FSQA Auditor

Overview

Description

Job Title: Food Safety and Quality Assurance Auditor

Reports To: VP of Food Safety and Quality Assurance

FLSA Status: Exempt Salary

Mission: Earn respect by being the subject matter experts who effectively communicate and provide feedback to each other and our internal/external customers.

Summary Leaks the food safety evaluation program including facilities, policies, and program execution, verifying all meet regulatory and customer requirements. Responsible for the food safety and regulatory assessments for all raw goods and suppliers. Creates audit templates, modifies, reviews, and communicates food safety policy and practices during all third-party and customer audits.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

The essential duties and responsibilities of the Food Safety Auditor include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Evaluate food safety risks of Pepper Source vendors by reviewing documentation for regulatory and BRC compliance.
• Conduct audits of food safety programs, policies, documentation, and physical facilities.
• Develop, review, update, and communicate corporate food safety and quality expectations across the organization.
• Partner with FSQA leadership to support continuous improvement of food safety programs.
• Stay current on existing and emerging regulatory requirements and industry best practices and share relevant updates within the department.
• Plan and schedule travel and audit activities across company facilities and vendors.
• Assist in the development and revision of food safety programs and policies.
• Create, maintain, and update audit templates for internal, third-party, and customer audits.
• Manage internal audit processes, including corrective action responses from Pepper Source management.
• Maintain the internal audit schedule and provide quarterly status updates to the Vice President of FSQA.
• Lead third-party and customer audits and communicate required corrective and preventive actions for audit findings.
• Develop corrective action plans and improvement goals based on the annual Food Safety Culture Survey and validate effectiveness semiannually.
• Build working knowledge of regulatory and compliance software systems and related tools.
• Design and manage regulatory and compliance workflows within third-party software platforms.
• Develop and implement inspection criteria, procedures, and evaluation standards.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No direct reports but may have supervisory responsibilities when filling in due to the absence of key personnel. Responsibility coverage includes both manufacturing locations.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Analytical — Uses intuition and experience to complement data, designs workflows and procedures.
• Design — Generates creative solutions; uses feedback to modify designs; demonstrates attention to detail.
• Problem Solving — Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Project Management — Coordinates projects; communicates changes and progress; completes projects on time and budget.
• Technical Skills — Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; exceptional knowledge of food safety and quality systems including HARPC, Regulatory, and GFSI standards and expectations; shares expertise with others.
• Interpersonal Skills — Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; maintains confidentiality; listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control; remains open to others’ ideas and tries new things; able to foster interpersonal and business relationships.
• Oral Communication — Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.
• Written Communication — Writes clearly and…