Brand: 8th Ave Food & Provisions

Categories: Quality

Locations: Fitzgerald, Georgia

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 24489

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

8th Avenue Food & Provisions is a growing organization made up of businesses that produce and sell quality products including pasta, peanut butter, granola, and fruit and nut trail mixes to retail, foodservice and ingredient customers. The company was formed in October 2018 through a combination of Post Holdings’ private brands businesses and is owned by Post Holdings and funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a private equity firm.

Responsibilities

Position Summary:

   Quality Assurance Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the timely and effective implementation of all company policies and procedures involved in the production of quality manufactured products.      The qualified individual will maintain a positive working relationship with all other departments and Quality Technicians in an effort to meet and maintain product quality while identifying and solving problems.   

Duties and Responsibilities:

  Supervises, trains and schedules work of Quality Technicians in the performance of quality analysis, reinforcing quality standards of raw ingredients and finished goods.   Monitors daily analyses, tests, product holds and other lab activities  Manages the sampling process, documentation, and release of finished goods while ensuring regulatory compliance and customer specifications are met  Analyzes and reports on point of origination of quality discrepancies.  Works with department managers to determine cause and corrective action  Manages communication to Managers on customer concerns and complaints and participates in communicating responses to customers as directed  Coordinates plant sanitation program activities including pest, insect and rodent control programs, internal and third-party audits, and regulatory inspections  Coordinates GMP, quality and HACCP training for staff  Participates in the identification of improvements and changes to quality assurance, sanitation and food safety programs  Purchases supplies for quality assurance, and food safety  QUALITY - Responsible for maintaining quality parameters for areas of responsibility.  FOOD SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES- Will follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements. Will support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF Systems.    Other duties, as assigned   

Education and Experience Required:

  2+ years’ work experience in food plant sanitation or quality assurance  Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)   

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:

  Bachelor’s Degree in food related field. (Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biochemistry, etc.)     Ability to work independently and with others in a team environment  Demonstrated organizational skills & the ability to work on multiple high priority projects  Effective written, verbal, & interpersonal communication and negotiation skills   Ability to strongly multi-task, organize, and prioritize  High level of accuracy and attention to detail   

Physical Requirements: Qualified candidates must be able to perform the following physical job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation:  Must be able to lift up-to 34 pounds for 3+ hours per shift  Must be able to lift up-to 50 pounds 3+ hours per shift  Must be able to balance, bend, kneel, crouch, stoop, walk, stand, and reach above shoulders for 3+ hours per shift  Must be able to sit for 7+ hours per shift  Must be able to reach, grasp, and use fine motor skills for 6+ hours per shift  Must be able to push and pull for 1+ hours per shift  Must be able to feel for 3+ hours per shift  Must be able to express or exchange ideas by means of written or spoken word and distinguish object or equipment visually   

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)