Job Description

Reports to: QA Manager
Position Summary:
Ensure that processing area operates within compliance, SQF, and FSMA requirements by means of all applicable programs. Suggest and assist in the implementation and means to improve food safety, quality, performance, and cost savings.

Position Responsibilities:

• SQF Practitioner (QA Supervisor) has the responsibility and authority to lead the development and implementation of Food Safety Fundamentals (Prerequisite), Food Safety Plan, Food Defense Fraud Program, and Quality Code.
• Review, verify, maintain, enforce, and validate the Food Safety HACCP Program, FSP (Preventive Controls), Quality Code, Fraud Program, Food Defense and Prerequisite Programs within the SQF Systems.
• Ensure employee compliance with governing agencies, policies, and regulations (SQF, Pre-requisites, Food Safety, Quality Code, Food Fraud, Food Defense, and Preventive Controls).
• Ensure the C-III systems maintain proper function and work with Prism to ensure continuous operations.
• Document program alerts, deviations, and corrective actions.
• Follow up corrective actions, complaints, and investigations to ensure effectiveness.
• Disposition of retained products, review for proper release to distribution, rework, or destruction.
• Ensure USDA-AMS standards are followed, including shielded label requirements.
• Ensure Eggland’s Best standards are followed.
• Maintain specifications for finished products and labels. Ensure Kosher status and label submittals to the Kashrut via EB Quality Director.
• Review, update and maintain Approved Supplier documents, including certifications, specifications, audits, and letters of guarantee.
• Qualified and capable of performing 100 egg inspections during the processing shift.
• Manage the annual Food Safety & Quality Code audits, including customer specific addendums.
• Participate and/or lead monthly food safety and quality program facility inspections for. Lead a cross-functional team to perform audits by engaging all plant departments.
• Recommend disciplinary actions for employees with repeated non-compliances with the Quality and Food Safety Programs to the Processing Manager.
• Review/verify, track, and ensure processing documentation and records are submitted, and verified as required.
• Make proactive recommendations and offer ideas to continuously improve food safety, quality, and work efficiency.
• Manage employee schedules, evaluate performance, make recommendations for improvement and development of QA technicians, and handle disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Employee training and documentation in LMS for food safety, food quality code, food defense, equipment maintenance, and prerequisite programs.
• Assign and maintain water sampling, pest control programs, pre-op inspection records, Internal Audits, etc.
• Back up for QA Supervisor is QA Tech III or higher.
• Any other duties as assigned by management.  

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Strong communication skills
• Preferred or be able to obtain:
  • SQF Practitioner
  • HACCP Manager Certified
  • PCQI Certified
  • Food Defense Course completion
  • Fraud Prevention Plan
• Preferred, an Associate degree or higher in a related science field

Physical demands and work environment

• Work in an office, processing, or production location
• Follow all company safety rules
• Ability to perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations
• Ability to stoop, bend, climb, and lift at least up to 25lbs routinely throughout the day

Safety:

• Follow all company safety rules
• Proper PPE

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Shift work,

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