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12-029023
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Post Date
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08/31/2012
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Job Title
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Food Safety Specialist - Food
Lion
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Positions Available
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1
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Operating Company
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Delhaize America
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Full/Part Time Status
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Full-Time
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FLSA Status
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Exempt (Salary)
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Location
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Store #48100 -- Salisbury
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Address
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2110 Executive Drive
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City
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Salisbury
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State
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NC
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Description
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Job Title: Food Safety Specialist
Job Location: Salisbury, NC
Position Summary
Help ensure customer satisfaction through
the education and validation of applicable food safety standards and
procedures as they concern our store/DC facilities and associates.
Instruct through training, coaching, auditing and mentoring. Interact
regularly with the regulatory arena as official liaison.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities
(essential functions)
•Perform inspections of store/DC facilities
to ensure we meet or exceed established internal and regulatory
requirements. Conducts in-depth ‘root cause’ analyses of food safety
and sanitation procedures for compliance and necessary
follow-up/assessment.
•Provide education and training to business
partners. Conducts food safety training/certification sessions
(authorized proctor).
•Act as the liaison between Health
department and department of agriculture. Develop contacts and
relations with regulatory officials responsible for food regulation
enforcement. Participate in regulatory meetings, educate and be
advocate for company food safety standard practices/policies/programs.
•Monitor and follow-up with sanitation and
pest control vendor activities daily. Work with the local pest control
and sanitation vendors to ensure compliance with contractual
arrangements and directs them as needed.
•Provide advice to immediate supervisor and
senior management (DM, DO, Market VP) regarding food safety and
sanitation issues within their respective regions.
•Conduct regular food safety/sanitation
assessments of assigned distribution center operations. Focus on GMPs,
sanitation and pest control support.
•Assist as needed in other regulatory
compliance issues and follow-up including but not limited to Country of
Origin Labeling, WIC, weight and measure standards.
•Provide field support for corporate food
safety initiatives, including participating in long-term food safety
and regulatory compliance initiatives, including analysis of
prevention, food safety metrics’ interpretation of regulatory standards
and identification of industry trends and best practices.
•Provide food safety field support,
direction and follow-up for emergency/crisis situations (power outages,
fires, floods, claimed illnesses, recall audits, etc.).
•Provide food safety field support,
direction and follow-up pertaining to consumer complaints, claimed
illnesses, etc.
•Provide microbiological sampling of store
equipment and facilities and interpret the data so as to provide
feedback and direction to the store and district management staff.
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Requirements
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Basic Qualification
•Bachelor’s degree.
•Seasoned knowledge of food safety,
sanitation audits, pest control, food safety training, weights & measures,
Country of Origin requirements, regulatory food codes (FDA Food Code).
•3 to 5 years’ experience in working with
retail operations.
•May require overnight travel, as necessary
(often times reacting to inclement weather issues).
•Valid driver’s license.
Preferred Qualification
•Bachelor’s degree in a life science (food
science, biology, microbiology, zoology) or public health field.
•3 to 5 years’ experience in managing food
safety or quality assurance related work including training and
auditing.
•Registered Sanitarian or state equivalent
and Certified Professional-Food Safety (CP-FS) credentials.
•Master’s degree in public health or food
science related field.
Skills
•A self-starter with excellent interpersonal
skills
•Excellent communication skills for both
one-on-one and group interactions.
•Effective in delivering food safety
training programs to adult learners.
•Excellent written skills
•Basic computer skills to operate MS Word,
Excel, PowerPoint and e-mail.
Abilities
•Ability to interpret data, diagnose ‘root’
cause effects and provide sustainable and practical corrective actions.
•Ability to influence without authority.
•Must be results oriented, have ability to
develop self and others
•Ability to interact with all levels of
associates and management
•Must have ability to act as a team leader
or team builder.
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