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Food safety QA manager - Everett, WA
Trident
Seafoods Corporation
Summary:
The QA Manager will be responsible for directing Trident Seafoods’
quality assurance program and ensuring quality problems are identified and
resolved. This individual will monitor the Production Department's
conformance with QA standards and procedures, as well as evaluate systems,
analyze data, evaluate products and technology, and establish quality control
procedures. The QA Manager will oversee inspections and audits, participate
in vendor evaluation; investigate product quality problems and recommend
changes or improvements; maintain proper documentation and reports, and will
conduct annual HACCP training for select/critical personnel.
This position will be based out of Trident’s plant in Everett,
WA.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reviews HACCP and LACF records daily.
- Reviews Lab records on a weekly basis.
- Reviews monitoring paperwork: Frozen Fish
Report, QA Monitoring Report, and Temp Tale Monitoring twice a week.
- Meets with Sanitation Supervisor about
issues if any with high micro counts to discuss cleaning strategies.
- Compiles and sends out the QA Daily
Report.
- Resolves and compiles data and
information for any customer complaints received in a timely manner.
- Meets with QA Technicians to identify
concerns and training.
- Resolves and compiles data and
information for any customer complaints in the Quarterly Summary received.
- Resolves and compiles data and
information for product holds in the Hold Log for the week.
- Sends out monthly plant audit to team
members for input, enters data into log and follows through with any
corrective actions.
- Sends out samples for quarterly microbial
cross-checks; follows up with Lab Tech
- Sends out samples of perishable product
for quarterly WPS checks; follows up with Lab Tech
- Conducts training for sanitation crew
with vendor representative.
- Responsible for in-plant self-audit.
- Assists inspector from the US Army
Veterinary Command for the GMP audit.
- Conducts yearly HACCP Team meeting to
review HACCP plans.
- Directs QA Technicians to send out
Continuing Commodity Agreement letters on an annual basis to all
ingredient vendors. Ensures that Master Ingredient List is updated.
- Conducts pre-audit readiness for the
plant’s annual vendor audit.
- Conducts mock recalls.
- Reviews and modifies as required the
company HACCP Manual, Quality Manual, Sanitation manual and LACF manual.
- Conducts retort survey, compiles
information, and sends to SPA for review.
- Conducts HACCP training for personnel in
the Raw Room, Smokehouse, and Finish crew.
- Acts as liaison for kosher certifying
agency to update certification.
- Calls Food Security Team together for
annual plant security review.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Visits and inspects Portlock
store to verify food safety environment and food handling conditions.
- Acquires knowledge of Trident’s
Environmental and Safety Policies by completing required training
programs and performing designated work activities in accordance with
training and procedures/work instructions
- Notifies designated personnel of any
environmental or safety incidents or risks not previously documented, in
accordance with Environmental Awareness and/or safety trainings
Minimum
Requirements
Experience / Education:
- B.S. in Food Science or related field or
equivalent work experience.
- 4+ years’ supervisory experience in a
food production/quality assurance environment.
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of HACCP regulations, Food
Safety, and Audit procedures required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
(Outlook, Excel, Word)
- Strong communication skills, both verbal
and written
- Ability to analyze data
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
regularly exposed to a normal office environment, with frequent unscheduled
interruptions. The employee is frequently exposed to excessive noise, wet
and/or humid conditions, and temperature changes. The employee may be exposed
to human body fluids or hazardous materials, such as carcinogens. The noise
level in the work environment varies between moderate and loud.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
regularly required to sit; stand; move within all areas of the facility;
frequently use a computer. This position requires the ability to read, write,
communicate orally, reason, analyze data, and handle objects. Personal
protective equipment is required when on production floor. Personal protective
equipment includes: plant boots, hairnet or beard net if needed, and white
smock.
Mental Activities: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is
regularly required to use teamwork skills and occasionally required to use
interpersonal and customer service skills.
Trident Seafoods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age
and genetic information.
Trident Seafoods has adopted a zero-tolerance and drug-free workplace
policy. Pre-employment drug examinations are required for all employees.
Any employment offer from Trident Seafoods is contingent upon the
candidate maintaining valid immigration status and work authorization
throughout employment, without any need for immigration sponsorship by the
company.
Trident Seafoods Corporation
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