Looking for a good HACCP job description for a food processing plant (chicken) Thanks in advance for any help.
Department: Quality Assurance
Summary of Functions:
Direct all quality assurance activities for the Company. The Quality Assurance Manager will perform duties which support the company’s QA and operational key indicators as well as verify all products to ensure Food Safety, Quality and SQF 2000 standards and specifications are met. Responsible for the review, verification, validation, and sustainability of the SQF 2000 system. Works directly with manufacturing to schedule and control inspection activities and to enforce requirements as specified by raw materials, ingredients, products and package specifications, and regulatory agencies. Reviews documentation for completeness and accuracy. Works with research and development during new product start-ups and establishes checkpoints for testing new products and processes. Initiates corrective action for procedural product or process deficiencies.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for establishing, implementing, and directing quality control and food safety efforts to ensure that requirements for processing components and other materials into finished goods and products conform to quality standards.
- Develop and initiate standards and methods for inspections, testing, and evaluation.
- Establish programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement and analyze equipment and facility.
- Optimization of product recipes in order to improve yield and compliance with customer specification.
- Optimization of raw material control and use within recipes.
- Oversee SQF 2000 and HACCP systems validating testing and assurance compliance.
- Document quality information and prepare reports and/or manuals.
- Review production and quality reports on a weekly basis being aware of any quality deviation.
- Follow-up on corrective actions when quality deviation occurs.
- Support R&D on sensory evaluation and/or product testing.
- Participate on projects for continuous improvement.
- Oversee all customer complaints.
- Set up the quality assurance systems for proper certification.
- Support translation of product specifications to appropriate manufacturing documentation.
- Lead and facilitate the facility in consumer and customer complaint resolution and reduction activity.
- Provide the means for incorporating the necessary tools, equipment, and methods into the new and existing processes aimed at continuous improvement.
- Lead and support the achievement of plant operations food safety and quality goals.
SQF PRACTITIONER
- At Elements Food Group, Inc. The QA Manager is the SQF Practitioner and the SQF Practitioner will have the responsibility and authority to lead the development and implementation of the Food Safety Fundamentals and the Food Safety Plan.
- The SQF Practitioner will also lead the implementation project and be responsible for the maintenance of the SQF system and ensuring its integrity through validation and verification.
- The SQF Practitioner will play a key role in the communication of information related to the implementation and maintenance of the SQF system.
Food Safety Requirements/Responsibilities:
- Comply with all Plant, State and Federal OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, and SQF regulations
- Conduct verification of monitoring activities to assure finished product comply with food safety and quality specifications.
- Participates in the yearly review of the food safety system.
- Assist in the maintenance of Food Safety and Quality system.
- Suggest and implement changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase food safety and efficiency of operations departments.
- Interface with other departments and trainers to develop and implement food safety programs as required.
Organizational Relationships:
Position reports to President of Company. Direct reports to this position are: Quality Assurance Supervisor and Sanitation Manager.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree plus five years experience in Chemistry, Biology, Micro Biology or Food Science or a technically related field is recommended but not required.
- Experience with FDA and Quality Systems rules, regulations, including planning and implementation.
- SQF Practitioner training course a plus
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational, time management and problem solving skills.
- Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.
- Spanish is a plus.
SQF PRACTITIONER QUALIFICATIONS
SQF PRACTITONER RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead integration of the current quality assurance and food safety processes into one integrated process. This includes HACCP system, regulatory audits, quality systems review process (QSR), standard operating procedures (SOP’s), incoming ingredient inspections, product scoring, food safety audits, field complaints, standardized work instructions.
- Develop and execute SQF plans to achieve/maintain SQF Level 2 Certification at the facility(s) and to meet all Elements Food Group, Inc. requirements related to quality and food safety programs.
- Oversee plant(s) compliance and interactions with SQF Certification Body.
- Assure facility(s) meets all requirements related to SQF Trademark use.
- Develop and maintain systems to assure compliance to all SQF 2000 System requirements including Commitment, Document Control and Records, Specifications, Attaining Food Safety, Verification, Product Identification Trace and Recall, Incident Management, Food Safety Fundamentals – Building and Equipment Design and Construction, and Food Safety Fundamentals – Pre-requisite Programs.
- Maintain all registries as required by SQF.
- Manage finished product evaluation system and provide leadership to drive improvements in key customer/consumer Quality attributes.
- Train and maintain all training records for critical food safety and quality requirements. Document and maintain training registry for all employees at the manufacturing site(s).
- Oversee monitoring, verification, and validation activities to ensure that all products leaving the facility(s) meet Elements Food Group, Inc. Food Safety and Quality standards.
- Provide guidance and leadership in situations where deviations have occurred or a potential risk has been identified related to food safety and/or quality attributes.
- Reassess SQF plan(s) when ever there is a change to program, process, procedure, ingredient, equipment, industry philosophy, technology, etc
Physical Demands:
Occasionally lift or carry up to 50 pounds.
Work Environment:
Must be able to work in all areas of the factory as well as office environment and laboratory. Some exposure in a high noise environment.
