GROUND BEEF FOOD SAFETY/ QA MANAGER
Description
About JBS
JBS began in 1953 as a small, family-owned company in Brazil. We have continued to steadily grow and are now the largest animal protein processor in the world. Though our business has grown, our family values remain our foundation. We seek to hire dedicated individuals who are committed to learning and share our desire to be the best. At JBS, our team members are our most important asset and feeding the world is our greatest goal. The Plainwell facility began operations in 1918 under the Murray Packing company. In the 1960's, it was acquired by Murco and in 1998 by Packerland. In 2000, Packerland was acquired by Smithfield. In 2010, the facility joined the JBS USA family.
Plainwell is the only JBS plant with Modified Atmospheric Packaging (MAP), a packaging process that changes oxygen levels to extend shelf-life. The MAP process is a part of the Plainwell ground beef operation. Plainwell is also one of the few plants that produces ground beef patties. Over one million lbs (450,000 kg) of beef are produced each day. The Plainwell facility produces biogas in an anaerobic lagoon and uses it in place of natural gas to heat a portion of the water used in the plant. The facility was recognized by the American Meat Institute as a Tier 3 facility for its accomplishments with ISO 14001. Plainwell recently built a $31 million distribution center (85,000 ft²) with a 55,000 box capacity.
Opportunities
Investing in our people is a large part of the reason why success at JBS is so achievable. Working in operations gives you the opportunity to contribute to the very core of our business: producing the highest quality products for families around the globe. At the JBS operations facilities, we offer career growth opportunities for people with all kinds of interests and backgrounds who are interested in working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment. Additionally, opportunities for those who enjoy working within the production environment and are excited about both leading a team and ensuring we are producing a top quality, safe product for families across the globe.
Benefits
JBS® values the people who make our company a success. We want to be sure our team members know just how much we appreciate their dedication by ensuring they love working with us. As part of our total compensation package, JBS® and offers comprehensive employee benefits designed to meet the healthcare and financial goals of our team members and their families today, tomorrow and in the future.
Position Title: Ground Beef Food Safety/Quality Assurance Manager
Department: Technical Services - Ground Beef
Location: JBS Plainwell
Salary Class: Exempt
Purpose & Scope: Reports directly to the plant Technical Services Director and has primary responsibility for the direction of the workforce to achieve all safety, food safety, and quality goals as set forth by facility management. This position is responsible for the supervision of Food Safety and Quality (FSQA) personnel, and oversee quality and food safety aspects of ground beef production. Responsible for product specifications testing, food safety systems, process improvements and quality programs within the plant.
Principle Responsibilities:
- Organizes and coordinates the activities of the Food Safety and Quality Assurance team to meet and exceed quality and food safety goals by levering engineering skillsets.
- Conducts investigations of plant Food Safety and Quality Assurance processes and ensures process improvements projects and tasks are completed.
- Organizes and coordinates the activities of the Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) team for implementation of quality and food safety programs (HACCP and SSOP) and procedures.
- Manages the Food Safety and Quality Assurance Supervisor on each shift.
- Proactively looks for ways to reduce cost through the elimination of foreign material.
- Responsible for minimizing customer claims through engineering controls.
- Monitor activities to ensure team member safety and accurately report any unsafe acts to prevent workplace safety incidents. Coordinate with site safety team for annual LOTO training for FSQA team.
- Advocates new quality policies and procedures as necessary to ensure high quality products, processes and services
- Communicates programs and procedures to FSQA and other plant team members by performing in-class and hands-on training.
- Maintains good communication and working relationships with the FSQA team, site Operations team and USDA personnel. Ensuring that all USDA regulations are being followed.
- Acts as a back up to FSQA Director for facilitating 3rd party or customer audits.
- Interfaces with facility team to assist in problem solving using Root cause analyses when investigating daily personnel and processing incidents.
- Ensures the customer quality programs meet or exceed the customer requirements.
- Communicates issues to site management team to ensure the plant is complying with customer specifications.
- Complete additional task as directed by Technical Services Director.
Working Conditions:
- Production setting
- Exposure to various chemicals, machinery and knives
- Slippery floors, extreme temperatures and loud noises
- High level of interaction with other departments and employees
- 50+ hours per week, occasionally on weekends, especially summer months
Requirements:
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or similar field required (Meat Science, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering, Food engineer, or related field) and/or minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in a meat processing plant.
- HACCP Certificate preferred
Experience:
- Extensive knowledge and technical skill in a variety of QA and production jobs, and in supervisory positions.
Special Skills:
- Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully, both written and verbally.
- Capable of independent decision making
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Excellent conflict resolution skills
- Demonstrates integrity and fairness
- Able to quickly and effectively adapt to new and changing situations
- Desire for continuous improvement
- Shows compassion towards and has an interest in others
- Basic computer knowledge required
- Good organizational skills
- Able to work assigned hours/days, including weekends as required
- Good attendance and safety records
Manages: Ground Beef Quality Assurance Supervisors for 1st and 2nd shift.
EEO/ Vets/ Disability