shift:1st Shift

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for assisting in the management of the Food Safety and Quality Assurance systems through the coordination and implementation of key programs. The FSQA Program Specialist will support the Food Safety and Quality Management initiative through the creation of appropriate reports and presentations. You must be able to communicate and interact with all departments and levels of personnel and assimilate pertinent information and data. This position has oversite of multiple manufacturing facilities.

Essential Duties and Requirements include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Maintains the Quality Management System.
• Maintains the Supplier Approval Program and conducts initial qualification of Suppliers and review of Supplier Quality documents.
• Maintains the SQF document register and conducts the annual review of the SQF programs including necessary updates (electronically and physically).
• Maintains the Quality Assurance Procedure and Lab Manuals (practices, processes, SOP’s, and forms).
• Supports internal and external audits by acting as liaison for documentation retrieval and Program SME.
• Supports the validation and verification of pre-requisite programs.
• Supports collecting and analyzing quality metrics for trend analysis and scorecard generation.
• Generates various reports and trend analysis using food safety and quality audit data and presents to management to proactively identify areas for improvement.
• Cross trained to conduct FSQA documentation review for HACCP verification.
• Cross trained to conduct FSQA training requirements for personnel in the areas of HACCP, Allergen, GMP’s, SQF/Food Defense and additional programs as developed.
• Continuous improvement of Quality Culture.
• Support and travel to all manufacturing facilities as business needs dictate.
• Responsible for promoting food safety and employee safety throughout the organization.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills

• Highly skilled with database, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software systems.
• Excellent data entry and keyboarding skills
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Able to read, write and verbally communicate in English
• Able to complete assigned tasks with minimal direct supervision
• Capable of prioritizing tasks to maximize team support
• Able to function in a fast paced environment.
• Able to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Strong ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Able to work on deadlines to meet goals and adapt to schedule changes
• High level of personal, work and professional ethnics

Education and/or Experience

Two year technical degree in applied sciences is required, with a preference for 4 year degree. Prior experience in a food manufacturing environment is desired, especially in Quality Control/Assurance, R&D, or Pharmaceutical industries. SQF practitioner, Certified Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) preferred.

Physical Ability

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.

Position requires the occasional lifting of objects that may weigh as much as 50 lbs.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.