Industry: Food Safety-Quality Assurance Technologist

Salary: $70000 per year

Job type: Full-Time

Up to $70000

The Food Safety/Quality Assurance Auditor is responsible for the successful quality and compliance management operations at Jetro/Restaurant Depot locations. This is done through process performance audits to ensure all applicable corporate operating procedures, federal, state, county, and municipal laws, regulations, and/or ordinances meet or exceed expectations and to act when predefined standards are not met.

Responsibilities:

Partner with management to lead quality initiatives that develop and maintain a high performing, scalable, and compliant quality system
Perform or oversee routine audits of compliance processes to assure accuracy and thoroughness of completion
Participate in and facilitate state regulatory compliance inspections, investigate, and resolve compliance concerns, issues, or violations while working with department.
Label/packaging review adhering to requirements
Works with FSQA - co-workers and operations to identify all regulatory requirements and
Ensuring all relevant product safety and quality records are reviewed and filed properly.
Training new hires on GMP and Food safety related subjects.
Participating in Internal audits and keep track of trends.
Conduct research on compliance topics.
Ensures that compliance issues/concerns within Jetro/Restaurant Depot are being appropriately evaluated, investigated, and resolved
Work with department leaders to troubleshoot any deficiencies that surface, to ensure issues get rectified quickly with high standard
Analyze facility trends to assess potential areas of continued non-compliance
Routinely reviews monthly corporate QA/QC documentation and assures that all areas of concern are addressed appropriately according to corporate policy and regulatory standards
Perform assigned Quality Inspections
Perform improvement projects as identified.
Collect quality data and report metrics to management.
Monitors compliance to established Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidance.
Expected to adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP and HACCP guidelines, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained.
Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect product safety, product quality or personnel safety.
Maintain a positive work atmosphere.
May make decisions and perform the job responsibilities of the Quality & Compliance Manager in their absence.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Associate degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field required, Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field preferred
3+ years of regulatory compliance management including interfacing with regulators and inspectors
5+ years work experience with a proven track record of building and developing QA/QC processes and systems
Must have the knowledge and skills required to work in a fast paced and challenging environment
Must be able to work variable day shifts dependent on business need
Knowledge of the GMP, HACCP and Environmental sanitation programs
Experience with GMP, HACCP, PCQI or similar certification experience preferred
Possess a strong knowledge of sanitary design, specification, and implementation of food\\pharmaceutical processing systems
Exceptional computer skills in Microsoft® Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word) a plus

Additional Requirements

Must possess valid driver's license
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively within the organization.
Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.
Willingness to do 25-50% overnight travel
An ability to think ahead, plan a full shift and prepare action plans to achieve results.
An ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost, and employee relations.
The possession of quality orientation and attention to detail, problem analysis and resolution.
Must have knowledge of basic warehouse food safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
Must be PCQI certified.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: