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Quality Assurance / Food Safety Manager – Van Holten’s – Waterloo, WI
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Company:
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Van Holten’s www.vanholtenpickles.com
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Job Location:
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Waterloo
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Employment Type
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Full Time
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Hours per Week:
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40
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Work Hours:
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Mon-Thurs 6:30 - 4:30
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Start Date:
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12/20/2010
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Starting Salary Range:
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based on experience
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Salary/Benefit Notes:
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The compensation package highlights include a competitive
salary, vacation, health insurance, and a four day work week for the
majority of the year.
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Required Education:
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Bachelor's Degree
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Required Experience:
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2 to 5 years
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Position
Description - This position is responsible for all Quality Assurance and Food Safety activities for the world’s leading
pickle-in-a-pouch Manufacturer. You will be responsible for creating and
implementing solutions that ensure the continued quality and improvement of
our products and process.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Quality Assurance/Food Safety
- Maintain
product quality by evaluating quality audits; enforcing established
specifications, methods, and procedures.
- Train
employees according to Van Holten’s standards
and procedures for quality in all stages of our operation (lab, tankyard, operations, distribution, and sanitation)
- Document
and maintain quality assurance and standard operating procedure manuals
- Document
and maintain databases for the following information
- Cucumber
/ pickle inspections
- Fermentation
tracking
- Pickle
sizing
- Product
lot tracking
- Ingredient
lot tracking
- Customer
comments
- Reworked
and returned product
- Monitor
raw product condition by inspecting, analyzing, and approving or
rejecting incoming ingredients and supplies.
- Develop
and maintain recall procedures, perform mock recalls quarterly
- Develop,
document and maintain HACCP program
- Develop,
document and maintain GMP program
- Develop,
maintain, and execute a new employee quality orientation plan
- Develop,
maintain, and execute an annual quality training program for employees
- Perform
and document the following audits:
- HACCP
(daily)
- GMP’s
(daily)
- Sanitation
(daily)
- Pest
control (monthly)
- Maintain
Kosher certification records
- Establish
existing product flavor / quality taste tests
Management
- Supervise,
train, and oversee day to day operations of the lab, brine making, and
sanitation personnel to ensure that all related duties are done to our
standards
- Keep up
to date on and communicate changes in regulations including, OSHA, FDA,
Kosher standards, packaging and labeling requirements, and food safety
- Provide
guidance and support to other staff on quality, food safety, and
personal safety issues
- Utilize
technical expertise to find opportunities for improvement in our
products and processes and communicate these opportunities to management
Safety and Compliance
- Ensure
compliance to Federal, State and local regulations
- Conduct
and document safety audits (including fire extinguisher, eye
wash/shower, and clear exits, and signage)
- Keep
vendor/supplier certificates of liability insurance up to date
- Provide
annual training for all employees of OSHA required programs and maintain
an employee training log
- Maintain
and update and MSDS binder
- Schedule
and coordinate annual audiometric testing
- Maintain
a regulatory agency inspection procedure and distribute to the proper
personnel
- Coordinate
and conduct quarterly safety meetings
Skills/Education Required:
- Bachelor’s
degree required with emphasis in biology, chemistry, food science,
public health or a related field.
- Three to
five (2-5) years of progressively responsible food safety, sanitation
and quality assurance experience is preferred. Broad knowledge of
current food safety laws and regulations regarding food processing
facilities.
- Must
have excellent verbal and written communications skill set.
- Proficient
with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
- Ability
to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the
organization and external contacts.
- Solid
decision making skills.
- Bilingual
Spanish-English helpful but not required.
- Experience
with acidified foods is preferred
Please
submit your resume to sbyrnes@vanholtenpickles.com
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