Quality Lead - Night Shift

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news.

The Meadville, Pennsylvania facility is 135,000 square feet and home to about 290 hard working team members who are proud to produce iconic pet food brands like Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. Located along the banks of French Creek in Northwestern Pennsylvania and 45 minutes from Pittsburgh, Meadville is home to more than 13,000 full time residents and 2,000 Allegheny College students. Meadville is an active center for business, industry, education, the arts, recreation, service and tourism. Conneaut Lake, Pymatuning State Park and the Erie National Wildlife Refuge are wonderful places to appreciate the area's natural beauty. 

OVERVIEW:

This role requires an individual who places the utmost importance on people safety and food safety, embodying the principles of quality management and operational efficiency. The QFS Team Lead's oversight is crucial across the facility on ensuring compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs).

In addition to technical know-how, the Team Lead must exhibit exceptional leadership skill by acting as a mentor and role model for the team. Their role extends beyond task execution to embodying the core values of the company, promoting a culture where safety and efficiency are not mutually exclusive but are seen as the foundation for excellence.

The commitment to safety is non-negotiable for the Team Lead, who actively engages in and champions the company's Environmental, Health, and Safety initiatives. This steadfast dedication ensures that every team member can operate in a work environment that is not only productive but also secure and conducive to well-being, setting a standard for others to follow.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Essential Job Functions:

NOTE: These requirements describe the main duties of the job, but are not considered a detailed description of every duty that may be assigned or required to be performed.

1. Lead and manage the QFS team in the assigned area, ensuring efficient and effective operations.
2. Drive adherence to cGMP standards through the process to ensure product quality, sanitary conditions and compliance with regulatory standards.
3. Ensure compliance with the cGMP’s (current Good Manufacturing Practices) section 21-CFR-110 pertaining to the manufacturing and distribution of food.
4. Monitor employee training and development to foster a culture of food safety and continuous improvement. Communicate with supervisor and conduct new hire evaluations, with the supervisor, on new employees within your assigned area.
5. Conduct regular safety audits to identify both people safety and food safety hazards and drive corrective actions.
6. Collaborate with department counterparts, such as maintenance, and operations to promptly escalate any issues that could jeopardize safe and efficient operations.
7. Serve as a role model for the team by demonstrating leadership, integrity, and a strong work ethic.
8. Accurately collect data and maintain records.
9. Ensure compliance with good housekeeping standard.
10. Ability to calmly manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
11. Willingness to make decisions, act upon them within the confines of plant guidelines, and accept accountability
12. Ability to interact cross-functionally with other departments.
13. It is the responsibility of each employee to perform their work in a manner, which will not endanger their own safety and will protect the health and safety of others, and to cooperate and participate in the safety and health programs of the company.
14. Assign duties to technicians as necessary.
15. Document cleaning and sanitation task completion in the Master Cleaning Schedules. Complete inspection or all work before singing off in RedZone.

1. Ensure Compliance with all internal and external audits.
2. Ensure all inspections Post cleaning for RTR are completed.
3. Collect swabs for our Environmental Monitoring Program, weekly, quarterly, post C&M, etc..
4. Maintain the EnviroMap system.
5. Complete all Zone 1 OOS Investigations and Corrective Actions.
6. Support environmental monitoring, including data review and root cause investigation where results are out of specification (OOS).
7. Provide input for addressing environmental food safety concerns of the facility.
8. Respond to upset sanitation events in the facility as needed.
9. Maintain and train all SSOP’s for the facility.
10. Must fill in for QFS Supervisor at times.
11. Manage ordering of supplies.
12. Maintain lab equipment calibration schedules and records.
13. Facilitate biasing for NIR devices.
14. All other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience:

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to read and communicate effectively with others

Possess basic math and computer skills

Job Specifications:

• Willingness to adjust work schedule as needed to meet with off-shift employees
• Leadership skills
• Well organized and detail oriented
• Able to work independently and prioritize time
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Computer skills (Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Positive work history and positive attitude
• Forklift, confined space & aerial lift certified
• Must be able to go 80 ft in the air to access silo tops or operate boom at or above this height