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Job Title: Food Safety and Quality Specialist

Job Description

Join our team as a Food Safety and Quality Specialist and play a crucial role in monitoring, supporting, and ensuring the compliance of our food safety and quality requirements. This position involves leading by example in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), working cohesively as a team to enhance food safety and quality, and demonstrating adaptability by taking on new challenges and learning new skills.

Primary Responsibilities:

1 – Ensures both food safety and quality of the products and processes on a regular basis

• Performs physical inspection and analytical testing for food safety and food quality of the products and processes and ensures to meet the set standards. Inspections and tests include, but not limited to, color, pH, seal integrity, temperature, date code, X-ray monitoring, weight checks, accuracy of labels, allergen, cleanliness etc.

• Documents all food safety and quality checks as required

• Ensures all stakeholders follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), good housekeeping, and company policies and procedures

• Performs hold and release of the products after thorough review and assessment for food safety and quality. Follows hold and release procedures. Provide feedback and guidance for correction actions when non-conformance issues are found

• Performs pre-operation inspection of the line equipment and processing environment at the start of shift or during line changeover. Conducts environment testing, such as ATP and allergen tests.

• Collects retain samples from the production line and performs product evaluation at the end of product shelf life

• Performs proper calibration of laboratory equipment by set frequency and recordkeeping.

• Take appropriate actions to correct deviations or notify FSQ manager

2 – Acts as key monitor for reinforcing GMPs throughout plant and warehouse facilities

• Performs direct GMP observations of the facility and processing conditions throughout the productions, addresses any discrepancies with appropriated department, and follows up for corrective actions

• Reinforces GMPs during the operation hours

• Leads GMP by example

• Performs GMP inspections of areas within the facility as assigned and communicates the finding and action taken to address the GMP findings

3 – Reinforces policies, procedures, and controls to ensure meeting FDA, USDA, third-party audit requirements, and internal standards.

• Actively supports in the preparation of all 3rd party audits such as FDA, USDA, Organic, SQF or other schemes as well as customers’ audits

• Follows the documented protocols

• Audits the food safety and quality records documented by operators

4 – Seeks ways to make improvements to internal processes, documentation, and knowledge transfer

• Maintain laboratory and work areas organized.

• Identifies opportunities to improve current methods and processes and makes recommendations to FSQ Manager • Demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations • Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from peers and FSQ Manger Consistently looks for ways to improve oneself through growth and development opportunities

5 – Performs other duties as assigned

• Acts as backup for FSQ lead and any other FSQ team members in absence

• Assists in new hire and refresher trainings for food safety- and quality-related topics

• Assists in mock-recalls and mock-product withdrawal sessions.

• Assists the FSQ Department in continuous improvement efforts and follow up on corrective action implementation.

• Keeps FSQ Manager informed about problems and opportunities for improvement.

• Assists with special in-plant or lab projects as directed.

Hard Skills

• Physical inspection and analytical testing for food safety and quality

• Documentation of food safety and quality checks

• Calibration of laboratory equipment

• Pre-operation inspection and environmental testing

• Audit preparation and participation (FDA, USDA, third-party audits)

• Data management and report analysis

• B.S. in Food Science or other discipline preferred

• 1-3 years experience within food QA/QC

Soft Skills

• Leadership

• Effective communication and feedback provision

• Adaptability to changes and unexpected situations

• Continuous improvement and problem-solving skills

• Team collaboration and support

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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