QA Tech - Vat 3rd Shift

About the Role

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery, and potato products. Our Britt, Iowa facility specializes in egg processing, including breaking, pasteurization, and dried egg operations. This position ensures that products meet Food Safety and Quality requirements through the implementation and monitoring of Quality Systems programs, while mentoring these programs across all facility departments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Food Safety and Quality of MFI products.
• Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMPs, maintain sanitary conditions, and ensure product quality.
• Report conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality, or personnel safety to management.
• Follow USDA, FSIS, FDA, Customer, and MFI guidelines.
• Collect in-process and finished product samples (e.g., from filling lines or tankers) and perform tests for compliance with MFI and customer specifications (e.g., salt and solids, pH, temperature, package integrity, moisture, weight, sensory).
• Use SAP to access and print product specifications, formulas, and mixing instructions.
• Assist in training production employees on food safety and quality requirements.
• Foster open communication and maintain a positive attitude toward work and fellow employees.
• Perform pre-operational and operational inspections of production areas and report deficiencies to the Lead or Supervisor.
• Check containers for proper coding and labeling to meet USDA and MFI standards.
• Monitor label-declared weights on all products produced.
• Inspect incoming ingredients.
• Calibrate pH meters, thermometers, and scales to ensure equipment accuracy.
• Follow up on defective equipment and report abnormalities to relevant personnel.
• Recheck out-of-spec products and initiate holds as necessary.
• Perform FSQ program requirements, including air flow checks, silo temperature readings, shelf-life sampling, environmental swabbing, water testing, and air plate testing.
• Serve as a qualified back-up for the FSQ Tech - SSL Tankers and FSQ Tech – Dryers, including weekend coverage rotation.
• Provide Certificates of Analysis (COAs) to customers requesting finished product test results and notify drivers of product release (SSL Tankers only).
• Maintain accurate and complete documentation of work performed and test results.
• Ensure regular and consistent attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned and cover for other FSQ Technicians or the FSQ Supervisor in their absence.
• Promote a safe and healthy workplace by adhering to all safety policies and procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 1-3 months of related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and write simple instructions, correspondence, and memos in English.
• Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small group situations in English.
• Basic mathematical skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and computation of rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Self-motivated with basic cooking skills and organoleptic abilities.