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Simmons Foods · 1 day ago

Finished Product Specialist

Dubuque, IA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Simmons Foods is a company focused on quality in food production, and they are seeking a Finished Product Specialist. This role is responsible for ensuring finished products meet quality standards through evaluations, testing, and collaboration with various teams to improve product quality and compliance with regulations.

Food and BeverageManufacturingNutrition

Responsibilities

Conducts product evaluations in regards to post process, incubation and secondary packaging

Ensures all finished product evaluations, as well as secondary packaging evaluations, are conducted in accordance with SOPs

Responsible for areas of product improvement in response to post-process evaluations

Supports product testing

Collaborates with the Raw Material Technical Manager to ensure reviews of finished products being tested for new raw materials or suppliers are completed with appropriate testing and possibly pictures as a part of the Supplier Approval process

Supports Early Release program

Gather information needed so that management can evaluate and schedule the release of product prior to the normal incubation period

Ensures all finished products, including R&D test products, are sent to outside labs for all required testing

Initiates communication with customers in regards to products involved in our positive release program

Audits finished product analysis; ensures samples are conveyed to the customer for review and that products are released once positive release has been obtained

Supports and trains laboratory technicians in key criteria used in daily evaluations and sample gathering

Works closely with production to improve both finished product quality and in process quality

Gather information to provide customer-complaint responses

Ensures customer samples are sent out for each run of commercialized product per customer's requests

Monitors daily panels for continuous improvement options by working closely with the production floor

In conjunction with the Lab Tech, inputs finished product analysis into IQS/JDE in a timely manner

Works with R&D to monitor that Finished Product Specifications are up to date and correct

Reviews and maintains upkeep of all QA related logs and verifications

Manages and maintains equipment calibration for all finished product related equipment & other QA related devices

Participates as a member of the Team

Participates in ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies; coordinates work to ensure best practices with all team members

Attends appropriate team meetings

As a member of the Team, fosters strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues; e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy changes, etc

Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways, and reinforces actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization

Is familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies); understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas

Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives: This position description is intended to guide the activities of the Finished Product Specialist and is not intended to limit the thinking and creativity of the person to the work of this function nor is it intended that this describe all the work that may be required of the person in this position

Enters and locates information on a computer

Visually verifies information, often in small print

Communicates with Customers, Vendors, or Employees via telephone, in person, and/or electronic mail

May present information to small or large groups

Must be able to work in various temperatures

Move about in a manufacturing environment and surrounding property

May travel via car or plane to various work locations

Qualification

Quality AssuranceChemical MethodologyMicrobiological SkillsHACCP KnowledgeManufacturing PracticesFood Science DegreeMicrosoft Office SuiteCustomer CommunicationTeam CollaborationProblem Solving