Food Safety and Quality Specialist - Allergens & Sanitation at B&G Foods, Inc. in Ankeny, Iowa

Job Description:

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Job Title: Food Safety and Quality Specialist – Allergen/Sanitation

Department: Food Safety & Quality Dept. (FSQ)

Supervisor Title: FSQ Manager

Location: Ankeny

Position Summary:  Establishes and maintains Food Safety and Quality Control programs, processes and procedures to ensure products meet food safety regulatory requirements and meet or exceed customer requirements.  Provides support to operations in addressing food safety and quality issues as necessary.

Essential Duties: 

30% Continuous Improvement and maintenance of facility Allergen Program – responsible for ensuring allergen programs are functioning and making continuous improvements.  This includes writing, verifying, validating, and approving SOPs. 

30% Continuous Improvement and maintenance of facility Sanitation Program – responsible for ensuring sanitation programs are functioning and making continuous improvements.  This includes writing, verifying, validating, and approving SOPs. 

20% Internal and External auditing responsibilities - responsible for conducting internal allergen and sanitation audits. 

20% Manage new item set-up and changes that occur relating to allergens and sanitation – responsible for ensuring success and compliance of new items, changes to the process, label approval, etc.

On-going Duties

Foster team environment and learning – assist in tracking key performance indicators within the Quality Group and for facility.  Share knowledge and assist in learning of department.  

Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all tasks and responsibilities.

Responsible for reporting any and all food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.  Assists with any corrective actions.

Completes special projects and other duties as assigned by the Food Safety and Quality Manager. 

Assumes the duties of the Food Safety and Quality Manager in the manager’s absence.

Minimum Experience:  5 years in food manufacturing quality. 

Equipment/Software Skills:

Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Minimum Qualifications – Education, Skills & Abilities: 

Associate Degree

Major:

Microbiology, Food Science or related field

Specialized Training/Certification:

SQF Practitioner (obtain within 6-9 months)

PCQI (obtain within 6-9 months)

Internal Auditor - preferred

HACCP Training

Skills and Abilities:

1) Attention to Detail:

Achieves thoroughness and accuracy by being attentive to detail in identification of issues and, the planning and the execution of tasks.

2) Teamwork:

Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

3) Interpersonal Skills:

Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting.

4) 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.

5) Oral Communication:

Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.

6) Written Communication:

Writes clearly and informatively; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

Organizational Relationships:

Internal Stakeholders: Manufacturing Departments and Quality Assurance

Supervisory/Functional Management Requirements: 

Individual contributor – no supervisory responsibility and no direct budget responsibility

List titles and grade levels of direct reports

• Directly supervises  0 employees

• Indirectly supervises (employees working for above direct reports) 3-4 Quality Technicians employees

Working Conditions & Physical Demands: 

Physical: Sitting, computer and talk on phone – 30% of time; Standing, walking, reaching – 50% of time; Lifting – up to 30 lbs. – occasionally. Job requires the ability to analyze data and other information related to a quality or food safety issue, identify the root cause of the issue, and recommend a plan for addressing the gap.

Mental/Reasoning: Job requires the ability to analyze data and other information related to a quality or food safety issue, identify the root cause of the issue, and recommend a plan for addressing the gap.

The information listed in this Position Description Guide is not a comprehensive list of all duties/responsibilities performed.

This Position Description Guide is not an employment agreement or contract.  Management has the exclusive right to alter this position guide at any time without notice.

Equal Employment Opportunity:B&G Foods is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please see www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf.

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