Food Safety Scientist

Growing family owned company is recruiting for a Food Safety Specialist. This is a key compliance position within this organization. You will lead the maintenance of current food safety and quality system, coordinate tasks among departments to identify, solve and prevent problems affecting product quality, maximize productivity, and comply with customer and regulatory requirements.

Duties:

· Keep food safety system, policies, procedure, SOPs and forms updated and ready for third party audits

· Collect and conduct verification activities for QA and operation documents

· Conduct research to ensure product compliance

· Work with purchasing review supplier documents, monitoring supplier performance, maintain & update raw material & finish product specs

· Work with R&D to review and approve labels Plant related

· Conduct audit and follow up audit finding

· Investigate customer complaint

· Conduct food safety related training for staff from different departments Lab related

· Plan and execute validation activities for new and existing products and processes

· Manage environmental sampling program

· Conduct sampling, testing, and carry out investigation activities as needed

Qualification

· Bilingual - English/Spanish (preferred)

· At least bachelor in food science, food safety, biology or other related field required.

· Knowledge of relevant food safety legislation, HACCP and SQF preferred

· Previous USDA/FDA experience preferred

· 1-3 years Industrial QA experience preferred

For immediate consideration - please submit your resume