QA Lead Harvest

Job Summary
The QA Lead Harvest is responsible for ensuring product safety, quality, and compliance on the harvest and fabrication floor through monitoring, auditing, and documenting any conformities and nonconformities.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities for the Quality Assurance department and works closely with local and regional USDA/FSIS authorities, customer’s representatives (if needed), and auditors.
• Update, maintain, and implement pertinent regulatory documents and records, product specifications, and quality assurance records.
• Enforce and monitor animal welfare and quality programs for products manufactured.
• Monitor the acceptance criteria for our product and control the disposition of nonconformance.
• Assist with assuring all products produced in the plant meet or exceed customer requirements for quality.
• Provide leadership for the Quality Assurance department while developing and maintaining effective employee relations.
• Responsible for crewing, scheduling, and training of Quality Assurance employees.
• Participate in plant management and operational meetings.
• NOTE: this description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in English (reading, writing, speaking).
• Must be able to work in a variety of work temperatures warm, hot, humid, cold, wet or with slippery surfaces at varied heights in and around moving equipment and parts with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• High school diploma or GED.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Quality Assurance / Food Safety experience in the meat industry.
• Ability to effectively communicate in Spanish (read, write, and speak).
• Strong project and time management, and conflict resolution skills.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of and ability to monitor and take action to enforce for all food safety, SQF rules, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), Sanitization Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs),
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), pre-requisite programs, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to attend work consistently.
• Ability to work safely, wear PPE, and follow safety rules.
• Display a strong work ethic and a positive attitude.
• Be adaptable and dependable with the ability to follow direction and work in cooperation with others.
• Be attentive to detail.
• Maintain a clean work area.
• Follow all food safety and SQF rules.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be assertive and be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to perform consistent, accurate work with minimal direction and work successfully as part of a team.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk or sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

American Foods Group, LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Learn more: EEO is the Law and EEO is the Law Supplement. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact Human Resources at the location(s) where you are applying. American Foods Group, LLC will not discriminate against applicants who inquire about, disclose or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. Learn more: Pay Transparency. American Foods Group, LLC participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more: E-Verify

America's Heartland Packing is set to open its doors in early 2025. The 775,000 sq. ft. greenfield project will include a harvest floor, carcass chillers, fabrication area, rendering, further processing area, storage coolers, freezers, and loading docks.

What we offer:

• Competitive total compensation package for you and your family.
• Excellent benefit plan.  Benefits include: Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flex Spending Accounts, Voluntary Benefits, PTO, 401k, Long & Short Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Discount Meat Purchase Program, and more!