Quality Assurance Technician

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Full Time Regular Technical Fostoria, OH, US

At Mennel, we believe in doing right and bringing our best to our people who are helping to feed the world. We promote teamwork and recognize the individual contributions everyone plays in the overall success of the company.

SUMMARY:

In this role, you will help sustain Mennel’s tradition of excellence established in 1886 as well as support our food safety programs and mission to reliably deliver superior quality, uniformity, and service. The purpose of this position is to meet and exceed expectations of our internal and external customers by conducting required testing ensure compliance with internal/external specifications and all food safety programs.

This position will sustain the Mission and Motto and Food Safety and Quality Statement of the Mennel Milling Company.

PRIMARY

WORK SHIFT:

Work shift as assigned and overtime as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without accommodation.

• Follow all food and personal safety rules and regulations in respect to GMP’s, OSHA, HACCP, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act as stated in the FS&Q Statement, and sanitation guidelines as set forth by the company as listed in Corporate Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) and attend all required training sessions. Maintain the department/facility in an everyday audit ready condition.
• Proficientinassignedroutinetesting, and reporting analyses for both internal and external customers
• Performsaccurateanalysis of routine samples.
• Promptly communicates important quality, safety, and security concerns to co-workers, and Quality Assurance Manager.
• Calibrate and/or trouble-shoot each analysis,maintaining calibration logs for each of the testing procedures.
• Performs monthly Intra Lab check samples.
• Maintainsa clean and orderly work area in addition to assigned sanitation duties.
• Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

There are no supervisory responsibilities with this role.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilityrequiredto perform this job.

• A minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent required.
  
  An Associate’s or Bachelor’sDegreein cereal science, food science, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, analytical instrument,microbiologyor related field preferred.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and organize tasks and follow through to ensure completion of assignments in an efficient and high-quality manner.
• Knowledge of and ability tooperate
  
  Microsoft office software, Internet and Intranet and other computer software to complete essential duties and responsibilities.
• Ability tomaintainopen communication with both internal and external customers.

LANGUAGE

SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, procedures, and plans. Ability to write, complete checklists and other basic documentation and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information or data in one-on-one and small group situations to co-workers, supervisors, and managers.

MATHEMATICAL

SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY:

Must use solid judgment when making decisions. Must have ability to quickly recognize and plan for changing work duties and events.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an…