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Food
Safety Compliance Specialist / SQF Practitioner - Hershey, PA
The Hershey Company
Summary:
The Hershey Company Reese plant is a Non-Union plant
producing products such as Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups & Kit Kat, in a
high-speed complex environment.
Under Minimal guidance, the Food Safety Compliance
Specialist’s primary role is to coordinate efforts to achieve and maintain
Global Food Safety Initiative certification.
Responsibilities include ensuring compliance to all
company and regulatory policies/procedures pertaining to product
safety/quality.
The incumbent shall be responsible for coordination of the
following programs new hire training, monthly employee training, maintenance
of the plant’s food safety and quality program and various computer support
systems for data manipulation, basic analysis and reports of product quality
information.
Responsibilities:
- Food
Safety/Quality Program Compliance:
- To
assure compliance to the food safety/food quality programs, facilitate
required employee training, complete required internal assessments,
develop corrective/preventive actions, lead 3rd party audits, and
complete required validation and verifications of the system.
- PEP
/ GFSI Program Compliance:
- Lead
the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the plant’s
food safety/food quality program to assure compliance with The Hershey
Company’s Product Excellence Program and GFSI standards.
- Manufacturing
Support:
- The
position serves as a technical resource for Manufacturing and
Engineering along with providing leadership and guidance in the areas
of weight control, packaging, incident investigation and resolution,
troubleshooting and other related matters.
- Support
shall also be provided for employee training and product/process
audits.
- The
position provides QA support to the various Business Units across the
plant.
- Training
/ Communication:
- Assure
employee ownership of programs by communicating essential information
related to food safety/food quality to all employees including
management and line operatives.
Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to
successfully perform major duties/responsibilities:
- Effective
communication of technical and non-technical information to various
levels, both internally and externally to the organization.
- Strong
working knowledge of QA principles.
- Working
Knowledge of federal and state food industry regulations.
- Understanding
of sanitation and pest control practices.
- Strong
understanding of The Hershey Company’s Product Excellence Program (PEP)
and HACCP.
- Strong
understanding of GFSI standards.
- Strong
computer and document management skills.
- Strong
documentation skills and attention to detail.
- Strong
communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with all levels
internal and external to the plant to deliver timely results.
- Establish
and sustain effective relationships with all employees to foster and
environment where innovation and cooperation are used to solve problems.
- Strong
auditing/assessment skills.
- Knowledge
of manufacturing operations.
- Strong
leadership skills and ability to influence management, enabling the
activities of employee teams that do not have direct reporting to the
Specialist.
- Ability
to interact effectively with 3rd party and internal auditors.
- Position
will primarily work 1st shift, but work schedule flexibility is required
to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation is required.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Education:
- B.S.
in Food Science, Microbiology, or related field.
- Master’s
in food science, Food Safety, or related field preferred.
Experience:
- Minimum
of 5+ yrs of related experience
- Safe
Quality Food (SQF) Practitioner Certification is desirable
- HACCP
Certification is desirable Six Sigma certification is desirable
The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The
policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified
applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's
race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status,
marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status,
physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information,
pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or
local laws.
The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer -
Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans
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