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Food Safety and Quality Sr Professional
Wawa
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WAWA - Wawa, Inc. - Corporate Office
Job Description
Job Title: Food Safety and Quality Sr
Professional
Location: Corporate
Department: Legal & Risk
Management
Pay Band: Sr. Professional
Position Summary: The Food Safety and
Quality Senior Professional (FSQSP) will manage ongoing Quality Assurance
relationships with external suppliers across Wawa’s Supply Chain. The FSQSP
will perform food safety and quality audits at supplier partner facilities,
review third party audit reports, and use professional discernment to
determine supplier approval status based on findings and outcomes. The
position will support the Wawa Food Policy by reviewing third party animal
welfare, PACO, and NAE reports and make recommendations based on findings, as
well as review clean label product initiatives to assure ongoing food safety
and quality.
Principal Duties
- Perform food
safety and quality (FSQ) audits at new and existing supplier facilities
across the supply chain. Travel to facilities, complete on site audits of supplier FSQ systems and
facilities, prepare and submit final audit report to supplier and
internal partners, assess findings and use professional judgment to
determine supplier approval status. Follow up with supplier to document
corrective actions for non-conformances listed in the audit.
- Review third
party FSQ audits for new and existing supplier facilities and complete a
summary report. Research the company facility and the products produced.
Perform a risk assessment to determine relative risk of facility and the
products to be provided to Wawa. Schedule audits at a frequency based on
risk score according to existing protocol. For new facilities determine
QA approval to move forward or recommend alternative action and
communicate to internal partner teams (Sourcing, Marketing, Product
Development).
- Communicate
directly with supplier QA to resolve substandard product issues
identified through product assessments, recalls, or store/customer
reports on substandard performance. Submit Corrective Action Requests to
supplier and review/approve responses. Monitor product performance to
assure effectiveness of supplier actions. Follow up with Stores as
needed to assure resolution.
- Review third
party Animal Welfare audit reports from nursery to slaughter and assure
that results align with the Wawa Animal Welfare Position Statement.
Follow up with suppliers on any non-compliance issues noted and
determine supplier plan to resolve.
- Administer
Clean Label Food Safety Questionnaire to suppliers modifying
formulations to comply with the Wawa clean label objective. Review
revised ingredient statements and production process flow to assure
there is no known negative impact to FSQ. Work with suppliers to provide
the required detail including shelf life studies and process flow
diagrams. Communicate findings and recommendations to Product
Development.
- Administer
Wawa No Antibiotics Ever/Raised Without Antibiotic Questionnaire to
supplier and review responses. Verify NAE/RWA status/certification of
supplier facilities by reviewing supplier process, USDA verified status
certification, supplier company position statements, and associated
audits. Assure that process includes separation of animals raised with
antibiotics and how supplier handles sick animals. Review supplier
Animal Welfare contract addendum and provide QA input as needed.
- Utilize
resources such as Professional Animal Auditor Certification, Animal
Welfare Officer Certification, USDA, National Pork Board Pork Checkoff
Transport Quality Assurance Certification, and National Pork Board PQA
Plus Certification to understand best practices and the latest news on
animal welfare topics to support the Wawa Food Policy.
- Review product
specifications submitted by suppliers for approval as assigned. Utilize
product and industry technical knowledge to collaborate with Wawa
Product Development and supplier to create a mutually agreed upon
product specification that includes all supporting documentation.
Approve the final specification from the QA perspective.
- Respond to Applix Tickets for product categories as assigned.
Follow up with suppliers and Stores as needed. Manage and close tickets
in the system when issues are resolved.
- Utilize
product risk tool to understand emerging food safety issues. Remain
current with applicable food regulations including the Food Safety
Modernization Act and the FDA Food Code. Work cross-functionally to
execute initiatives internally and with suppliers. Drive and communicate
supplier FSQ concerns as needed to internal and
external partners.
Essential Functions:
- Ability to
work well individually as well as in a team environment
- Excellent oral
and written communication skills
- Excellent
customer service skills
- Ability to
work with little or no supervision
- Detail
oriented and excellent organizational and time management skills
- Excellent
analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to
handle multiple projects simultaneously and independently
- Excellent
interpersonal skills
- Proven self starter with demonstrated ability to make
decisions
- Excellent
leadership skills
- Ability to
travel up to 30% of the time to supplier locations nationally
- Ability to
adapt to various manufacturing environments
- Willing to
travel (up to 15%) and work a flexible schedule that includes weekend
and evening on-call duty
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Food Science, Biology or related field preferred
- Minimum 5
years of experience in a Quality Assurance role within the food
manufacturing industry preferred
- Knowledge or
experience of quality system design for a variety of food products
preferred
- GFSI
Certification in SQF, BRC, or related scheme preferred
- Knowledge of
or certification in animal welfare standards preferred
- Food Safety
auditing experience in manufacturing facilities preferred
- Knowledge of
food industry regulatory and GFSI standards required
- Strong
computer skills including Microsoft products such as Excel and Access
Wawa will provide reasonable
accommodation to complete an application upon request, consistent with
applicable law. If you require an accommodation, please contact our Associate
Service Center at
asc@wawa.com
or 1-800-444-9292.
Wawa, Inc. is an equal opportunity
employer. Wawa maintains a work environment in which Associates are treated
fairly and with respect and in which discrimination of any kind will not be
tolerated. In accordance with federal, state and local laws, we recruit,
hire, promote and evaluate all applicants and Associates without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, familial status,
marital status, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity or
expression, citizenship status, disability, veteran or military status,
genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status or any other
characteristic protected by applicable law. Unlawful discrimination will not
be a factor in any employment decision.
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