Quality Assurance Team Leader, Overnight, Fresh Kitchen - Deerfield

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:

HACCP Plan development, monitoring and data verification for all products and processes maintain Food Safety and Quality Programs including SQF, allergens, SSOPs and other prerequisite programs interaction with regulatory and external auditors (Georgia Department of Agriculture, GDA, 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 act as QA department point of contact in the absence of the QA manager monitor and verify QA department responsibilities effectively communicate food safety and quality programs using job instruction training techniques to QA as well as other department associates as needed perform tasks in the work area (when necessary) which include: being an on the work floor participant with production associates (when necessary) cover for unplanned absences schedule associate labor needs promote and enforce associate quality and food safety standards verify the maintenance of equipment, preventive maintenance and work orders understand production and ability to execute department requirements maintain Good Manufacturing Practices within the facility be a role model for plant associates track customer complaints, investigation and correspondence lead and drive improvement of plant operations through continuous improvement projects study and analyze KPI's and data and apply to departmental improvement plan and respond to out of the ordinary events other duties as assigned