Food Safety Assurance Specialist

The Mennel Milling Company•Fostoria, OH

36d•Remote

About The Position

In this role, you will help sustain Mennel’s tradition of excellence established in 1886 as well as support our food safety programs and mission to reliably deliver superior quality, uniformity, and service. The purpose of this role is to help ensure full compliance with all applicable regulations and standards as well as to achieve Mennel’s goal of Operational Excellence. One of the ways this will be accomplished is by conducting food safety related audits at all The Mennel Milling Company production locations to ensure the production of safe food for humans and animals. This position will sustain the Mission and Motto and Food Safety and Quality Statement of the Mennel Milling Company.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in food science, chemistry, quality assurance, manufacturing, operations, or related discipline is preferred.
10+ years of experience in a food/beverage or consumer goods manufacturing environment is required. Experience in Quality Assurance, EHS or Regulatory Compliance is preferred.
Detailed level of understanding of Food Safety & Quality Standards, Food Safety Plans, Preventative Controls and Prerequisite Programs is required.
Must be able to complete PCQI training certification.
Must have excellent technical writing, speaking, and presentation skills.
Must possess excellent computer skills.
Must have solid communication skills and be able to interact and productively communicate with all levels of the organization.
Must possess ability to learn and analyze new concepts quickly.
Must be a self-starter and have the capability to effectively work independently.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, procedures, and plans.
Ability to write reports, complete checklists and other basic documentation and correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information or data in one-on-one and small group situations to co-workers, supervisors, and managers.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Must use solid judgment when making decisions. Must have ability to quickly recognize and plan for changing work duties and events.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability working with GFSI auditing requirements is desired.
Active Third-Party GFSI Auditor Certification is preferred. Those with inactive certifications will be considered.

Responsibilities

Follow all food and personal safety rules and regulations in respect to GMP’s, OSHA, HACCP, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act as stated in the FS&Q Statement, and sanitation guidelines as set forth by the company as listed in Corporate Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) and attend all required training sessions. Maintain the department/facility in an everyday audit ready condition.
Schedules and conducts internal audits to assure consistent application of Mennel’s Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory programs across all human and animal food production sites.
Schedules and conducts internal reviews of Food Safety Plans, Food Defense Plans, and Environmental Monitoring Programs to assure compliance with food safety regulations across all human and animal food production sites.
Serve as the primary contact for any applicable 3rd party, customer audits, or federal/state/local agency audits, including unannounced visits.
Assist the Area Managers in the response to audit activities and ensure the required CAPAs are completed in a successful and timely fashion.
Serve as the key corporate resource to the human and animal food production sites in maintaining compliance with all Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and Food Safety standards, including providing guidance on the implementation of all necessary programs, policies, and SOP’s.
Active contributor within the Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory team, acting as a resource to help improve the strategies, policies, and procedures of the program.
This position may require additional responsibilities as defined by the Director of Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory.
Ability to travel up to >75%
Other duties may be assigned.