Sqf Practitioner

Hollandia Dairy•San Marcos, CA

5d•$26 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for developing, administering, and maintaining applicable Food Safety Programs and Policies; implementation and continuous improvement of food safety focused programs including but not limited to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), SQF, HACCP, and SSOPs. Interacts and guides employees at the direction of the Plant Manager. As an SQF (Safe Quality Food) Practitioner, you will play a critical role in ensuring compliance with food safety and quality standards within the organization. You will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the SQF system, including the documentation and management of all related processes. Additionally, you will serve as the primary point of contact for SQF certification audits and regulatory inspections.

Requirements

Experience working in a lab is preferred
Previous auditing experience with SQF is preferred
Attention to detail
Internal/external auditing experience is a plus.
Knowledge of math skills, computer, ability to read/interpret documents, and write routine reports/correspondence.
May perform other duties as assigned, work as part of a team, maintain a clean/sanitary/safe work area.
Requires accuracy and attention to detail.
English language proficiency required.

Responsibilities

Responsible for establishing, implementing and directing QC/ Food safety efforts to ensure compliance with legal regulations and quality standards.
Develop, initiate and improve processes as required or directed.
Work closely with Quality Control Manager, and production employees to ensure conformance to company standards.
Verify critical control point procedures and parameters for completion as per Established Food Safety Program. Review and edit SSOPs, GMPs, and HACCP plans as needed.
Verify sanitation procedures through pre-operational inspection, ATP and microbial swab analysis.
Conduct monthly facility internal inspections/audits and act as main contact for third party audits.
Verify process procedures to ensure compliance of finished product and raw materials to established specifications.
Perform raw ingredient and finished product evaluation to ensure compliance to current specifications.
Develop and update raw material specifications using supplier documentation and enforce quality standards.
Manage all food safety and quality-related functions at the manufacturing facility.
Oversee and control all plant documentation and assume leadership role to ensure a safe work environment that efficiently manufactures highest quality products per customer specifications.
Prompt and regular attendance.
Other duties as assigned.