Hello everyone, I have a really sticky unusual situation I need help and advice on.
I am the QA manager and SQF practitioner for the company I work for. at my company, we have a USDA inspector onsite from about 930/10 am - 5 pm every day. He is a sweet older gentleman who has been in his position for the last 20 years and is about to retire any day now.
However, to say that he is laid back and relaxed in his position would be an understatement. Since starting at this company 9 months ago I have seen our USDA on the processing floor TWO times. And ONLY two times!! Both of those times I asked for him to accompany me to the processing room for his opinion or help.
He does not do pre-op, he does not watch processing or operations, he does not assist or oversee ANY processes. He checks paperwork and records about once a month to ensure we are filling them out appropriately but that literally is it.
I am not overexaggerating when I say he DOES NOT come out onto the processing floor.
Again, he will be retiring soon, and having come from other establishments where the onsite USDA were tough and by the book and DID THEIR JOBS, I know that once he does retire and we get a new person in his place we are SCREWED!! I will not lie when I say we are so far out of compliance its not even funny. I try my hardest to get changes implemented and get us where we are supposed to be but my company is so used to not having to abide by any rules or keep up with any standard due to the years with this USDA that when I try to implement new things, they throw a fit and don't want to hear what i am saying.
My question is....is there a way for me to get a different USDA to come in for a day and inspect our facility and show my company/ coworkers that we have some serious changes we need to be making. Or what should I do?
I hate working for a company that doesn't do what they are supposed to do and just wants to half-ass everything. Please help