Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager Position Available
Duties:
- Maintain, update and implement national food safety and quality programs
- Develop plant specific programs and forms in conjunction with plant leadership
- Coordinate, implement and maintain the GFSI FS22000 food safety standard
- Manage the internal quality audit function for the site and ensure effectiveness of the corrective and preventative action process within the framework of the plant’s Quality Management System
- Serve as HACCP Coordinator and be responsible for coordination of recalls
- Serve as site leader responsible for on-site product risk assessment and risk management plan
- Attend site leadership meetings to report and drive continuous improvement: in sanitation, food safety, quality, and preventative maintenance
- Ensure regulatory compliance with USDA, FDA, State and local authorities and act as division’s primary liaison with these agencies
- Develop & implement site specific programs for GMP’s, SSOP’s, allergen control etc.
- Manage HACCP and SSOP validations and verifications
- Manage to contract third-party labs and develop bacteria and quality lab testing as needed or required
- Perform third-party audit preparation and supplier audits as necessary
- Ensure sanitation requirements are maintained in all areas of the facility under scope
- Work with management, sales and customers as needed to understand and reduce product returns and complaints and implement appropriate corrective actions
- Manage vendor relationships to ensure food safety and raw material compliance specifications
- Manage labeling compliance with USDA/FDA regulations
- For exporting facilities only – manage export program, including update of product lists, AMS audit, update of QSA manual, exporting certification, troubleshooting of export related issues and review of all appropriate paperwork
Adverrtised Salary: $70,000
Working Hours: Varies
Skills and Education/Training:
- High school graduate or equivalent required
- Four-year college degree or formal training/certification in Animal Science/Food Safety/Veterinary Science preferred
- Minimum 2 years experience leading plant food safety program required
- Preferred 5 years experience in a food service processing & distribution environment
For more information and to apply, please contact:
Erica Otero, Branch Manager
Randstad US
6061 E. Broadway Blvd. Suite 119
Tucson, AZ 85711
520-751-8775