• Pay: $60,000-65,000
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance 
• Life insurance (100% employer paid)
• 401K with employer matching
• Vacation, Sick, and Holiday pay

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assure compliance to plant, regulatory and quality assurance requirements in raw material inspection, in-process quality control, labeling, finished product evaluation, GMP, housekeeping, pest control and other related food safety and quality matters
• Maintain integrity and quality standards of product through effective monitoring of manufacturing processes, conditions within the plants and through physical, chemical, and microbial analysis

• Understand Laboratory responsibility including microbiological issues within Holten Meat, its suppliers, and customers. Manage and monitor laboratory policies, procedures, lab safety, lab quality assurance and lab sampler
• Understand, write, and monitor USDA, HACCP and SSOP procedures
• Maintain proactive working knowledge of USDA regulations 
• Develop and maintain effective training program within QC and as required for plant personnel
• Develop, manage, and monitor statistical analysis programs utilizing program of SPC and SQM
• Maintain the appropriate computer skills and programs necessary to achieve this requirement
• Assist in investigating and resolving customer complaints
• Develop and manage customer product specifications to meet customer requirements
• Maintain specification characteristics
• Proofread packaging
• Manage and monitor compliance with Food Security Policy
• Supervise and maintain QC department staffing and training

Job Requirements:

• 5+ years of QC experience in a food manufacturing preferably USDA environment. Will consider other production or manufacturing backgrounds with previous supervisory experience.
• Exceptional interpersonal and technical skills.
• SQF Practitioner or GFSI experience – or willing to obtain.
• Demonstrated computer knowledge required.
• Ability to lift 35 pounds.
• Good sense of taste smell and touch.
• Basic math and reading skills required.
• Knowledge of the U.S.D.A. approved Net Weight Program preferred.
• Follow all safety procedures
• Must have overall knowledge of recipes and finish product specifications
• Must have the ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems
• Willing to work in a well-lit and ventilated office, freezer, and cooler environments for short periods of time, and refrigerated production environment for extended periods as necessary. Moderate noise level. Temperature range of 0-75-degree Fahrenheit.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, or any other protected classification protected by local, state, or federal laws.