Corp. Quality Assurance Coordinator

Prairie Farms Corporate Quality Assurance Coordinator:

Position Requirement’s:

• The position will require travel to 6-8 manufacturing locations that you over see the Food Safety and Quality programs. 50-75% travel depending on circumstances.

• Conduct SQF Internal Audits

• attend SQF Certification Audits,

• Attend FDA check ratings at your locations.

• Attend State Regulatory Inspections at your locations

• Assist in presenting group training and program development.

• Assist in resolving quality issues at your site locations.

• Review the chemical costs for you locations and respond regarding your locations

chemical usage at the Ecolab annual review

• Support and work with locations to improve on the Prairie Farms Company Goals.

Basic Laboratory Procedures

Plating of raw milk/ingredients

…Fresh Standard Plate count, Pre-incubated. Direct Microscopic Count

…Titratable Acidity

…Added water

…Drug residue/Appendix N

Finished products

...Fresh and 7-day standard plate count (SPC) and Coliform tests

…Yeast and Mold tests

Follow product thru the shelf-life

Organoleptic (Sight/smell/taste) analysis

Butterfat/solids testing

Foss 50 and FT120’s instruments

CEM/ Brix solid testing methods

Calibration of thermometers/scales/ lab equipment

Weights and Measures/Flasking

Evaluate Weight control programs

Sanitation:

Product Contact Swabbing (ATP)

Environmental Swabbing

Chemical Titrations

Training with Chemical Service Providers

Key Equipment Inspection Competence:

…Tanks

…Lines/Valve clusters

…Packaging Equipment

Master Sanitation Schedule

Food Safety/Inspection

HACCP (Food Safety) Training Class and Certification

SQF (Safe Quality Foods) Training Class and certification

FSMA Preventive Control Qualified Individual PCQI Certification

PF Internal Audit Program

SQF Audit Shadowing

Understanding the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance

Allergen Product Handling

Pasteurization Theory and Operation

Understanding the Dairy Business:

Milk Procurement

Production Planning

Production Ordering

Employee Scheduling

Product Formulations and the Production Process (Fluid, Ice Cream Cultured and Juice Products)

Calculating Formulation Adjustments

Milk Accountability

Load-out Scheduling

Route Delivery

Salary: Based on Experience

Equipment provided for the position:

Laptop, company car, cell phone.

Excellent Thrift Program: Employee contributes a mandatory contribution of 2% of salary and optional up to 20%. Company can contribute up to 15% of your salary.

Excellent insurance program: Blue Cross /Blue Shield coverage for Health, Dental and Eye with minimal employee contribution.

Vacations:

One week after 1st year

Two weeks after 2 years

Three weeks after 7 years

Four weeks after 15 years