Position responsibilities:

• Oversee the SQF program including verification and validation of SQF elements; maintenance and development.
• Food Safety program development
• Support our Food Defense program through audits and participation on the Food Defense team.
• HACCP team member
• Educate, audit and enforce GMP’s
• Provide new and annual GMP training for all employees
• Review daily QA records “real time”
• Facilitate Operator QA training so we can develop the QA technician’s role into other areas of Food Safety.
• Train new QA technicians as needed.
• Perform GMP/SQF audits
• Support 3^rd party auditors
• Member of Food Defense Team
• Set up and perform basic Microbiology testing and environmental auditing
• Oversee and audit plant sanitation
• Fill in for QA technicians in case of emergency.
• Follow up on all Corrective Actions that result from various inspections, consumer complaints or Set-Asides.
• Learn and understand all plant processes.
• Support plant yield efforts.
• Support the development of the Operations “Quality” program to produce repeatable results.
• Stay current with regulatory changes and the science of our business.
• Lead the development of a paperless Food Safety system where applicable

Essential skills and experience:

• Reading, writing, numeracy, oral communication, problem solving.
• Minimum 2-5 years in Food Safety or Food Quality program.
• Desirable training or skills: Allergens, Microbiology, Environmental monitoring; Regulatory inspections, Food Chemistry, SQF practitioner (or similar).

Education and Experience:

• High School Graduate / GED
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology or (similar filed)