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Manager, Plant Food Safety I – Arnold, PA
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Job ID:Northside Foods ·
Date:10/15/2009 ·
Location:Arnold ·
State:Pennsylvania ·
Degree:B.S./B.A. ·
Salary:Not Specified Why? Job Types: Food Safety Job Description Position Summary: The
Food Safety Manager has the overall accountability of ensuring the food safety
system at the plant is properly written, documented and implemented - thus
ensuring USDA regulatory compliance and the production of safe and wholesome
meat and poultry products. This position is on call 24/7. This position has a
dual and equal reporting structure to the VP of Food Safety and the
facility’s General Manager. This reporting structure ensures a facility’s
food safety system continues to flourish without unnecessary decreases in
operational productivity and efficiency. Essential
Duties: 1)
Food Safety System Verification and Regulatory Compliance – Verify that all
Food Safety and Regulatory programs are functioning as designed, being
followed and correctly documented. The Food Safety Manager must make
scientifically defendable decisions, which ensure USDA regulatory compliance
while maintaining operational productivity and efficiency. 2) Sanitation –
Must be accountable for the overall design of the facility’s sanitation
program. This includes, but is not limited to authoring a written USDA
regulatory program, microbiological sampling, sanitation performance
tracking, training of applicable facility production and management employees
and meeting regularly with the USDA to discuss the sanitation findings. The
Food Safety Manager will normally be at the facility at least 4 days each
week by 4:30am to verify the effectiveness of the program by visually
inspecting the cleanliness of the equipment in the facility. 3) Employee
Training and Personnel Management - Must provide solid leadership, plus
design and deliver effective, understandable plant wide food safety training
to a very diverse employee base. The Food Safety Manager is responsible for
managing HR duties, performance plans/reviews, and work assignments/schedules
of other food safety staff members. 4) Problem Resolution & Committee
Assignments & USDA and 3rd Party Customer Audits -Must have the astute
ability to quickly, yet thoroughly investigate a product/process failure,
determine the root cause and take corrective actions. The manager is
accountable for the preparation and the execution during USDA daily
verification tasks, as well as numerous 3rd party audits and USDA food safety
system assessments. 5) Professional Development and Performance –Must develop
and foster a strong working relationship with the USDA and seek continued
education to enhance management and technical skills. 6) Manages at least 1
direct report and may have indirect responsibility over the microbiology and
chemistry laboratory staff members. Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Food Science or related field from four-year
college or university and 5-8 years experience in the meat industry and
processes; or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Excellent
oral and written communication skills. • USDA HACCP Certified. • SQF
Certified Expert. • Knowledge and understanding of food science and meat
processing. • Knowledge of USDA, FSIS, HACCP, and SSOP requirements. •
Knowledge of SPC and statistics. • Working knowledge of quality assurance
principles. • Ability to uphold regulatory, company and customer standards. •
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers,
regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. • Knowledge of
Database software; Inventory software; Manufacturing software; Excel
spreadsheet and Word Processing software; SAP. • Must be able to travel 10%
of the time. Travel is limited, however, additional travel may occur if
circumstances require. Northside
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