Advertisement: Food Technologist (2nd Shift)

Responsibilities

• Enforce HACCP, GMPs and Safety standards throughout the facility to ensure compliance.
• Perform routine facility walkthroughs and communicate findings with Quality Control Manager.
• Conduct and participate in internal and third party audits.
• Review daily prerequisite food safety and quality control records.
• Follow and improve quality control SOP’s and prerequisite programs.
• Oversee all aspects of sanitation as per the Master Sanitation Schedule and ensure that tasks are effectively completed.
• Report quality problems or findings to Quality Control Manager and follow up to ensure that corrective action has/will take place.
• Assess the product specifications and test them with customer requirements.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of all products manufactured by the plant as well as the raw materials, packaging materials, and operations required in the manufacturing process including quality specifications and standards.
• Assists and/or train production employees on work, food safety and quality procedures as required.
• Performs verification on HACCP records, prerequisite records, other relating to food safety quality control program.
• Handle ATP and allergen control testing.
• Review labels and raw materials, routinely.
• Supervise line checkers and QC assistant to ensure timely checks and tests are being done accurately.
• Ensure product compliance with regulatory agencies and ensure that the company is adhering to quality standards; guide production staff about quality standards.
• Lead and/or participate in quality audits of the plant.
• Maintain, update and control accurate documentation of all records.
• Ensure that the calibration of all testing instruments are accurate and meet company standards.
• Investigate and resolve customer complaints.
• Work on special projects.
• Participate in or initiate Mock Recall.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Technology, Food Science or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years experience in USDA facility.
• Knowledge of SQF, GMPs, HACCP, SOP, SSOP, Pest Control Programs, USDA & FDA regulations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and data entry software.
• Good communication and customer service skills.