Griffith Foods is a global manufacturer of food products. We provide a wide range of taste and texture components for food industry customers throughout the world. Our products include seasoning blends, dry mixes, coating systems, dough blends, crumbs, flavors, sauces and food bases that are used in an extensive variety of application from snack foods and processed meat and poultry to ready meals. Our customers include food processors, restaurant operators and grocery retailers. While our name may not be familiar to consumers, our products are key components of foods offered by many of the world's best-known companies.
Location: Lithonia, GA
Summary: Provides technical assistance and support to Quality Systems, Production, Warehouse, and Customer Service teams. Maintain and update systems required for metric, documents and record management, FSQS plant wide training, when necessary, quality performance measurements and continuous improvement activities.
Facilitates Cost of Quality improvement initiatives Conduct and document detailed observations and time studies of specific quality process Designs and executes testing quality control process improvement by testing focused on a particular product line or process. Measures and reports cost and frequency of quality control testing and inspection points Measuring cost of internal and external failures Redzone Compliance module administrator Creates/revises and optimizes quality checks and audits Reports compliance metrics Redzone Compliance onboarding Investigates and addresses missed and failed checks. Responsible for compiling and entering all Food Safety & Quality Metrics for KPI Scorecards and defect trend analysis. Train technicians to GPE tools – RCA, 5 Whys, 5S, etc. Develops 1-pt lessons and standard work for FSQS Assists in investigation and satisfactory disposition of internal nonconformances and customer complaints CAPA follow up according to PDCA cycle FSQS Lead in development of visual aids, standard work, and 1-pt lessons for factory floor operation in collaboration with GPS Team. Participates in internal audit program by conducting audit(s) to ensure the process is followed to expectations. Process specific inspections and audits 5S project leader Back fill coverage to the below as needed: Raw material hold/release management Finished product COA communication to customers Laboratory testing Prepares and participates in 3 rd party & customer audits Participates in Tiered meetings as required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in food science or related sciences required with 3-5 years industry experience or 10-15 years of experience in the food industry in quality control and/or assurance role. Proficient with Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook. Familiarity with Redzone Compliance module preferred. Proficiency with Lean Manufacturing tools. Must have the ability to multi-task and have strong planning and organizational skills. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a service minded orientation. Must be able to work efficiently with minimal supervision. Must be able to speak, read, write and understand English Language #LIDNI
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Griffith Foods believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity. Griffith Foods does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of the following actual or perceived characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic or information, AIDS or HIV status, order of protection status, marital status, military or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspect of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, participation in benefit programs, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination.
In carrying out our commitment to equal employment opportunity, Griffith Foods will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship, safety, and/or health risk. Applicants and employees requiring reasonable accommodations must notify Human Resources.
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