Food Safety and Quality Intern

Blount Fine Foods•Fall River, MA

About The Position

Blount’s Internship Program provides experiential learning opportunities that connect classroom concepts to real-world applications and support students’ professional readiness. Interns can expect timely feedback, accessible supervisors, bi-weekly meetings with the internship program lead, career-readiness assistance, and networking opportunities. The Food Safety and Quality Intern assists FSQ Management in maintaining overall product quality and safety and completing FSQ tasks and documentation. The intern receives leadership and daily direction from the shift FSQ Senior Technician and Supervisor.

Requirements

High school diploma preferred.
In pursuit of an associate degree or higher.

Responsibilities

Reconcile paperwork and written documentation against Access database entries, and review current and past entries for consistency and data accuracy.
Notify a Tech Level 2 or higher of non-conformances and ensure they are properly documented.
Perform required finished-product testing and complete the associated documentation and data entry.
Assist with populating a third-party software platform with supplier and vendor data, and verify that corporate documentation is uploaded and maintained accurately.
Create and trial FSQ audit forms in third-party software for implementation across multiple facilities.
Complete daily GMP and SSOP inspections.
Conduct weekly and monthly tasks.
Perform raw-material inspections and enter the associated data.
Review key prerequisite programs and transfer them into an electronic Alchemy Training format with voice-overs and supporting images.
Inspect finished product for food-safety hazards, including foreign material.
Communicate with designated management members across facilities to support corporate compliance with key prerequisite programs.
Complete required paperwork accurately and honestly.
Follow corporate GMPs, established SOPs, food and employee safety policies, and applicable allergen-control programs and procedures.
Report suspicious packages, activities, and individuals.
If monitoring CCPs, complete HACCP training and follow the approved HACCP plan or plans.
Perform other duties with similar skills, work conditions, and responsibilities as assigned.