FSQ Team Lead

• Compensation: USD 21.81 - USD 27.26 - hourly

At Link Snacks
, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago.

We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Golden Island®, BiFi®, and Peperami® and KOOEE! to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it.

Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks.

Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.

Hours:

• 3rd shift:
  Friday, Saturday and Sunday 3:30am - 3:30pm

Wages: $21.81 - $27.26 per hour

Lead a team of FSQ Auditors within a production area (Formulation, Stuffing, or Packaging). Help guide them to be sure yourself and all FSQ Auditors are supporting the implementation of HACCP, SOP, SQF, and R&D and performs plant-wide auditing functions. Also, you will need to support/guide your team to make sure documentation is completed that will ensure that product specifications are met;

customer quality expectations are achieved; USDA regulations are complied with; all quality issues are identified, investigated, and addressed. Monitoring room temperatures, monitoring product temperatures, and monitoring product quality/consistency.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:

• Lead your team to perform quality inspections on random product samples to ensure samples meet company specific Quality standards. [For example: thickness, weights, lengths, count, metal detector, etc.]
• Perform pre-op – depending on time, scheduling and production including first piece checks at start of shift or new product changeover.
• Monitoring the overall safety of the food quality to ensure accurate product identification and recipe instructions are being followed. Answer questions regarding rejected product, damage on inbound cases and mislabeled cases.
• Follow plant holds and releases.
• Enter quality inspection data into electronic/written form.
• Record deviations/issues into compliance tracker and inform lead/supervisor of said deviations or defects.
• Process inbound and outbound supplier corrective action requests.
• Perform weekly daily audits.
• Prepares necessary forms and trend charts in support of kitchen or packaging inspection function.
• Implement corrective actions on deviations found during quality inspections, including product loss or adjustments.
• Review of documentation for accuracy and completeness.
• HACCP sign off – dependent on qualifications and availability.
• Review/Close out hold tags as necessary- list should be printed off daily, hold tags must be accounted for; report missing hold tags to lead/supervisor.
• Verify equipment is in good condition and calibrated, as needed.
• HACCP, SSOP, SQF, Prerequisite program maintenance - accuracy, completeness, implementation; aligned with review of production paperwork, verifications, calibrations, and counseling, etc.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) training, along with company pre-requisite programs, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), and Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOP’s). Observe team members to ensure compliance, coach as necessary.
• Acts as a backup for daily operational checklists.
• Assist…