to the nutritionist and Mill leadership.
• Gather and compile data, maintaining records and testing to comply with FDA regulations and to meet SF/SF certification requirements.
• Maintain FDA, FSMA, Food Safety Modernization Act, QA Manual, and SOP procedures, revising as necessary to remain compliant.
• Conduct internal Quality Audits and participate in 3rd party, customer, and/or internal audits.
• Collect and ship samples for shipment to external laboratories in compliance with company and government requirements.
• Monitor ingredient usage, including drug and micro inventories, and manage out-of-spec feed investigations; perform recalls when required.
• Train employees on quality policies and procedures to ensure proper sampling and required documentation is completed correctly; follow up to ensure compliance and retraining as necessary.
• Manage the plant pesticide program to ensure effectiveness when required.
• Identify opportunities for improvement, present to appropriate leader, and implement, lead, or participate in solution implementation.
• Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in all areas where mandatory, helping to promote a zero-accident culture.
• Perform additional relevant duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Obtain and maintain all safety certifications required for the role (e.g., forklift, confined space, etc.).
• Minimum two (2) years of feed mill experience in a similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of math functions and skills.
• Practical computer skills with solid knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook) and internal database software.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization in a timely and professional manner; multilingual strongly preferred.
• Ability to handle and resolve most issues in an efficient and effective manner.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize projects, planning skills, and a high attention to detail.
• Strong customer-centric attitude, high energy level, and a strong sense of urgency.

Safety Requirements

• Follow departmental and company safety policies and programs.
• Wear required protective equipment in all areas where mandatory.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work extended shifts (holiday, weekend, and/or extended) as business need requires.
• Ability to work in cold/humid or hot/dusty environments.
• Ability to occasionally lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to stoop, kneel, crawl, bend, and to occasionally climb stairs and ladders.
• Ability to enter confined spaces.