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Overview
Golden State Foods is Now Hiring!
Excellent opportunity for Qualified Quality Systems Control Technicians.
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2nd Shift Opportunities!
Pay: $17.00/hr.- $21.00/hr
Shift Differential $1.00
Weekly Perfect Attendance Incentives $$
WHO WE ARE
One of the largest diversified suppliers in the foodservice industry. Golden State Foods sets the Gold Standard by focusing on its Creed and Values, putting customers first and continually innovating. GSF associates show our deep commitment to the communities where we live and work, through our participation in the GSF Foundation, where 100% of associate proceeds go to helping children and families in need.
GSF’s Protein Products division has produced high quality beef patties for the QSR industry for more than 75 years. The award-winning facility in Opelika excels in quality, food safety. assured supply, innovative R&D, and exceptional customer responsiveness.
Our business philosophy actively supports our associates through our Four (4) Core Values:
• Treat others like you want to be treated
• Make the best product
• Give the customer a fair deal
• Maintain the highest standards
PERKS
• Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, and vision after 30 days of employment. Generous 401k/pension plan, with employer-contributions after just 6 months. Paid vacation/holidays/sick leave. Our associates also enjoy discount programs, tuition reimbursement, and much more! If you are looking for a competitive wage, solid opportunities and a career path to success, we have a great opportunity at our facility in Opelika.
Responsibilities
POSITION SUMMARY:
Monitor the quality of product and processing environment; adhere to defined procedures and report deviations from quality standards.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Adheres to safety, food safety, quality and legal compliance.
• Perform all work in accordance with environmental, health and safety standards, rules, regulations and practices of the facility.
• Must be able to pass training/certifications as required for qualification.
• Monitor atmosphere (oxygen and carbon dioxide) readings throughout the department.
• Cook and evaluate product for sensory and physical attributes.
• Collect samples and measure product specifications (patty weight, thickness, etc.).
• Set-up and enter data into statistical process control computer software (AppStats or other).
• Set-up, maintain, disassemble, and clean the equipment and other tools used in quality monitoring (calibration wands, calipers, scales, cooking grill, etc.).
• Check proper operation of all Metal Detection throughout the department.
• Calibrate equipment and tools necessary for completion of activities (scale, grill, etc.).
• Continuous monitoring of the quality of the product, packaging, and processing environment.
• Identify, record, and report any out of conformance product, equipment, or situations to a supervisor. Deviations may be determined through operational observations or evaluation of monitoring data.
• Responsible for completing accurate, legible quality monitoring records and/or automated data entry.
• Measure finished product temperature.
• Evaluation of finished product packaging for integrity of the container, ensure that it has been properly assembled, and check for visible damage.
• Evaluation of finished product packaging code(s) for proper placement, legibility, and accuracy.
• Verify that finished product scales, and the scale operators are continuously accurate by:
• Weighing finished product boxes after the scale.
• Conducting patty counts on cases of finished product after the scale.
• Sample, weigh, and calculate Misting Weights of fresh versus frozen product.
• Performing other related and assigned duties as necessary (room temperature, micro swabs, quality audits, retests, tare weight checks, projects, etc.).
• Monitoring processing area for evidence of condensation and notify Operations Supervisor if condensation is present.
• Document completed work as required by the supervisor.
• Compliance with all other duties as assigned.
• Ability to perform other necessary tasks as directed by manager.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
– None.
PHYSICAL AND VISUAL ACTIVITIES:
• Lift patty boxes.
• Retrieve patties.
• Ability to visually differentiate items of color, up close and in the distance.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment and/or clothing.
• Stand/walk 7 or more hours per day.
• Constantly reach horizontally and vertically to retrieve/test patties and monitor metal detectors.
• Constantly grip/grasp, twist/turn, handle/finger, talk/hear, and use eye/hand coordination.
• Constantly lift up to 50 lbs up to waist level.
• Constantly carry up to 5 lbs 10 feet.
• Frequently bend, taste/smell and use fine motor tasks.
• Frequently carry up to 25 lbs 15 feet.
• Occasionally kneel/crawl, squat, and climb.
• Occasionally carry up to 50 lbs (boxes of patties) 15 feet.
• Push/pull patty boxes 5 feet requiring 10 lbs of force.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance visions, and color vision.
ENVIRONMENTAL/ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS:
• Constantly work in damp, wet, humid, and slippery environments.
• Constantly work near moving equipment.
• Constantly work in extreme heat/cold (40-45 degrees).
• Constantly work in high noise levels requiring hearing protection.
• Frequently work near fumes or airborne debris.
• Occasionally work with toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Occasionally work with hand tools causing segmental vibration.
MACHINES/TOOLS/EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE
• Bump cap, hair net, safety glasses, hearing protection, and smock.
• Rubber and cotton gloves.
• Appstats computer.
• Calipers, scales, and oxygen monitor.
• Calculator and radio.
• Grill.
Qualifications
REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
• High school diploma or GED.
• Must be knowledgeable about the quality characteristics of raw, finished, cooked, and packaged product.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one small group situations to customers, clients, and other team members of the organization.
• Ability to use effective problem solving skills.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
• Ability to use mathematical functions including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in accordance with production paperwork.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.
