FSQA Supervisor 1st Shift
Company: Ajinomoto Foods North America
Location: San Diego
Posted on: May 5, 2024
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Job Description:
Overview This position will assist the Food Safety & Quality
Assurance (FSQA) Manager with basic supervision and the direction
of the FSQA staff as well as serving as backup for the FSQA Manager
in all quality and food safety matters when the FSQA Manager is not
present. The responsibilities include conducting quality audits,
perform pre-operational inspections of equipment and processing
areas, gatherand compile production samples, provide incoming
ingredient inspections, monitor and ensure compliance with facility
HACCP,SSOP, Quality and GMP programs. This position will work on
multiple tasks at a time while making decisions independently and
handle themselves calmly in stressful situations. There will be
travel to cold storage facilities as well as suppliers to conduct
ingredient inspections, supplier approvals, and other special
projects.
Responsibilities Complete all required activities as defined by the
Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager.Supervise staff of
technicians to closely monitor product quality and food safety to
ensure compliance to Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. (AFNA)
standards.Assure adequate staffing by working with the FSQA Manager
to evaluate new hires, and conducting performance evaluations of
the FSQA staff.Develop thorough knowledge of AFNA FSQA and Safe
Quality Foods (SQF) policies and effectively enforce them in a
timely manner. Make recommendations regarding policy changes,
additions and deletions.Develop, implement, manage programs and
food safety staff that maintain and optimize the facilities quality
and food safety focus.Under the direction of the FSQA Manager,
develop, test, and implement quality operational procedures,
practices, requirements and standards, according to scientifically
sound protocols (e.g. SPC, HACCP, SOPs), to assure all products
meet AFNA quality, food safety and regulatory requirements.Verify
full implementation of the HACCP, SSOP and GMP requirements and
programs, and modify them according to changes in regulatory
requirements or needs of the facility.Will work with the FSQA
Manager to develop and implement programs to monitor Customer Care
consumer complaint reports and assist with the response to customer
complaints, potential food borne illnesses, including the
development of crisis plans, and the communication of these
responses and plans to local management.Ensure compliance with all
USDA and other applicable government statutes and regulations.Be
available to work different shifts as required by the FSQA
Manager.Knowledgeable of all purchased ingredients, their usage and
ideal product conditions, including labeling, USDA regulatory
compliance, and direct quality testing for adherence to
standards.Ensure all outgoing and received products & ingredients
meet AFNA specifications and quality parameters and are stored in a
safe and sanitary manner, as well as special storage circumstances
(frozen, refrigerated and dry warehousing).Ensure and maintain FIFO
(First-In-First-Out) procedures are followed and that proper
tracking capabilities are implemented as the products circulate
throughout the facility.Knowledgeable of proper handling of all
products and able to develop new policies and procedures to improve
quality and operational efficiencies.Under the direction of the
FSQA Manager, collaborate with other facility departmental managers
and supervisors to ensure the training and enforcement of new
procedures.Maintain quality checkpoints to ensure compliance to
quality & food safety standards during production, storage and
shipping.Ensure all product specifications are up to date, for both
ingredients and packaging materials.Assure full knowledge of recall
system, regulatory authority and crisis communications is required,
along with minimum annual test of effectiveness and modification
when necessary.Microbiological knowledge required, and ability to
design and execute sanitation programs to manage and reduce
microbiological risks. Knowledge of microbiological lab testing
protocols, particularly the positive swab investigation procedure
is required.Knowledgeable of standard packaging equipment,
requirements, materials and procedures. Ensure all AFNA products
are properly packaged, labeled with appropriate nutritional and
USDA information, and date coded accordingly.
Qualifications Must be able to read, write, speak and understand
English. Must have clear understanding of HACCP, GMP, SSOP
guidelines. Possess good working knowledge of microbiological
testing procedures. Must have excellent communication and
leadership skills. Must possess basic computer skills and knowledge
with an emphasis on Microsoft programs.Education:BS degree in Food
Science, Meat Science, Microbiology, Biology or other science
equivalent required.Certifications for HACCP and/or PCQI are
required unless covered by another designee. Certifications through
ASQ, SQF, GFSI and other professional quality associations are
helpful.Experience:Minimum 5 years Quality Control/Quality
Assurance experience in USDA food manufacturing environment with at
least half of experience being in a supervisory capacity is
required. Frozen food experience preferred, but not
mandatory.Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business
periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or
government regulations. Ability to write reports, business
correspondence and procedural manuals. Ability to effectively
present information and respond to questions from groups of
managers, clients, customers and the public.Fluency in English
(Written and Verbal) requiredRange pay is between $75,000-$85,000
depends on experience.
Bilingual - helpful but not required #INDSAN
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