Quality Assurance Technician

This role is located on-site at our Rome, GA, Plant, where you will act as the go-to resource for ensuring the quality and food safety of our core products.

About the role

You will engage your passion for food safety to provide front-line support to manufacturing. You will support operations to ensure alignment with all policies and practices in the Kellanova Food Safety Plan.

This is a third shift position, working 5:00 pm—5:00 am, having every other weekend off. This role requires flexibility with overtime as needed.

The starting hourly pay rate for this position is $23.30 up to $28.96 based on qualifications.

You will join a highly engaged team that supports an environment of learning and growth. This role offers exciting opportunities to work on stretch projects, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and collaborate with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-shift guidance and support for all aspects of quality and food safety, including validation of Certificate of Analyses (COA) for all incoming raw materials.
• Respond to Food Safety events, review, and verification of Critical Control Points (CCP).
• Execute the environmental monitoring program and inspection of all processes prior to start-up.
• Conduct plant food safety and security audits, continually looking for food safety hazards or places to improve the plant and process.
• Conduct daily product evaluation and employee training in food safety, HACCP, GMPs, and SOPs.
• Communicate deficiencies and drive follow-up.
• Support plant projects, including new equipment and new products.
• Lead continuous improvement projects and take ownership of critical pre-requisite programs as an Internal Auditor.
• Manage and communicate product holds to front-line leaders, test and disposition holds based on results.
• Develop procedures, maintain, and compile required quality food safety documentation as directed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED and related work experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and detailed information.
• Intermediate computer literacy in Microsoft software applications.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Consistent and reliable attendance is essential for this role.
• Permanent legal authorization to work in the United States. Kellanova does not sponsor employment visas for this role.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary income protection benefits such as supplemental life and accident.
• 401(k) plan with company contributions.
• Part-time employees may have access to benefits on a pro-rated basis.

About Us

We’ve always been driven to unleash the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our iconic, world-class brands at Kellanova include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Tresor, Crunchy Nut, among others. Mars, Incorporated has acquired Kellanova in a transaction that brings together iconic brands, storied legacies, and outstanding capabilities with a view to shape the future of snacking.