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Food Safety Technician – Detroit, MI Champion Foods, L.L.C.
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Employee
Type: Full-Time Industry:
Food Manages
Others: No Job
Type: Manufacturing Education:
4
Year Degree Experience:
At
least 4 year(s) Post
Date: 11/8/2010 Description
Job
Summary: Review,
update, and maintain plant quality systems to ensure the production of high
quality and safe food products that comply with product design, federal
safety guidelines, and meet or surpass consumer expectations. The
position is responsible to research, implement, and maintain all quality
systems - as well as support resulting change management, and drive
continuous improvement. This position will operate under general
guidance from management, and perform routine work independently. Essential
Job Functions: ·
Review,
update and maintain the plant’s food safety and food quality programs to
ensure compliance with Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards.
Assist with implementation of new initiatives, as needed, to comply with GFSI
standards. ·
Follow
regulatory and technological changes that may affect the food industry by
maintaining professional contacts with peers in the industry, universities,
and government agencies. ·
Investigate,
and document any compliance issues. Provide results to management, and
make recommendations related to results of investigations. ·
Establish
vendor specifications and monitor vendor compliance. ·
Develop
and facilitate required colleague training - including creation of training
materials. ·
Promote
colleague ownership of programs - through ongoing communication of essential
information related to safety and food handling to all levels of colleagues. ·
Act
as key contact to external agencies for third-party audits. Reconcile
any issues resulting from audits, and complete validation and verification of
plant quality systems. ·
Develop
self-assessments and self-audits of quality systems, proper documentation,
and records related to the quality and safety systems. ·
Maintain
all recordkeeping related to plant safety and quality issues. Supplemental
Job Functions: ·
Perform
significant analysis and investigate data. Assemble data into report
form, and
submit to supervisor. ·
Participate
in project teams or perform additional work assignments as requested.
Collaborate with other work groups to promote and sustain plant quality
systems. Requirements
Minimum
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: ·
Bachelor
degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or related field. ·
Minimum
of four (4) years experience in quality or food safety in a food
manufacturing environment - with one year experience in food service (i.e.
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP). ·
Knowledge
and application of federal and state food industry, sanitation, and pest
control regulations. ·
Previous
experience with independent or third-party audits. Demonstrated ability to
work with and provide direction to internal and external cross-functional
teams. ·
Working
knowledge of GFSI standards. ·
Evidence
of organization, planning, and prioritization skills - with the ability to
handle multiple ongoing priorities. ·
Demonstrated
ability to analyze problems, make sound business recommendations, and
exercise discretion and judgment. ·
Evidence
of highly developed communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation),
and the ability to communicate technical information to a variety of
audiences. ·
Computer
Proficiency (Microsoft Office, databases, internet, etc.). Preferred
Knowledge, skills and abilities: 1.
Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Practitioner certification preferred. Working
Conditions: 1.
Exposure to plant and manufacturing conditions. Temperature, noise, and
the like may be unlike those conditions found in an office environment. |
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