Food Safety Quality Control Manager
Company: National Steak Processors
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
SUMMARY
Under the direction of the Director of FSQA, responsible for
managing the Quality Assurance and Food Safety systems. Oversee the
HACCP Program, Microbiological testing program and oversee the
Quality Assurance aspects. Ensure that the regulatory requirements
per FSIS-USDA are followed. This position should be able to perform
the duties of the Director of FSQA, and Quality Assurance
Technician as required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- BRC program participant, responsible for all department's
knowledge and compliance to the BRC standard - includes: Layout,
Product Flow and Segregation in High-Risk, High-Care and Ambient
High-Care Zones/Building Fabric in High-Risk and High-Care Zones;
Housekeeping and Hygiene in High-Risk and High-Care
Zones/Waste/Waste Disposal in High-Risk, High-Care Zones/Protective
Clothing in High-Risk and High-Care Zones; Control of
Non-conforming product; Food Safety and Quality manual,
Documentation, Records; Management of allergens; Personal
Hygiene/Protective clothing; Staff Facilities for High-Risk and
High-Care Zones; Pest Control; Corrective & Preventative Actions;
Housekeeping and hygiene; Chemical and Physical Product
Contamination Control; Product Inspection and Laboratory
Testing/Product Release; Chemical and Physical Product
Contamination Control; Staff Facilities
- Oversee the management of the HACCP Plan.
- Oversee daily record review of Food Safety and Quality records
to include but not limited to: performing record review,
pre-shipment review, completing foreign material incident reports,
SSOP and HACCP deviation reports, etc.
- Responsible for organizing and tracking the training of new QA
Technicians and developing current QA Technicians.
- Provide leadership, coaching and accountability to QA
Technicians.
- Maintain good communication and working relationship with
operations and USDA personnel.
- Track daily attendance and processes bi-weekly payroll
- Ensure compliance with product specifications, SSOP's, and
GMP's
- Assist in the development on NSP's Quality Assurance
programs
- Maintenance of QA files
- Record data collected from audits into computer-based data
sheets with attention to detail and accuracy. Graph and trend data
using MS Excel.
- Assist with 3 rd party, customer audits and vendor audits
- Coordinate or conduct bi-annual cold storage facility
audits
- Work with customers to ensure quality and food safety
parameters for their products are implemented
- Product quality attributes tracking and trending
- Work closely with FSIS: NR's, Weekly Meetings, Export, LOTO,
Hazard Communication, Returns, Records Review, Environmental
Listeria Results, COA Records, Facility Repairs, other Corrective
Actions for all Non-Conformances.
- Assist in validation and verification of pre-requisite
programs
- Oversee the pest control program and verify corrective
actions
- Oversee the glass and hard plastic program
- Oversee inbound spices and raw materials
- Determining product disposition
- Filing and scanning of QA paperwork.
- Verify that product audit checklists are updated and
correct.
- Monitor QA technicians for effectiveness of job duties.
- Assist in employee training regarding Quality and Food Safety
using Alchemy
- Assist Research and Development and other departments during
pre-production test runs
- Participate in Internal Auditing - for multiple locations.
- Traceability Exercises
- Other duties as assigned. SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervisor of two (2) to three (3) hourly technicians
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office
- Strong working knowledge of Quality Systems including HACCP,
SPC
- GMP and SSOP
- Knowledge of prerequisite programs.
- Knowledge of BRC requirements - able to become BRC Practitioner
within 6 months of hire.
- Ability to maintain concentration while performing tasks over
period of time.
- Ability to work well with others.
- Ability to communicate effectively both written and
orally.
- Ability to coordinate actions in relation to others'
actions.
- Know how to collect and identify essential information.
- Knowledge of clerical procedures and systems such as filing and
records maintenance and Microsoft Office Products including Word,
Excel and Outlook.
- Strong leader that is a champion for Quality and Food Safety to
ensure ongoing compliance.
- Highly motivated, self-driven, individual with a strong desire
to succeed, as well as, eager to enhance knowledge and skills
through on-going education and development.
- Must be creative, inquisitive, analytical, and detail oriented.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- B.S. Degree in Animal Science, Food Science, or a related
field
- Quality Assurance and Food Safety or Production experience of
10years in meat processing or value-added food processing
(Ready-to-Eat experience is a plus) or a combination of both QA and
Production.
- Strong working knowledge of Quality Systems including HACCP,
SPC, GMP, SSOP, Food Microbiology, Data Analysis, Risk
Assessments
- Experience in implementing / managing BRC or other Global Food
Safety Initiative.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, write and communicate in English. Bilingual;
English and Spanish is a plus, but not required.
CONTACTS:
Position interacts with internal and external customers.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply disciplined knowledge to analyze and resolve
problems involving several concrete variables in standardized
situations. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry
out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
CERTIFICATE, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
HACCP Certified
BRC Certified
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions. May be required to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Perform physical activities that require moving one's whole
body, such as lifting, stooping, bending from waist, turning and
twisting
- Must be able to shift back and forth between 2 or more
activities
- Must possess sufficient visual abilities such as depth
perception to position platform or other lifting devices under,
over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, or materials
Full time regular position that works Monday through Friday,
generally 8 hours per day, with minimal overtime. Travel is not
required for this position.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
Required to work in varying climate-controlled conditions from -40
0 F to 30 0 F. Occasionally required to work outside in varying
weather conditions. Associated topics: constable, emr, gauge,
health, nursing, treatment, usda, waste, wastewater treatment
plant, water
Keywords: National Steak Processors, Kansas City , Food Safety Quality Control Manager, Executive , Kansas City, Kansas
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