QA Floor Technician

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Michael Foods, Inc. located in the Village of West Jefferson, OH, is minutes from the western suburbs of Columbus and about 20 minutes to the west of downtown. We are proud to be Michael Foods’ most recent greenfield project, producing high quality protein shakes serving people all around the world. It’s our honor to continue our strong commitment to our employees, our community, and our environment.

This position will work days 6:00am - 6:30pm (48 hours one week [4 days], 36 hours the next [3 days]). This role works on the production floor and not in a lab.

• Adheres to safe work practices, follows GMPs, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports any conditions or practices that may adversely affect employee safety or food safety/quality to management immediately.
• Attends and actively participates in daily shift huddles and handoffs.
• Collects in-process and finished-product samples for analytical and microbiological quality checks.
• Performs verifications of package coding, product weights, packaging integrity, labeling, temperature, sensory, etc. to verify compliance with customer and MFI’s specifications and all associated regulations for all products.
• Inspects and samples incoming ingredients, ensuring product quality and safety.
• Assists in drafting, revising, and maintaining plant standard operating procedures.
• Acts as a liaison between Production, Distribution, Sanitation, Maintenance, and the Quality Department by communicating quality issues and assisting in corrective action implementation where necessary.
• Participates in plant food safety/quality inspections, in-process inspections, mock recall, label audits, and HACCP audits.
• Verifies proper set-up of production lines at start-up and shift change: printer set-up (coding), packaging materials, labeling, quality limits, etc.
• Reviews sanitary condition of production lines prior to start-up by visual and mechanical inspection, performing ATP (adenosine triphosphate / verify surface cleanliness) and APC (Aerobic Plate Count / Verify absence of microbiological organisms).
• Performs pH analysis of samples as part of root cause investigations.
• Uses inventory control software to ensure non-conforming product does not enter commerce.
• Assists in investigations in response to customer concerns or other quality related deviations to determine root cause and appropriate corrective actions.
• Assists in the management of quality hold activities, including non-conforming product inventories.
• Ensures lab equipment, fridges and thermometers are properly maintained and calibrated.
• Maintains and follows MFI micro sample and shelf-life study programs. Demonstrates ownership of equipment, processes, and facility.
• Demonstrates a willingness to learn and grow.
• Team player who aligns and upholds our values: teamwork, accountability, innovation and continuous improvement and passion for customer and consumers.
• Attends and actively participates in safety meetings and trainings.
• Trains new hires as required.
• Maintains regular and consistent attendance.
• Fosters open communication and a positive attitude toward work and fellow employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent

• Maintain a positive and engaging attitude towards colleagues at work.

• 1+ years of food manufacturing or quality assurance preferred
• Experience with food manufacturing and GMPs
• Basic computer knowledge and skills
• Ability to work independently or in a group
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to communicate effectively with other employees
• Ability to calculate general mathematics
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in oral form; ability to deal with problems involving one concrete variable in standardized situations