Job Description

At Riverside Foods, a Lakeside Foods company, we're committed to growing our company – and our people. When you join the Lakeside Foods team, you’ll become part of our family. Since 1887 we’ve produced a diverse line of canned and frozen foods. We sell our products through major retailers, food service distributors and national restaurant chains. We’re driven to find new, innovative ways to serve our customers and our community. And there’s a seat at the table for you. 

Become One Of Our Quality Assurance Team Members:

Here at Lakeside Foods, our Quality Assurance team works hard to ensure safe and quality foods. The Quality Assurance Administrative Technician is a respected team member. If you are a creative, positive, self-motivated individual with strong attention to detail, we want to talk with you.

What You’ll Get:

Pay Range

• $17.55-$21.92

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• HSA/FSA
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Accident, Hospital, and Critical Illness
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness programs
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Profit Sharing
• Profit Incentive

Additional

• Stable work environment with a growing company
• Schedules to maintain work/life balance
• Prescription safety glasses & safety shoe reimbursement
• Advancement Opportunities
• Paid onsite and offsite training
• Varied tasks from day-to day
• An Employer that works hard to ensure your safety on the job
• Positive work environment with family spirit

What You’ll Do:

• Review daily process records.
• Understand the process for putting products on hold and assist the plant and warehouse in the process when necessary.
• Input Daily Product Grades after QA Record Review
• Track USDA contracts for fulfillment and conduct activities for USDA requirements.
• Work with the QA Manager to update the QSM Procedures and Documentation Registers as procedures are changed/issued by corporate QA and Plant QA Manager
• Assist in conducting record reviews of customer complaints and maintaining a Customer Complaint Investigation Register
• Collect required Supplier and Ingredient Documentation when updates are due. Maintain the register for suppliers and ingredients throughout the year.
• Assist in various audits including QSM and SQF audits.
• Perform periodic inspections of the Glass and Brittle Plastic within the facility.
• Occasionally perform sanitation audits and assist in food safety audit walkthroughs.
• Work with the warehouse to perform label line documentation reviews.
• Must possess good sensory faculties and communication skills.
• Must maintain work area in a clean and orderly manner to promote both accurate management of data collection/processing and a safe workplace environment.
• Must adhere to all Lakeside Foods policies and procedures.
• Must immediately notify the Quality Assurance Manager/Supervisor or other management or supervisory staff if any unsafe or potentially hazardous conditions are discovered.
• May perform other duties as assigned by the Quality Assurance Manager/Supervisor

What You’ll Bring:

Knowledge:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED). Six or more months of related experience and/or training desired but not necessary.

• Have attended or be able to complete upon hire better process control school, HACCP training, and SQF training.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, write, speak English, and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondence.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Ability to compute ratios, and percentages.

• Must be able to understand employ the concepts of minimum, average, and maximum for to enter data onto simple control charts.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.

TEAMWORK AT LAKESIDE (TAL):

• Through individual and team efforts, enthusiastically work toward the continuous improvement of his/her job, work area, department, and Lakeside as a whole. Fully participate in TAL by "living" Lakeside's Standards of Conduct and being an active member of operational and project teams. By action and work, clearly and visibly demonstrate the spirit of teamwork, cooperation, and respect for others in all business transactions and exchanges.

Where You’ll Work:

WELCOME TO OWATONNA

Located one hour south of Minneapolis, Owatonna is rich in history. From Historic Downtown shops, restaurants and outdoor concerts, to over 700 acres of parklands and walkways, there is something for everyone in Owatonna.

Riverside Foods, a Lakeside Foods company, welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status. Lakeside Foods participates in E-Verify.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities