Quality Assurance Supervisor

Mom’s Meals, the leading national provider of refrigerated home-delivered meals in the healthcare market, is hiring for a Quality Assurance Supervisor at our Grinnell, IA kitchen facility. The QA Supervisor assists in overseeing Quality and Food Safety Programs (HACCP-Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Vegetables; Labeling; GMPs; Internal Auditing, etc.), including implementation, staff training and documentation.

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Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to: Assist in overseeing Quality and Food Safety Programs (HACCP-Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Vegetables; Labeling; GMPs; Internal Auditing, etc.), including implementation, staff training and documentation

• Work with USDA/FSIS Consumer Safety Inspectors, FDA and State Regulatory Inspectors; Assist in obtaining environmental and product testing samples as needed
• Monitor sanitation activities and participate in pre-op inspections
• Assist with internal audit program for quality and food safety plans
• Conduct daily sensory evaluation of foods being produced and packaged
• Use all required safety equipment and consistently follow all food-related sanitation and operating safety guidelines; ensures that food production staff does the same
• Supervise Quality Assurance Technicians (4-5); perform supervisor duties including attendance verification
• Take the initiative to see and assign general cleaning tasks in work areas
• Provide communication between Quality Assurance Team and the Management Team
• Perform any and all Quality Assurance Tech responsibilities
• Required Skills and Experience: Associates Degree in Food Science, Culinary Science or related field
• Certified in HACCP for meat, poultry and seafood
• Previous experience in an USDA/FSIS inspected food manufacturing facility with food safety and quality assurance
• Previous supervisory experience
• Must be able to read/write/speak in English
• Strong computer (MS Office), math, and measurement conversion skills
• Organized and detail-oriented with problem-solving skills
• Must be able to discern colors
• Ability to obtain all required certifications and renew as necessary
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize to meet deadlines
• Ability to learn/adapt to changing requirements/situations
• Preferred Skills and Experience: Bachelors Degree in Food Science, Culinary Science or related field
• Bilingual in Spanish
• (PCQI) Certificate in Preventive Controls for Human Foods
• ServSafe Certification
• Physical Requirements: Regularly required to use hands to feel, grab, or operate objects, tools, and controls while reaching with hands and arms
• Frequently required to stand, communicate, and listen
• Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Able to perform repetitive movements
• Able to work in variable temperatures (cold/hot)
• Company Overview

Mom’s Meals is a home-delivered meal service providing fully prepared, refrigerated meal solutions direct to homes nationwide since 1999. We provide seniors, patients recovering post-discharge and those managing a chronic condition with tailored nutrition solutions to manage their specific needs. If you are passionate about the well-being of others and have a strong sense of community, Mom’s Meals could be the place for you!

We are a family operated business looking for fun, compassionate, and friendly people who want to make a difference in the lives of others.

EEO

Mom’s Meals complies with all applicable federal and state non-discrimination laws. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regards to race, religion, national origin, ancestry, color, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or military status.