VCQ Assistant

Key Responsibilities

1. Quality Assurance and Compliance: 
   • Implement HACCP programs and maintain HACCP records for all products received, processed, and packed/repacked at the facility.
   • Implement GMP and SSOP in meeting regulatory requirements and customer’s expectations.
   • Communicate with operations and sales teams in meeting quality standards and labeling requirements.
   • Communicate a daily QC report to the management team and provide recommendations for improvement.
   • Maintain HACCP, sanitation, and labeling standards in meeting USDC QMP.
   • Maintain a positive attitude and constantly look for opportunities for improvement.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum one-year related experience and/or training.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Previous quality assurance experience in the food industry.
• Knowledge of HACCP, GFSI, SSOP and COOL Act.
• Knowledge of Word and Excel.

• Sedentary work, walking and standing are required only occasionally. 
• Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.  
• Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 

• Office, as well as warehouse environment.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.
• Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures.
• Standard office equipment and heavy machinery.

Benefits

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
• Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time
• Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
• Product purchase program