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Food Safety/Sanitation
Manager – Aurora, IL
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Job ID:
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Date:11/10/2009
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Location:Aurora
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State:Illinois
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Degree:B.S./B.A.
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Major:BS in microbiology, food science, animal science or related
field required
Salary/Compensation:
TBD
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Job Types:
Food Safety,
Sanitation - Management
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY Responsible for developing and administering
programs, training and audits related to sanitation practices targeted at
eliminating microbiological issues and processing lethality.
MAJOR
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
Analyzes
micro performance for Listeria monitoring programs and pre-operational
results on a weekly basis taking appropriate action when results fail to
meet specified expectations.
Designs
and conducts Sanitation Policy Audits and Sanitary Design Audits and needed
follow-up, identifying area for sanitation quality improvements based on
audit results.
Develops
and implements company-wide sanitation programs, policies and practices
related to microbiological issues or processing lethality based on audit results.
Engages plant quality and operational staff to ensure successful program
adoption or works with Corporate Engineering to resolve issues relating to
processing equipment.
Provides
research, guidance and technical support to internal and external customers
in the areas of microbiology, general food science, quality assurance
practices (both general and proprietary) and food safety as relating to
sanitation processes. Includes participation in the food safety emergency
response program.
Provides
technical assistance to plant quality assurance personnel and sanitation to
solve cleaning and microbiological issues, to assist in the continuous
improvement of Sanitation crew effectiveness and performance, and verifying
environmental sampling plans during structural or construction changes.
Includes collaborative initiatives to develop and maintain training and
resource material.
Maintains
the written Corporate Sanitation Policy Manual by updating policies and
procedures and disseminating as applicable.
Serves
as sanitation quality liaison to a variety of external individuals
including customer Sanitation experts during third party audits or other
customer visits where plant sanitation is evaluated, sanitation vendors and
third party sanitation service providers.
Conduct
reviews and analysis of customer complaints related to product quality for
the Corporate Insurance department.
Develop
and maintain contacts within the meat industry in order to maintain the
latest and most current information on the state of food safety, industry
direction and food sanitation issues that affect the operations of the
Company.
Perform
other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS
BS
in microbiology, food science, animal science or related field required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills Five to seven years in managing
food safety/quality in a food processing environment; meat processing
preferred. Thorough knowledge of HACCP, food safety and GMP principles.
Ability to travel a minimum of 50% Ability to work approx. 30 days/year on
3rd shift required, and potentially more if needed.
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