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Food Safety and Quality Assurance Technologist – Job
Description At
Restaurant Depot good business begins with food safety. We are one of the
largest wholesale distributors of food, equipment and supplies to restaurant
owners and have almost 100 stores across the nation. We are growing very fast
and with our growing customer demand, reputation, food products, food imports
and private label products, comes a growing
responsibility to ensure top quality and safe products for our
customers. The Food Safety and Quality
Assurance Technologist will provide technical expertise and leadership for
Restaurant Depot’s Food Safety and Quality Assurance Program. Located at our
New York corporate office in College Point, Queens, you will focus on quality
and food safety of imports, quality assurance of our private label brands,
foreign supplier verification and product testing. Come join us in our
industry recognized food safety and quality assurance ventures. Role objectives: ·
Work with third party laboratories to
test imported food products and ensure food safety and quality ·
Analyzing and reporting of test
results from product testing ·
Monitoring of the Food Safety
Modernization Act regulations and identifying effective implementation of
regulations pertaining to Restaurant Depot ·
Quality Assurance of private label
brands. This involves comparing product specifications for private label
products and ensuring products have good quality standards. ·
Meeting with suppliers and buyers to
discuss food quality and safety requirements. ·
Creation of Restaurant Depot
specifications for all private label products as a standard for all existing
and new suppliers to follow thereby ensuring safe and high quality products ·
Creation of company policies
pertaining to imports, implementation of FSMA regulations, store HACCP and
food safety ·
Promotion and development of our Keep
it Kool Program ·
Work with regulatory officials (FDA,
USDA) to make sure the company food safety and quality policies are in line
with regulatory requirements ·
Review and update of the annual
Quality Assurance Program binder for the stores with the corporate food
safety/HACCP team ·
Assisting our stores with any food
safety and quality concerns or issues ·
Assisting with managing product
recalls in the stores ·
Attending relevant conferences and
seminars to keep in line with current developments in food safety and quality
both in industry and regulatory ·
Membership and participation in
industry recognized food safety organizations Qualifications and Skills: ·
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field ·
Knowledge and understanding of food
safety, HACCP, food microbiology and food regulations ·
Strong communication and written
skills ·
Ability to work independently as well
as in teams ·
Focused and detail-oriented ·
HACCP certified/ability to obtain
HACCP certification on the job ·
Preferred: Master’s degree in Food
Science or related field ·
Preferred: Relevant work experience in
a role of food safety/quality assurance
To apply visit our link http://www.jetrordcareers.com/position.asp?ReqKey=BD8E6FE4-338B-4EF5-8FAB-720A7DF0174E
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