DoD Skillbridge Quality Assurance

JOB REQUIREMENTSAMPI owns six Midwest-based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nation's American-type cheese and processed cheese is produced. The cooperative's award-winning cheese and powdered dairy products are marketed to food service, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co‑op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co‑op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled cheesemakers. This internship will allow the qualified candidate to participate in a learning program designed around training into a potential full‑time opportunity of a role similar to the one in the description listed below. DoD SkillBridge participants are not eligible for compensation from Associated Milk Producers, Inc., as they continue to receive military compensation and benefits as active‑duty service members.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIESAll AMPI employees have an obligation to report employee safety, food safety and food quality issues to personnel of authority. This position has a heightened food safety and food quality focus.Execute required tests on finished product according to SOPs and customer requirements.Execute required tests on incoming ingredients according to QMS (Quality Monitoring Scheme).Responsible for daily/weekly plating, reading, calibration, sample collection, internal control plan, sample preparations, etc.Support investigations on improvement projects (e.g., holds, consumer complaints), help to identify root causes and corrective actions, and monitor for effectiveness.Support training for operators to ensure process checks are accurate and timely as stated in QMS.Communicate out‑of‑specification product results to supervisor.Calibrate lab equipment such as pH meter and scales according to SOPs.Conduct daily routine sample analyses using lab techniques and other instrumentation following Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).Organize laboratory records and files, ensuring compliance to procedures and work instructions.Ensure correct recording of laboratory and quality records in compliance with SOPs, including storage and retrieval of records.Support laboratory activities to ensure a high quality of products, services, housekeeping and hygiene standards are maintained and improved in laboratory and analytical areas.Maintain laboratory compliance (calibration, equipment testing, etc.) to SQF standards.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERAMPI is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome minorities, females, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. If you require reasonable accommodation to apply toward our positions, please reach out to 1‑800‑533‑3580 or hr@ampi.com for assistance. No agencies, please.#J-18808-Ljbffr

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