Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Job Description

Responsible for implementing and monitoring food safety and quality assurance procedures and ensuring operations is in compliance with best practices for food safety and quality. The QA Supervisor reports to the Compliance Manager and General Manager and provides leadership directly to their QC team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsible for meeting all applicable food regulations

Responsible for complying with the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards (i.e., SQF)

Responsible for supporting the HACCP Team in the implementation of an effective Food Safety plan focused on the elimination of biological, chemical, physical and economically motivated hazards from our foods

Responsible for documentation control and maintenance of the Food Safety Quality Assurance System including procedures, records, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Implementation and record keeping of FSQA programs including: o a. HACCP and SQF Programs

• Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures
• Pest Control
• Good Manufacturing Practices
• Approved Supplier Program
• Foreign Material Control
• Plant Sanitation
• Chemical Control
• Product Quality Assurance
• FSQA Customer Complaints
• Food Defense and Security
• Works to maintain the safety, legality and quality of each product and the processes used in their manufacture.
  
  

Responsible for meeting and exceeding customer requirements

Works to reduce customer/consumer complaints for foods manufactured on site using root cause analysis, corrective actions and preventative measures

Responsible for the day-to-day management of the Quality Assurance Technicians including training and development of team, and clear identification of objectives to meet the facility needs

Reports food safety and quality issues, corrective actions, and preventative measures to the Compliance Manager

Authorized to hold and release product based on food safety or quality non-conformance

Participates in daily food evaluation to identify possible defects and provide direction for improvement

Participates in physical inspections on a weekly/Monthly basis and generates reports on each area

Takes lead in all third-party and customer audits/inspections

Responsible for assuring raw materials and packaging are received from Hidden Villa/NestFresh approved suppliers and conducts raw material supplier performance monitoring

Responsible in Employee Training of FSQA Programs, Policies and Procedures

Responsible in Mock Recall and Traceability exercises

Other duties may be assigned.

Education And/or Experience

2-year experience or combination of education and training.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervises Two QA Technicians

Company Description

Already a dominant supplier and producer of commodity and cage-free eggs, we have become one of the largest egg distributors in the USA. We now arrange for ongoing deliveries of eggs and other products and services to customers around the globe.

Already a dominant supplier and producer of commodity and cage-free eggs, we have become one of the largest egg distributors in the USA. We now arrange for ongoing deliveries of eggs and other products and services to customers around the globe.