Technician, Food Safety

Support, enforce, and follow SQF, GMP, HACCP / Food Safety, Safety policies and procedures as well as CDI’s own standards of excellence. Food Safety and Quality are the primary responsibilities of this position. Food Safety Technician’s main responsibility is focus on eliminating food safety risks in the environment within the plant, including but not limited to high hygiene areas, hotspots, and environmental out of specification results.

• Execute the food safety sanitation of the plant in accordance with CDI Sanitation Programs.
• Ensure that all high-hygiene areas are kept clean, organized and stocked with hand wash supplies.
• Ensure that pest and environmental hot spots and harborage points are maintained cleaned and sanitized.
• Ensure chemical jugs, containers and dispensers that are being utilized are all properly labeled in accordance with OSHA and CDI requirements.
• Accountable for understanding various cleaning chemicals and their appropriate applications. Respond to Environmental Monitoring OOS results, ensuring proper policies are followed.
• Involved in Root Cause Analysis Investigations relative to Finished Products and Environmental results.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean, orderly, and neat work area.
• Responsible for all work being done in a timely fashion and done properly.
• Responsible for training new hires.
• Inventory of sanitation supplies and submit to QA department, to ensure adequate cleaning and sanitation supplies are available.
• Assist QA with pest exclusion and investigations.
• Complete all QA paperwork neatly and correctly.
• Adhere to all company policies, including Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)/Food Safety protocols, and established safety and workplace rules.
• Available to work hours before or after shift if needed and requested by management.
• Responsible for care and maintenance of company tools laboratory equipment.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance at work in support of company objectives.
• Must have the ability to get along with co-workers, management personnel, customers, vendors, and employees in accordance with the company policies and working rules while ensuring a harmonious and conducive work environment.
• Use initiative and judgment in making decisions, keeping California Dairies, Inc. best interests.
• Maintain a positive attitude and contribute towards a quality environment.
• Support and enforce SQF / QA, GMP, Safety policies and procedures, and production needs. “Food Safety and Quality” are the responsibilities of this position.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must demonstrate good judgement when carrying out duties as assigned.
• Must work in a safe and efficient manner and follow all safety procedures including the use of safety equipment.
• Must recognize problems, have the ability to troubleshoot and be persistent until a solution is found.
• Must be willing to ask for assistance when the process is unclear.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic computational skills required.
• Simple math reasoning required.
• Must be able to operate the equipment effectively after the appropriate break-in period.

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• 2 years of food production and or sanitation experience required.
• Previous Food Safety…