Food Safety & Quality Lead Technician (nights)

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.

Mondelez (MDLZ) International, Inc is on a mission to lead the future of snacking by offering the right snack, at the right time, made the right way. Working for a global company with iconic brands, and supporting the Clif Bar business, you'll have a chance to make impactful changes. To your career. To your community. To your planet. And, to your life!   

LOCATION: This position is an onsite role, based in Twin Falls, Idaho at the Clif Bar Plant.

Mission: Ensure a high level of employee safety, food safety, as well as acting as the go-to person for food safety and quality questions in the production environment. Ensure compliance with company standards and procedures for food safety, government, and third-party regulations as it pertains to the production shift, he/she is on.  This position will be the lead person on their shift for meeting the requirements of SQF.

Responsibilities & Outcomes:

• Ensure personal safety, food safety and quality protocols are followed.
• Assist in root cause analyses for customer and consumer inquiries, as well as out of specification product.
• Assist and develop training programs utilizing quality technicians to ensure operators and staff are properly trained on food safety and quality procedures.
• Lead and perform internal shift audit activities of bakery processes.
• Provide training to quality technicians and operators.
• Support daily production needs focusing on maintaining high quality safe products.
• Provide and analyze reports on food safety and quality data.
• Write and/or assist in the development of standard operating procedures and work instructions.
• Use continuous improvement tools to improve food safety and quality metrics.
• Ensure sanitation verification is completed and meets the food safety criteria for the bakery.
• Ensure allergen control programs are functioning and accurate.
• Perform other related duties as requested.

What You Bring:

• Agility over Perfection
• Execution with excellence and prioritizing results
• Follow through on commitment and persevere through challenges to find creative solutions

• Able to work collaboratively with all teams and departments to continuously improve food safety and quality.
• Ability to assist in project management and to apply principles of logical and/or scientific thinking to the resolution of problems.
• Provide direction to staff on shift to complete tasks accurately, completely and on time.
• Experienced at training quality and production personnel.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing and food safety requirements to meet personnel safety, food safety, and quality standards.
• Knowledge of Safe Quality Foods (SQF) audit system.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience performing food safety and quality activities in an organic food manufacturing environment preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, Power Point, etc.)
• Intermediate to advanced skills JDE, MES, other manufacturing execution software
• Bachelor’s degree in science or a related field preferred.

Physical Demands:

	1-5% of the day	6-33% of the day	34-66% of the day	67+% of the day
Sit
Stand
Walk
Lift 0-10#
Lift 11-20#
Lift 21-35#
Lift 36-50#  (kitting bins)
Lift 51-75#
Lift 75-100#
Lift 100#+
Overhead lift (max. = 50# to 55”)
Carry (heaviest items = 32-50# product bins Rarely)
Climb stairs
Stoop/forward bend
Reach – waist level or below
Reach – waist to overhead
Grasp/Pinch
Fine Manipulation
Crouch/kneel/Squat
Push – max. force = 101#	X (Heavy)
Pull – max. force = 150#	X (Heavy)

Other required physical demands:  

• Visual/verbal/auditory Acuity – Far sighted/near sighted/color vision; auditory and verbal skills
• Exposure to Temperature – heat and below freezing temperatures – inside and out
• Slippery Floors – requires balance and agility inside and outside
• Work with and/or around:  moving conveyors, various automated equipment, lift trucks, manual equipment, allergens including soy and nut products and airborne powders 
• Tolerate and work at heights of up to 30 ft. 
• Sensory Acuity – including taste, touch, and smell

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Clif Bar, Oreo and  Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.  

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

Pay Rate:  $27.30/hr

Pre-employment reference checks and drug-screening are required.