Food Safety and Quality Specialist

B&G Foods Inc.•Ankeny, IA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for ensuring ingredients, products, and processes comply with internal and external requirements. It involves supporting material and product testing, collaborating with manufacturing departments to improve food safety programs, and ensuring the success and compliance of new items and process changes. The specialist will also foster a team environment, track key performance indicators, adhere to safety policies, report food safety and quality issues, and complete special projects. This is an individual contributor role with no supervisory or direct budget responsibility.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Food Science or related field.
5 years in food plant quality.
Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
HACCP Training.
Attention to Detail: Achieves thoroughness and accuracy by being attentive to detail in identification of issues and, the planning and the execution of tasks.
Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
Interpersonal Skills: Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting.
Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations.
Oral Communication: Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
Written Communication: Writes clearly and informatively; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
Ability to analyze data and other information related to a quality or food safety issue, identify the root cause of the issue, and recommend a plan for addressing the gap.
Good hearing.

Nice To Haves

SQF Practitioner (obtain within 6-9 months)
PCQI (obtain within 6-9 months)
Internal Auditor

Responsibilities

Ensuring ingredients, products, and processes are compliant with internal and external requirements.
Writing, verifying, validating, and approving internal processes for material and product acceptability and traceability.
Supporting material and product testing conducted within in-house and external laboratories.
Assuring proper alignment and organization of internal systems for adherence to customer and external expectations.
Collaborating with manufacturing departments to improve current food safety and quality programs.
Implementing new food safety and quality programs.
Supporting the Food Safety Culture within the facility.
Ensuring success and compliance of new items and changes to processes/systems related to Food Safety and Quality Systems.
Fostering a team environment and learning within the Quality Group.
Assisting in tracking key performance indicators within the Quality Group and for the facility.
Sharing knowledge and assisting in the learning of the department.
Adhering to all safety policies and procedures and incorporating safety and health in all tasks and responsibilities.
Reporting any and all food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
Assisting with any corrective actions.
Completing special projects and other duties as assigned by the Quality Assurance Manager.
Assuming back-up responsibilities for other FSQ positions as assigned by the FSQ manager.