Food Safety and Quality Assistant Manager

Job Description

The Food Safety and Quality Assistant Manager is responsible for executing the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of all plant quality systems as they relate to achieving corporate Food Safety and Quality.  Management responsibilities include developing the duties and directing the activities of lab technicians and quality control inspectors and following up on the quality, quantity, and accuracy of their work. Carries out responsibilities in accordance with company policies and procedures.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to the following.

Personnel 

• Insure proper staffing is maintained.Responsible for interviewing, hiring, appraising work performance, rewarding and disciplining employees. Initiate work goals to motivate the quality staff and document improvementCultivate learning by providing opportunities for cross training and skill development.
• Interpret company policies and safety policies for the quality staff.Implement and monitor training for new hires and re-training of current employees.
• Insure good manufacturing practices along with company SOP’s & SSOP’s are followedat all times.Implement plant wide informational training sessions, as necessary, to educate and update all employees on Food Safety and Quality issues.

Quality Systems

• Develop and Maintain SSOP, GMP,HACCP and SQF programs and supporting prerequisite programs.
• Lead the FSQ team to insure compliance with monitoring standards, insure proper record keeping, and appropriate corrective actions and preventative measure are completed.
• Assure compliance with all state, local, and federal Food Safety regulations, including
  • HACCP and SSOP compliance
  • Net Weights
  • Consumer complaint investigation, corrective actions, record keeping, and reporting.
  • Monitor, identify, and coordinate export requirements; communicate issues
  • Coordinate the USDA pathogen monitoring sampling program, product retention & release.
  • Assure proper product labeling &packaging.
• Information Systems
  • Capable with Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Insure accuracy of FSQ information in SAP
  • Insure accuracy of specifications and information in PLM.
• Use process knowledge and expertise to identify potential problems and advise Manufacturing and other departments on developmental and processing issues.
• Provide detailed communications, verbal and written, on all aspects of changes, specifications, and provide detailed report of progress and meetings. 

Disclaimer:

This job description is intended to generally describe

Qualifications

Experience

· Minimum 5-7 years in a FSQ leadership role in USDA inspected facilities

Required Education:

• Bachelor of Science degree with 4 years industry or similar experience in meat processing, food processing, or related field.                                

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and ABILITIES:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:Besides the education and experience noted above, computer literacy, and interpersonal skills are necessary.  Ability to write / create routine reports and correspondence, prioritize duties and tasks, and work / train others.
• Physical, Mental, and Visual Skills: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work Environment:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The workenvironment is a plant / office setting, with varying degrees of temperature and with a moderate level of noise.

Additional Information

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.