The Food Safety & Compliance Coordinator (PCQI) will be responsible for implementing, monitoring, and maintaining Food Safety and Food Defense requirements outlined in American Institute of Baking (AIB/FSNS) Food Distribution Warehouse, Food Defense plus and other 3rd party auditing scheme throughout our Facilities.
Responsibilities and Essential Duties
- Reports to the Operations Manager
- Manages Food Defense Program
- Ensures activities on the Master Cleaning Schedule (MCS) are performed and documented
- Ensures that cGMP and Quality requirements are followed throughout the facility
- Maintains AIB certification and meets minimum 965 score
- Ensures that facility is following Sedex’s social responsibility requirements
- Communicates challenges, findings and suggestions for continuous improvement with Food Safety and QA Supervisor
- Maintains approved chemical list database and monitors chemical control program
- Establishes and maintains the Internal Audit schedule
- Trains personnel on policies and procedures
- Performs Root Cause Analysis and develops Corrective Action Plans
- Active participant in the Daily Staff Meetings
- Active Safety Committee Member
- Maintains certification as a First Aid Responder and accredited CE’s
- Enforces adherence to Control Plan
- Obeys all Safety Rules
- Helps conduct accident and incident investigations.
- Completes assigned tasks listed in Corrective Action Plans
- Understands Lean Manufacturing tools including: 5 why’s, Brainstorming, Fishbone, Graphs and Root Cause Analysis
- Maintains equipment calibration
- Performs emergency drills
- Observes all company rules and regulations as per current Employee Handbook
- Performs other duties as assigned
A. Job Contacts (main interfaces inside and outside the company)
- All internal management
- External Auditors
B. Knowledge, skills and experience required
(Detail here the knowledge, skills and experience required for satisfactory performance of the job)
Educational Background:
- Highschool Diploma or GED equivalent
Knowledge/Skills Required:
- 3 -5 years experience in a manufacturing environment working in a management role.
Preferred Knowledge/Skills:
- Some college preferred
- Working knowledge and experience with Safety Programs (OSHA, Workman's Comp).
- Working knowledge and experience with Quality Assurance Management (RCAs, Corrective/Preventative Measures, ISO, AIB, SQF).
- Working knowledge or certification in Continuous Improvement Methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma)
- Experience communicating Quality and Production performance to customers.
- Experience working with a temporary workforce.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Computer literacy for usage of WMS, e-mail, MS Office applications, intranet, and file management and integration.
- Bilingual - English/Spanish a plus
- Able to work flexible hours, minimal travel
