Job Summary
- Ensuring proper procedures are in place and being followed for employee safety, food safety, and product quality.
- Working with plant management and other supervisory staff to maximize product quality and productivity.
- Providing supervision of assigned employees through scheduling and daily activities, ensuring effective selection, retention, feedback, disciplinary action and performance management.
- Supporting the development, implementation, review and maintenance of the Fresh Food Factor SQF Food Safety and Quality System.
- Performing paperwork review of daily production and pre-operational activities for product releases.
- Communicating to relevant personnel information essential to ensure effective implementation and maintenance of the SQF System.
- Assisting with validating changes to Food Safety fundamentals and Food Safety plans that have an impact on Fresh Food Factor ability to deliver safe food.
- Supporting the development and maintenance of the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and Preventive Control plans for all products manufactured at Fresh Food Factor plants.
- Coordinating and delivering SQF, HACCP, Quality System and Food Safety training to QA team.
- Supporting Non-Conforming (Hold) product programs, including procedure development and maintenance, conducting product reviews, assigning non-conforming product dispositions, coordinating problem solving as well as CAPA (corrective action preventive action) with manufacturing, and issuing reports.
- Managing the Hold log and effective maintenance of Hold areas.
- Maintaining quality and food safety records.
- Analyzing and resolving work, quality and food safety problems in manufacturing, or assisting team members in problem solving.
- Performing customer complaint analysis, distributing information and conducting monthly management presentations.
- Coordinate foreign material evaluations and corrective action program.
Work Experience Requirements
- 3+ year’s minimum experience working in Food Safety/Quality Systems, preferably in food.
- Must be SQF Practitioner or receive certification within three months in position.
- Must be HACCP/PCQI certified or receive certification within three months in position.
- Must be comfortable with SPC (statistical process control) and have formal training or complete a training course within six months in position.
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Training
- Sound knowledge of food safety and quality system requirements for the food industry.
- Familiar with food microbiology and chemistry.
- Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead others through change.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and computer-based applications.
- Knowledge of Statistics to perform routine test data and process control analysis.
- Basic knowledge of food processing including heat penetration.
- Project Management skills (must be capable of handling multiple projects).
- Basic knowledge of food analytical and microbiology testing.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Sound ethics.
- Team management skills.
Work Environment and Time Requirements
Able to work in production areas under hot, humid and/or refrigerated conditions
Able to work varied days/shifts to support business needs
Lift and perform physical labor during plant tests or product start-ups
Work extended hours to complete tasks/special projects
Occasional travel
Education Requirements
BS/BA in Food Science or related field (Chemistry, Microbiology, Engineering, etc.) required