Food safety auditor & compliance training
The purpose of this position is to ensure the successful quality and compliance management operations at Jetro/Restaurant Depot locations.
This position is to ensure through process performance audits that all applicable regulations/policies meet or exceed expectations and to take action when predefined standards are not met.
The goal for this role is to ensure compliance with all corporate operating procedures, as well as applicable federal, state, county, and municipal laws, regulations, ordinances, and regulations.
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
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
- Exceptional computer skills in Microsoft® Office Suite ( Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
- Strong detail-oriented and resourceful mindset
- Additional Requirements
- Must pass any and all required background checks
- Must possess valid driver's license
- Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
- 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.
- In addition to, strong interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Must have knowledge of basic warehouse food safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
- Must be able to interpret SOPs, policies, and product specifications. Must be PCQI certified.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching; and frequent fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires the following percentages of time committed to physical activity: 50% or more sitting, 50% or more walking, and 40% or more standing. The job is performed under occasional temperature variations and in warehouse environment. Unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees. The ability to lift to 40 lbs. is required.
Pay Range $60,000.00 - $70,000.00