Intermediate Quality Assurance Technician 2 (Quality Assurance) - Land O'Lakes Inc.

This position is responsible for enforcing current quality and food safety systems as well as developing and implementing innovative solutions to quality and food safety systems to ensure operational conformance to consumer and customer expectations within the animal feed industry.

Location: Neosho, MO

Hours: 8am-5pm, with some flex. & overtime as needed.

Wage: $21-28.85/hr.

Required Experience/Knowledge (to be able to perform this job):

• 2-yr associate degree or higher with at least 2-3 years of experience in human or animal food manufacturing
• Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP's), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Systems (HACCP), ISO, and Regulatory Guidelines.

Required Competencies

• Ability to adjust competing priorities.
• Works effectively with others who have diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and styles.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently or in a team environment, without continuous direct supervision.
• Strong math aptitude
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Attention to detail, high level of accuracy.
• Organization and follow up skills.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

Preferred Experience

• B.S. in Food Science, Animal Science, or a related field.
• Experience working in a food manufacturing, food safety or food science environment.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint
• 3-5 years' experience in Quality, Food Safety or Regulatory Services
• Knowledge of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and FSC 34
• PCQI Certified

Duty or Area of Responsibility

• Reviewing batch records, positive release of raw materials and/or finished goods, collecting and sending samples for analysis, comparing assay results to specifications, documentation of all the previous tasks.
• Operational and pre-operational inspections
• Training and enforcement of internal and external quality management programs.
• Conduct non-routine projects, observations, testing or training as may be assigned by the Quality Manager.
• Provide support in the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the Nutra Blend quality management system.
• Maintain communication with other departments, management and employees and notify them of any issues or concerns that may restrict the food safety, efficiency or quality of production.
• Drug inventory reconciliation.
• Conducting daily inventory, determine status of returned goods and perform investigations related to complaints or manufacturing issues.
• Accountable for accurate documentation, recordkeeping and maintenance of documents assigned to QA systems and programs.
• Audit facility for compliance to SOP's. Other duties as assigned.
• Perform self-assessments against both internal and external QMS expectations.
• Participate in, and at times lead, mock recalls and traceability exercises.

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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