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Sugarcreek Packing Corporate Quality Specialist in Washington Court House, Ohio
Sugar Creek Packing Co., founded in 1966, is a flourishing privately held, family owned food company. Its commitment to making the highest-quality, best-value products has allowed Sugar Creek to grow into one of the largest independent bacon processors servicing the global market.
DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
Assist Corporate Quality Specialist Senior in implementing FSQA processes and procedures to promote food quality and safety at each plant. Monitor and implement appropriate FSQA standards and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance. Work with other departments to promote consistent and efficient application of all quality and safety procedures on a company-wide basis.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop and implement manufacturing specifications for all major food items for the different plants.
Develop best practices for all major plant equipment, which will consist of daily and weekly tests, set-up and preventive maintenance schedules.
Conduct good manufacturing practices (GMP) and FSQA plant audits.
Develop a thorough understanding of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations and stay current on any developments or trends regarding FSMA regulations.
Improve customer specifications to include raw material to finished packaging.
Drive improvement at each location to ensure that each plant's FSQA team meets or exceeds SugarCreek's quality and food safety standards, are operationally efficient, meet third party and customer requirements, and comply with government regulations.
Develop a company-wide allergen compliance policy covering the entire lifecycle of each product and its ingredients.
Conduct annual assessments and review of all relevant product labels with FSQA Department and work with plants to create strategies that mitigate audit deficiencies and risks.
Assist in gathering all letters of guarantees from product suppliers.
Ensure all export/import qualifications are being met for compliance purposes.
Assist the plants in responding to regulatory items (recalls, licensing, food safety issues and concerns).
Instill robust corrective action tracking and proactively identify gaps in quality system to minimize food safety and customer quality concerns.
Monitor/audit all HACCP documents for all plants.
Ensure that all printed packaging in use by Sugar Creek has USDA sketch and/or generic approval prior to packaging in use.
Utilize the USDA web portal, LSAS, for sketch approvals.
Analyze and negotiate resolution of food safety and quality issues.