Tech, Quality II

Meijer - Lansing, MI

Full-time - Entry Level

Lansing, MI

10,001+ employees

General Merchandise Retailers

About the position

The Senior Quality Technician at Meijer is responsible for organizing, executing, and monitoring quality and food safety activities within the facility. This role involves ensuring compliance with corporate specifications and regulatory requirements for incoming raw materials, packaging, and finished goods. The position also includes assisting in the development and administration of quality and food safety policies and procedures, promoting plant safety, and providing training to plant personnel.

Responsibilities

• Assure facility compliance to affiliate, regulatory and best in class industry quality, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Safe Quality Foods (SQF) and sanitation standards through monitoring and reporting procedures.
• Actively promote plant safety and environmental programs and procedures that are in compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain quality and food safety manuals to assure that all policies and procedures are current and effective, and compliant with corporate and SQF requirements.
• Conduct quality and food safety training as required for all plant personnel.
• Assist the Quality Manager in the development and implementation of quality and food safety systems policies and procedures and may provide assistance to the Leadership Team with Third Party Audits and inspections.
• Provide technical production assistance during trials and with GMP's, sanitation, and ingredient and product wholesomeness.
• Lead in the evaluation of consumer complaints, and corrective action implementations.
• Lead in the maintenance of and compliance to the plant's Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) program.
• Coordinate the storage and rework of quality control hold products with appropriate plant personnel.
• Keep Leadership informed of the status of quality assurance and sanitation issues which may impact production and product deployment.
• Provide supervisory leadership when the Department Quality Manager is not available.
• Practice 200% Safety Accountability - Self and Others.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in Food Science, Science or related discipline preferred.
• One-year experience in a Food Manufacturing environment.
• General knowledge/training in Food Safety, HACCP, SQF preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel.
• Ability to analyze data and information and make effective and timely decisions.
• Ability to work under pressure and react to situations with urgency.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate throughout all levels of the organization.
• Detail oriented, organized, reliable and resourceful.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Parental leave
• Store discount
• Tuition reimbursement
• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth