Food Safety Compliance Lead

Responsibilities

• To assure compliance to the food safety/food quality programs, facilitate required employee training, complete required internal assessments, develop corrective/preventive actions, lead 3rd party audits, and complete required validation and verifications of the system.
• Lead the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the plant’s food safety/food quality program to assure compliance with The Hershey Company’s Product Excellence Program and GFSI standards.
• Serve as a technical resource for Manufacturing and Engineering along with providing leadership and guidance in the areas of weight control, packaging, incident investigation and resolution, troubleshooting and other related matters.
• Support shall also be provided for employee training and product/process audits.
• Provide QA support to the various Business Units across the plant.

Training / Communication

• Affirm employee ownership of programs by communicating essential information related to food safety/food quality to all employees including management and line operatives.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• B.S. in Food Science, Microbiology, or related field is required.
• Masters in Food Science, Food Safety or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 5+ yrs of related experience.
• Safe Quality Food (SQF) Practitioner Certification is desirable.
• HACCP Certification is desirable.
• Six Sigma certification is desirable.

Qualifications

• Effective communication of technical and non-technical information to various levels, both internally and externally to the organization.
• Strong working knowledge of QA principles.
• Working Knowledge of federal and state food industry regulations.
• Understanding of sanitation and pest control practices.
• Strong understanding of The Hershey Company’s Product Excellence Program (PEP) and HACCP.
• Strong understanding of GFSI standards.
• Strong computer and document management skills.
• Strong documentation skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with all levels internal and external to the plant to deliver timely results.
• Establish and sustain effective relationships with all employees in order to foster and environment where innovation and cooperation are used to solve problems.
• Strong auditing/assessment skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing operations.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to influence management, enabling the activities of employee teams that do not have direct reporting to the Specialist.
• Ability to interact effectively with 3rd party and internal auditors.