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Food Safety Manager
Job Description: Food Safety Manager
Full time Food Safety Manager, certified SQF
Practitioner to develop, administer and verify the SQF Food Safety and
Quality systems. This includes overseeing the development and
implementation of the SQF systems and compliance programs. The practitioner
will also have the authority to take appropriate actions to ensure
integrity of the SQF Code systems.
Primary Responsibilities
The Food Safety Manager will be responsible for
developing, administering and maintaining applicable Food Safety Programs
& Policies; implementation and continuous improvement of food safety
focused programs including but not limited to Good Manufacturing Practices
(cGMPs), Prerequisite Programs (PRPs), SQF Food
Safety and Quality systems.
Including overseeing the development, administration,
implementation and verification of the SQF systems; Compliance Programs,
Standard Operating Procedures for Safe Quality Food (SQF), and Hazard
Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).
The position reports directly to the Quality Manager.
Authority
- The position has the
authority to observe, review, lead and take initiative/action for food
safety activities in site, supplier, and customer activities, with
proper notification to senior management of each.
- The position has the
authority to develop, implement and audit programs directly related to
quality, food safety, and assigned projects.
- The position has the
authority to manage the food safety monitoring and verification
activities performed by personnel in alternate functional areas in
conjunction with the respective managers
Requirements
- Manage and lead the food
safety team. Lead and manage the development of food safety programs.
Monitor and track the effectiveness of these programs including
standards, training, and quality documentation, and strive for
continuous improvements to meet or exceed customer and regulatory
requirements.
- Maintain up to date HACCP
flow diagrams, hazard analysis and related monitoring, verification
and validation documentation.
- Manage internal food safety
to promote a proactive approach towards food safety.
- Support the customer
complaint team in food safety complaint root cause analysis and
preventive action.
- Lead and Manage
Recall/Withdrawal campaigns and Mock Recalls as Recall Coordinator,
working with appropriate Recall team members.
- SQF practitioner; provide
direction to meet SQF requirements and responsible for verification
and validation of Food Safety System in accordance with SQF code.
- Facilitate customer,
regulatory and 3rd party audits.
- Lead internal audit program
and ensure that documentation and policies are being maintained.
- Conduct quarterly Food Safety
meetings.
- Identify, write and implement
GMPs, Prerequisite Programs, and Food Safety QA testing policies and
procedures.
- Conduct monthly GMP, HACCP
and Global Food Safety Initiatives (GFSI)
internal audits, procedures, paperwork and
inspections.
- Coordinate with others within
the company to ensure initiatives meet quality, regulatory and food
safety standards.
- Monitor and update of quality
documents, procedures, work instructions, forms, raw material
specifications, packaging, in-process products and finished products.
- Keep current on knowledge of
all food and feed safety regulations and laws within the assigned
region.
- Participate in Industry
associations as it relates to food and feed safety rules and
regulations.
Basic Qualifications: (required)
- Minimum of 2 years practical
experience in Food Safety, Management of Quality Assurance in the food
industry, with 2 plus years management or supervisory experience.
- Experience in Food Quality
Assurance to include:
- Experience with food or food
ingredient production
- Experience with external food
safety audits such as (HACCP, GFSI,
GMP)
- Knowledge of Global Food Safety
Initiatives (GFSI), Safe Quality Food (SQF), SQF Practitioner
Certification and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)
certification
- Ability to drive continuous
improvement
- Ability to affect change
through influence leadership
- Excellent written and verbal
skills, organized, detail oriented in record and procedures design and
maintenance.
- Proficient at Word, Excel,
PowerPoint
- Must have strong critical
thinking ability along with analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong interpersonal,
communication, coaching and conflict management skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in Food
Technology, Food Science, Food Engineering, Microbiology, Chemistry or
a qualified background in food science, or food engineering
- Knowledge of state and
federal regulations, FDA, OSHA
Relocation: No
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