FSQA Analyst

About the role

Oversee product fabrication in assigned areas, ensuring adherence to risk assessment and control, quality assessment, and finished product food safety. Ensure compliance with GMPs, SQF requirements, QCCP verifications, HACCP verifications, SSOP requirements, general USDA-FSIS regulations, and all company food safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure product processes are followed throughout the production cycle, including boxing and/or packing where applicable.
• Verify and monitor SQF, GMP, HACCP, QCCP, and SSOP procedures.
• Conduct process audits for quality and nutritional issues.
• Assess finished products for acceptability.
• Conduct ongoing risk assessments, develop corrective actions, and monitor their implementation and maintenance.
• Analyze manufacturing systems for quality and food safety issues, identify process weaknesses, develop corrective actions, and monitor their implementation and maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with all GMP, company food safety and quality policies, and USDA regulations.
• Communicate with plant production management, QA Manager, and SQF Practitioner on all issues related to product quality and food safety.
• Study, identify, and resolve other food safety and product quality problems as required.
• Monitor pre-operational and operational sanitation standards if needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in food science or a related discipline, with one (1) to three (3) years of experience in a meat-processing environment.
• OR a combination of an Associate’s degree and three (3) to five (5) years of experience in a meat-processing environment.
• OR five (5) to seven (7) years of experience (or a combination) in meat-processing, quality assurance, and/or research and development.
• Thorough knowledge of food safety and quality is required.