Director, Food Safety and Quality Assurance - Relocation Assistance Avail

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead, direct, update, reassessment, verification and periodic validation of FSQA programs including HACCP Program, Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures, Pest Control, Good Manufacturing Practices, Approved Supplier Program, Foreign Material Control, Plant Sanitation, Chemical Control, Product Quality Assurance, FSQA Customer Complaints, Food Defense and Security
• Direct Employee Training of FSQA Programs, Policies, and Procedures
• Direct Recall and Traceability Programs including Mock Recalls
• Direct Independent FSQA Audit Program – SQF Audits
• Afford assistance when necessary for product evaluations, plant visits, and supplier/customer communication to assist other staff members.
• Afford assistance as needed in any manner capable of during emergencies the plant President or General Manager determines are paramount to the business.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science, Food Science or Biological Science from four-year college or university. Masters degree or higher preferred
• Experience: 5-10 years meat and/or seafood industry (as appropriate) FSQA Management experience at a federal CFIA/FDA meat and/or seafood processing plant (as appropriate) acceptable instead of a degree. A minimum of three to five years FSQA management with additional R&D(research and development) or production-operations in a meat and/or seafood processing environment being ideal (combined experience preferred).
• Professional Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Demonstrate the ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals, as well as to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Demonstrate the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, can compute rate, ratio, and percent and draw and interpret bar graphs. Demonstrate the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Demonstrate the ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Physical Demands: Regularly required to talk or hear. Frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. Occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.