Food Safety and Sensory Technician

SUMMARY

Coordinate and perform various food safety and sensory evaluations. Verify quality checks to ensure the items under their responsibility are handled correctly. Assess manufacturing and equipment conditions to ensure they meet specified requirements. Assist with various Food Safety & Sensory (FSS) programs, including the environmental and training programs. In their absence, the FSS Coordinator can cover their duties and responsibilities to Food Safety & Sensory.

• Perform audits of all areas, production, and non-production, investigate and follow-up on deviations.
• Perform audits on all CCP/PC documentation and other food safety documents, investigate and follow-up on deviations.
• Ensure materials are tested according to predefined criteria and meet requirements.
• When needed, assist with Sensory Evaluation of manufactured items, including back-up support to daily-tasting.
• Environmental Management (EM) program responsibilities including but not limited to swabbing, ice and water collection, and investigational activities, as well as preparing samples for shipment.
• Conduct timely food safety and sensory evaluations and dispositions of product, escalating as necessary, including extensions of product.
• Verify physical values on equipment and confirm appropriate conditions for operation during use.
• Involve other departments, when appropriate, for timely response to observation of failure to meet expectations/standards.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Warehouse and Sanitation to facilitate investigations, root cause analysis, corrective preventive action, and problem solving for incidents and non-conformances.
• Write daily reports of out-of-spec materials and operating conditions. Place material on hold if it does not meet requirements.
• Assist with Positive Release Program and PCQI reviews.
• Update foreign materials databases (in-house and consumer).
• Support in consumer complaint investigations.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous experience with food products is preferred.

• Detail oriented
• Multi-task & Prioritize
• Intermediate computer skills
• Ability to learn and navigate ERP system as required
• Reliable/Dependable

• Change and Learning Agility
• Conflict Management
• Assertiveness
• Composure
• Drive/Energy
• High Standards
• Written and Informal Communication
• Initiative
• Integrity
• Positive Impact
• Problem Solving and Decision Making
• Team Player
• Functional/Technical Expertise
• Team Leadership

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Effective written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to employees of the organization.
• Bilingual Spanish/English is a plus.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide whole numbers and fractions.
• Ability to determine averages and medians.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and length.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written and oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving complex variables.

None needed.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands…