Food Safety Quality Systems Lead Technician 2nd shift

PROTEIN MANAGEMENT GROUP • Reidsville, NC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of the Food Safety Quality Systems (FSQS) Lead is to ensure that the FSQS Technicians/Line Monitors are following quality and food safety procedures and works closely with facility leadership to maintain the quality and safety of the food products produced by Lopez Dorada. As a member of FSQS, one shall always serve as a source of information regarding food and plant safety. All members of FSQS must be empowered to make critical decisions regarding equipment or employee performance when food safety or quality are compromised.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Three years’ experience with Lopez Dorada or similar operation, preferred
• Annual food and plant safety trainings are required.
• The Lead Technician shall attend and receive certification in Basic HACCP through any HACCP Alliance Certified program.

Responsibilities

• Spend all of her/his time in the Production area and will carry a company provided radio at all times.
• Communicate any food safety or product quality issues to all department’s leadership.
• Provide guidance for the Operations and Maintenance/Engineering departments pertaining to food safety and product quality issues.
• Model the behaviors of a leader within the QA department that her/his subordinates can follow.
• Act as support to the department’s supervisor and help with daily functions of the department.
• Perform technician job functions and will need to have a full understanding of the job requirements that s/he is performing.
• Assist in the training of all technicians in their job functions.
• Ensure that her/his subordinates understand job safety, SOPs, Documentation, and HACCP requirements of their roles within the department.
• Document the training of new tasks and review the training documentation with the technicians as new tasks are assigned.
• Assist in coaching the Technicians in their daily functions and providing feedback to use as a coaching tool.
• Assist in the management of swab and sample collection.
• Ensure that the technicians are properly collecting and handling the swabs and samples to ensure the integrity of samples.
• Work with IT, FSQS technicians and the Supervisors to ensure issues with tablets and swab sites are quickly resolved.
• Follow up on weekly swab list and daily micro samples to ensure that program requirements are completed.
• Assist the HACCP Coordinator in retaining finished products.
• Have a full understanding of the HACCP plan requirements.
• Communicate with leadership when issues arise that prevent the release of finished product and raw materials.
• Be responsible for having a full understanding of the documentation review process and review all necessary document before providing final disposition of all finished products.
• Assist the Operations department during all foreign material events.
• Give direction for the appropriate actions required to restore the production back to sanitary conditions.
• Assist in the process of determining products affected and will work with operations to retain any affected products.
• Provide necessary information that is needed for final disposition of raw materials and finished products possibly affected by contaminants.
• Communicate to the appropriate personnel when raw materials or finish product become adulterated.
• Assist in maintaining an inventory of department supplies.
• Communicate to leadership when supplies are needed.
• Work with the technicians to ensure allocation of supplies are sufficient and the supplies are handled in a manner to not be wasteful.
• Ensure the supplies are kept organized and easily accessible.
• Assist in signing out and in necessary supplies to other departments as needed.
• Communicate when supplies are not returned, missing, or damaged.
• Assist leadership with special projects that help further the company’s food safety and quality systems.
• Have a full understanding of any projects being performed by the department and may be asked to lead projects at times.
• Schedule technicians to provide the necessary support for the projects.
• Assist in gathering data and reporting the data for the projects to all appropriate personnel.
• Serve in place of FSQS Supervisors and HACCP Coordinator on an as-needed basis (such as vacation) and on regular rotation weekends.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED