Director of Food Safety and
Quality – Long Island, NY
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Job ID:
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2011-1657
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Location:
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US-NY-Long Island City
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9/1/2011
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Overview:
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About FreshDirect
FreshDirect is the leading profitable online
grocer in the U.S. with customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
It is known for its fresh-from-the-farm foods and brand-name groceries at
everyday low prices, all delivered to customers’ doors. FreshDirect’s
food experts rate all produce and seafood every morning and give each item
an Expert Quality Rating to help customers choose what is best and
in-season. FreshDirect customers can enjoy over
600 Entrees and Side Dishes, made fresh daily by professional chefs using
the finest, freshest ingredients. FreshDirect
ranks 70th on Internet Retailer’s Top 500 Guide®. For more information,
please visit www.freshdirect.com.
For updates, follow us on Twitter: @freshdirect
and on Facebook: facebook.com/FreshDirect.
Position Summary:
Freshdirect is actively seeking a Director of
Food Safety and Quality in the NYC area. The responsibilities of this role
are numerous and include establishing programs within operations that will
ensure the production of safe food. These programs may include HACCP
systems, regulatory compliance, specifications and guidelines, sanitation
standards and design, environmental monitoring, training, crisis
management, policies and procedures, construction interventions,
microbiological testing, new products, laboratory oversight and operating
standards.
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Responsibilities:
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Essential functions:
- Represent FreshDirect
with respect to the quality and safety of products and the food
processing environment. This responsibility includes
participation in the management of crises involving products, and the
on-going interpretation and reporting of information from our
customers and suppliers
- Support and provide direction
to the organization for product and environmental pathogen prevention
monitoring, training, HACCP and related customer/supplier initiatives.
Provide HACCP guidance to the organization including HACCP plan
reviews and validation
- Directs the quality and
product safety components for all Food Safety driven projects through
quality planning, specifications development, and project oversight
for compliance to GMP's and other company policies and guideline
- Perform and document assigned
investigations (e.g., audits, product complaints, discrepancies in
production) and propose appropriate corrective preventative actions
for associated issues and events relating to food safety. Assist
with the timely completion of corrective/preventative action
- Assures that all products and
packs produced at the facility are safe for consumption and conform to
the intended product design. This includes being responsible for
change management and process improvement as the Quality Champio
- Lead the organization in the
documentation of procedures and processes, through the implementation
and oversight of all quality programs including HACCP, SSOP, Product
Labeling, and Nutritional Labelin
- Perform and document external
audits of suppliers, vendors, manufacturers, and service providers to
identify deficiencies and non-conformances, assess and report the
level of compliance to regulatory and quality requirements, and assure
implementation of appropriate corrective and preventive action
- Manage team
members to assure skills development and certification, resource
planning and FS, Q/A project execution especially, management training
and the on-going maintenance of a learning environment
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Qualifications:
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Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably
with a major in Food Microbiology, Food Technology, and Food Science.
Masters preferred
- Seven (7+) plus years of
experience in food safety in a manufacturing environment; including
strong understanding of microbiology and food science
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Current knowledge of
regulatory government requirements (i.e. FDA, USDA, etc.) rules and
regulations
- Must have considerable
knowledge of HACCP, SSOP and GMPs as it applies to the food industry
- Established reputation to
liaise with government regulatory agencies and consumer
associations
- Expertise in handling product
recalls, public relations, and damage control
- Expertise in food safety (Raw
and ready-to-eat)
- Quality systems standards,
including GMPs
- Good knowledge of latest
pathogen detection techniques
- Experience in handling
customer and consumer complaints
- Food microbiology, analytical
chemistry, and sensory methods
- Must possess strong
leadership, communication and organizational skills.
- Working knowledge of
Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Working Conditions:
- Work environment includes
plant, warehouse, production and non-production areas and plant
grounds
- This position may require
approximately 5% travel and work/maintenance coverage beyond the
normal hours, shift, and on weekends/holidays
- Ability to tolerate
temperatures of 35 degrees or below while working in the plant.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the
general nature and level of work being performed by the Teammember(s)
assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list
of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of individuals in this
position. Position Descriptions may be subject to change as the needs of the
organization changes.
As
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYERS, Fresh Direct, LLC and its
affiliates do not discriminate against applicants or employees because of
their race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender
(except where gender is a bonafide occupational
qualification), disability, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed,
marital status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, political
affiliation, or any other factor protected by federal, state, or local law.
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