QA Specialist - Night Shift

The Krusteaz Company Careers•Hopkinsville, KY

16h•$60,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

The QA Specialist position provides leadership and technical QA support to the manufacturing facility in the areas of qualify and food safety. This will involve coordinating activities, providing resource support for diverse teams with complementary objectives, identifying key opportunities, providing technical training, and leading initiatives to improve food safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Schedule: 12-hour shift 7:00PM - 7:30AM, 2-2-3 Rotating Schedule Salary: Salaried - Exempt, $60,000K-$70,000K DOE Benefits: We are proud to offer generous benefits including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance (starting at $60-$95/month for employee-only coverage on the PPO Plan or starting at $30-$45/month for employee-only coverage on the HDHP), 401(K) matching, 3 weeks of paid time off, 10 paid holidays, 1 paid personal holiday, company provided life insurance and disability insurance, flexible spending account, healthcare saving account, voluntary accident insurance, voluntary critical illness insurance, and tuition reimbursement. For those residing in Washington State, hourly employees accrue paid sick time at a rate of 1 hour for every 40 hours worked under Washington Paid Sick Leave, which is tracked as a subset of paid time off. Get to know us: A people-focused company that caresâ: We’re a 90-year-old company with the entrepreneurial spirit of a startup and a focused eye on the future. As a midsized, privately held company with a portfolio of beloved food and beverage brands, our people are the most important ingredient in our success. A valued and supported workforce â: We place tremendous value in our employees and provide competitive pay and comprehensive benefits to ensure our employees can create the best life for themselves. Benefits include a top tier health insurance plan with lower-than-average employee cost share, generous PTO, 401(k) match, and more. An engaged and energized cultureâ: At The Krusteaz Company, collaboration and ingenuity drive our fierce commitment to creating extraordinary product experiences that people love. A place to grow and make a difference: An entrepreneurial spirit has been at the core of our company since the beginning, attracting self-starters who are curious and love to learn and to share ideas.

Requirements

Enjoys facilitating change and leading improvement efforts.
Effectively provides direct and indirect leadership to people, projects, and activities.
Strong technical skills in the area of food / bakery science including knowledge of ingredient interaction and application.
Solid background in development and improvement of fundamental manufacturing and quality-related systems.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
Understands and uses computer software, including MS Office, inventory management, and other proprietary and database software to manage data for decision making.
Professional demeanor and strong interpersonal skills.
Strong math, reading, sensory, technical writing and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to solve problems.
Associates degree or minimum two years of college level coursework, preferably in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry or related field or equivalent experience; Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in quality assurance and/or 2 years leadership experience in food manufacturing and quality assurance desired
To support ongoing business goals and successfully contribute to your team, acceptable levels of performance and attendance must be consistently maintained, including attending all required meetings and events.
Requires the flexibility to work non-standard hours as needed.
Follows procedures to ensure all food quality standards are met or exceeded.
Must also produce quality work measured by efficiency, accuracy, and completion of both personal and company goals in a manner that embodies CM values and our culture of integrity, dignity and respect.
Employees are required to conduct their work in a safe and legal manner, according to all GMP food safety standards as well as following any safety protocols.
Employees must be willing to be responsible for their safety and health as well as the safety and health of all employees, vendors and visitors.

Nice To Haves

Experience with food safety and audit requirements such as BRC preferred.

Responsibilities

Proficient technical resource for product quality and food safety, coordinator of new products, changes, plant trials and materials.
Coordinates customer expectations from Sales and R&D with manufacturing capabilities.
Facilitates and leads continuous improvement activities for people, processes and product systems.
Leads problem solving teams to identify and resolve root cause issues.
Understands the plant operations and the critical processing points for product safety, consistency and efficiency.
Leads the transformation of data, through key performance indicators, into meaningful information to make business decisions.
Develops, implements and monitors standard operating procedures for quality systems.
Provides QA training support to the manufacturing team and other internal and external customers.
Recommend product rework options and/or formulation changes
Provides leadership and development training to the Quality Technicians.
Successfully performs routine product testing activities and other duties of the QA lab.
Ensures plant compliance with GMP’s, HACCP, third party audits and other state/federal regulations
May supervise a small team of non-exempt employees or back up QA management as needed
May evaluate and investigate customer complaints

Benefits

comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance (starting at $60-$95/month for employee-only coverage on the PPO Plan or starting at $30-$45/month for employee-only coverage on the HDHP)
401(K) matching
3 weeks of paid time off
10 paid holidays
1 paid personal holiday
company provided life insurance and disability insurance
flexible spending account
healthcare saving account
voluntary accident insurance
voluntary critical illness insurance
tuition reimbursement
hourly employees accrue paid sick time at a rate of 1 hour for every 40 hours worked under Washington Paid Sick Leave, which is tracked as a subset of paid time off