MFG PLANT SQF PRACTITIONER (Hourly)
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Job overview
The MFG Plant SQF Practitioner maintains food safety and Safe Quality Food programs at a Kroger manufacturing plant. The role develops and implements procedures, monitors SQF system compliance, supports certification audits and self-audits, and verifies employee training. It also provides guidance on food safety and quality risks and supports ongoing improvement of the plant’s SQF systems.
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Full job description
Position Summary: Maintain food safety and safe quality food (SQF) programs in the plant. Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles. Demonstrate the companys core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential Job Functions:
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Develop and execute in-plant procedures and implement corporate procedures/templates to achieve and sustain compliance with Kroger Manufacturing food safety and quality requirements, including level 3 SQF system requirements
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Oversee compliance with and maintenance of SQF systems through a process that effectively reviews, monitors and reassesses the effectiveness of all elements of the program (e.g., commitment, verification, validation, pre-requisite programs, document control, procedures, training) to ensure ongoing compliance and certification
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Be the sites backup contact for the SQF certification bodies and during certification audits with the certification auditor
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Assist in conducting an annual in-house SQF self-audit using the SQF audit form to review SQF program status, level of participation and commitment at plant level
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Develop and maintain an action register to manage audit follow-ups
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Verify employee food safety training is conducted in a timely manner with proper documentation/verification
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Provide guidance and leadership where potential risks have been identified that could impact food safety or quality
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Perform project related tasks as assigned by facility senior quality leader
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Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
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Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF 2000 Systems
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Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
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Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
QUALIFICATIONS
Desired Previous Job Experience:
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Knowledge of microbiology and experience in a dairy/bakery or food plant
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Associates/bachelors degree in the areas of food science or microbiology, dairy/bakery or food science
Minimum Position Qualifications/Education:
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High School Diploma or GED
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Effective oral and written communication skills
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Proficient Microsoft Office skills
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Ability to record testing data
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Ability to work well with others and communicate issues
How this job compares
Set against the 4,888 open Quality Assurance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$85–130K/yr105 salary ranges
- Texas median$24–33/hr39 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 336 open Quality Assurance jobs in Texas and 4,888 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Quality Assurance postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (3,752 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,362 of the 4,888 open Quality Assurance jobs (48%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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