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.
Location Description
Michael foods, Inc. located in Britt, Iowa where more eggs are produced within a 100 mile radius than anywhere in the world. Small town living and friendly faces make Britt, Iowa a place to call home. Our location is an egg processing flacility that varies from breaking, pasteurization, and dried egg. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food.
Responsibilities
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Quality Manager leads the quality assurance programs within the plant, ensuring all the programs are
adequate and followed completely in order to provide safe products, free of contamination, to all of our
customers. The manager helps his department focus on the company initiatives and goals.
This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to
reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety
& Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leads quality operations by directing quality, laboratory and sanitation department personnel.
Gathers, analyzes and trends quality and key performance indicators.
Manages incoming goods, in-process, and finished product testing programs to ensure all Food Safety
and Quality specifications are met.
activities.
Maintains federal, state, and local plant compliance.
Leads, coaches, mentors, and trains department and plant staff as necessary on core quality values.
Participates in regulatory, customer and internal audits by gathering records, developing new processes,
and ensuring compliance.
programs.
implementation at the facility level.
Maintains good customer relationships via thorough and timely customer concern resolution.
Ability to communicate and interact effectively with Operations, Maintenance, HR, Safety, Corporate,
Purchasing, and Distribution personnel.
conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained in order to maintain SQF Level 3 certification.
Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or
personnel safety.
In absence, job responsibilities will be covered by the FSQ Supervisor.
Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures
and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food
safety and quality.
Qualifications
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial
reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from
customers/vendors, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability
to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards
of directors.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions,
proportions, percentages, fractions, ratios. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra.
REASONING ABILITY:
(Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability
to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form
and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:
Examples of licenses, certificates, and registrations required:
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Specific skills and abilities required that are not included in other sections:
experience performing quality assurance work in a food production operations; or
equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform
the essential duties.
Knowledge of Federal, State and local laws and regulations to food processing.
Must have the ability to understand customer specifications and perform chemical and
microbiological testing while following proper laboratory procedures.
SAP a plus.
Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills are essential.
Technical and mathematical skills, including statistics preferred.
Experience with SQF or other GFSI compliant certification systems a plus.
Be a self-motivated individual with excellent leadership skills.
Have work scheduling flexibility with the ability to work some weekends.
10.Ability to operate specific equipment or tools
11.Skill in working with computers and experience with spreadsheet and word-processing
software.
12.Familiarity with special terminology such as legal, medical, or scientific terms
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