Quality Assurance Team Leader, On, Deli

In Quality Assurance (QA), Team Leaders serve as a critical resource to associates and managers within Publix manufacturing facilities by being on-the-floor work participants with associates and covering for vacations and unplanned absences. This includes performing tasks and assuming specific responsibilities of the Department Manager in his/her absence, and planning and conducting job skill training for all associates. Team Leaders report to the Quality Assurance Department Manager.

Additional Responsibilities include:

• Schedule associate labor needs
• HACCP Plan development, monitoring and data verification for all products and processes
• Effectively communicate food safety and quality programs using job instruction training techniques to QA as well as other department associates as needed
• Be a role model for plant associates
• Plan and respond to out of the ordinary events
• Other duties as assigned
• Maintain Good Manufacturing Practices within the facility
• Interaction with regulatory and external auditors (Florida Department of Agriculture, FDA, USDA and 3rd party auditors) which can include accompanying the auditor and corrective action plan follow up
• Interaction with plant management which includes assisting departments in researching quality-related issues
• Lead and drive improvement of plant operations through continuous improvement projects
• Maintain Food Safety and Quality Programs including SQF, allergens, SSOPs and other prerequisite programs
• Understand production and ability to execute department requirements
• Verify the maintenance of equipment, preventive maintenance and work orders
• Promote and enforce associate quality and food safety standards
• Monitor and verify QA department responsibilities
• Cover for unplanned absences
• Act as QA department point of contact in the absence of the QA manager
• Study and analyze KPI’s and data and apply to departmental improvement
• Track customer complaints, investigation and correspondence
• Perform tasks in the work area (when necessary) which include:
• Being an on the work floor participant with production associates (when necessary)

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to work well with others and be a team player
• Understanding of highly complex industrial/manufacturing equipment
• Possess basic math skills
• Willingness to assist other team members in other areas
• High school diploma or its equivalent
• Ability to work efficiently with little or no supervision
• Knowledge of Safety Data Sheets ( SDS), Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work any shift, nights, weekends, holidays, and extended hours
• Ability to learn and perform all positions
• Ability to demonstrate safe working habits
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Obvious enthusiasm, initiative, and pride in work and
• Ability to lift in excess of 50 pounds, extended walking/standing (up to 14 hours a day), bending, squatting, and climbing ladders
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Ability to perform steady and productive work for an extended period of time
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A commitment to Publix and our mission.

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