Food
Safety Microbiology Technician – Hackettstown, NJ
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Job reference no:
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HAC01359
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Application
closing date:
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Company:
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Mars North America
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Location:
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United States >, New Jersey, Hackettstown
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Functional area:
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Research and
Development
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Job description
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English
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Job
description:
This
position is a member of the Food Safety Team that makes complex risk based
food safety decisions that have direct impact on the microbial quality of
our products and processes. This position maintains processes that assure
raw materials, manufacturing processes, and environments are
microbiologically safe for producing new and existing products. The
job interprets sensitive and technical information related to
microbiological quality, and it provides timely recommendations
regarding cost effective resolutions and their potential impact on product
quality and safety.
Key
Responsibilities:
- Use
expert knowledge base and skills to navigate through complex testing
strategies. Analyze, evaluate and communicate results while
interfacing with internal and external contacts (e.g., raw ingredient
suppliers, contract labs, etc.)
- Maintain
food safety monitoring programs and systems (e.g., HACCP-prerequisite
programs -- e.g., in process, and environmental monitoring)
- Provide
input for microbiology testing programs such that timely, consistent
and accurate results are delivered. Assure results are properly
recorded and communicated with the appropriate degree of
confidentiality
- Investigate
critical microbiological situations in order to assess and prioritize
issues and to deliver recommendations in a timely manner such that
cost effective corrective measures can be implemented resulting in
minimal disruption to the business
- Assist
in validating new methods to isolate and identify microorganisms
including foodborne pathogens
- Maintain
Global Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and other microbiological
release systems that communicate with other plant sites and critical
ingredient
suppliers
Key Skills Required:
- Ability
to work independently as well as within a team setting
- A
demonstrated ability to evaluate microbiologically sensitive business
risks and to define the appropriate cost effective resolutions in a
timely manner
- Demonstrate
effective written and oral communication skills; and presentation
skills to be required for participation in training programs and
presenting results of scientific research
- Ability
to deal with vendors, consultants, regulatory agencies and various
technical and/or non-technical disciplines within or outside the
company
- Excellent
analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Familiar
with sensitivity of data, security requirements, and computer
applications in the laboratory
Minimum
Qualifications:
1
year of work experience in microbiology within food and/or pharmaceutical
industries
Demonstrated knowledge of food
microbiology, food safety, manufacturing processes, material
specifications, food laws, environmental regulations, HACCP, GMP's and
microbiological test procedures.
Demonstrated laboratory skills to
perform microbiological analyses and research
Demonstrated knowledge of Good
Laboratory Practices
B.S. degree in
microbiology or related field (e.g., Food Science, Medical Technology,
Biotechnology, Biology)
Successful
completion of a drug and background screen
Preferred
Qualifications:
2+ years of work
experience in microbiology within food and/or pharmaceutical industries
Advanced degree in microbiology
Company-paid relocation is not
available for this position.
As a privately-held, family-owned
company, Mars North America offers benefits which reflect our commitment to
attracting and retaining great people. This includes excellent pay,
competitive health and dental care coverage, a retirement plan, a very
competitive vacation plan and unrivalled career advancement opportunities,
to name just a few of our unique and generous benefits.
If you're looking for a place where you
can take ownership for your work, where the pace is fast, the environment
is built around the importance of open communication, and where employees
are called "associates" and treated as such, then we want to hear
from you.
We value a diverse work environment and
encourage qualified individuals to apply, regardless of race, religion,
disability, national origin, veteran status, gender and age. Mars North
America is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
Visit www.mars.com to learn more about
our company and for information about all of our current openings. Please,
no agencies.
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