Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician 5

Tyson Foods, Inc.•Union City, TN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for assisting in managing and supervising personnel within production areas, acting as a liaison between company personnel and USDA inspectors, and directing and monitoring food safety functions according to company policies and procedures. The technician will also assist in monitoring and auditing food safety functions, reporting adjustments as necessary, and ensuring compliance with all company and regulatory product quality standards, sanitation standards, food safety standards, employee safety, and environmental standards. This position works closely with management and production personnel to address food safety problems and recommend improvements to policies, procedures, and standards. The role operates within standard operating procedures (SOPs), HACCP, and Job Safety Analysis (JSAs), maintaining a clean and safe working environment, and fostering a well-trained and motivated staff. Responsibilities include assisting in establishing department work schedules, conducting performance reviews, and scheduling/conducting department meetings. The technician will also assist in establishing a Food Safety System and program to ensure technically sound methods of operation for critical processes and sufficient records for customer confidence, assist in reducing recall liability and loss prevention, and participate in mock recalls and traceability projects. Additionally, the role involves assisting in developing and monitoring programs to ensure the plant is maintained in a sanitary condition and training employees on HACCP, HARPC, and food safety prerequisite programs.

Requirements

Reading, writing, and arithmetic skills required.
Interpersonal skills, motivational skills, coaching and mentoring skills.
Able to plan, lead, organize and control quality control activities.
Must have practical understanding of food processing, sanitation systems, HACCP, GMP, HARPC, BRC, and personnel management.
Minimum of 2 year’s experience in the food manufacturing industry OR related Quality Assurance experience (Human Food, Pet Food, Vitamin, Medical production, etc.).
No sponsorship is offered with this role.
Local candidates will be reviewed first!
Must not have 4 or more attendance points for locations on an 8 point policy (on application date)
No written warning in the past six (6) months
No suspension on record for the last 12 months
Must have been in their current position 6 months, to transfer to another shift, or line. (Applies to Management & Management Support Roles)
Must have been in their current position 90 days to promote.
Internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application on Workday OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience OR make sure their Career Profile in Workday is up to date and complete.

Responsibilities

Assist in managing and supervising personnel with department leads and supervisors of the production areas.
Act as liaison between company personnel and USDA inspectors.
Direct and monitor food safety functions within company policies and procedures.
Assist in monitoring and auditing, reporting adjustments as necessary for Food Safety.
Ensure compliance with monitoring all company and regulatory product quality standards, sanitation standards, food safety standards, employee safety and environmental standards.
Works closely with management and production personnel on food safety problems recommending changes to improve food safety policies, procedures, and standards.
Operate within standard operating procedures (SOPs), HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) and Job Safety Analysis (JSAs).
Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
Foster a well-trained and motivated staff.
Responsible for assisting in establishing all department work schedules.
Assist in conducting production employee performance reviews.
Assist in scheduling and conducting department meetings.
Assist in providing for a Food Safety System and program that prescribes technically sound methods of operation for critical processes and generates sufficient records and evidence that provide confidence to customers.
Assist in reducing recall liability and ensure loss prevention techniques to reduce frequency.
Assist in all mock recalls and traceability projects.
Assist in developing and monitoring programs to ensure the plain in maintained in a sanitary condition at all times.
Assist in training all employees in the requirements of HACCP, HARPC, and Food safety prerequisite programs and audit documentation to endure compliance.