Food Safety Specialist

Job Description
Overview:
Develop and implement food safety processes for the California and New Jersey Operations. Conduct audits of production facilities to ensure company, federal, state and local food safety standards are maintained. Consult with Sr. Food Safety Manager to develop, implement, and monitor food safety programs to ensure accurate and consistent quality attribute monitoring and reporting. Function as an information source to pack house and farming management teams and outside company departments in reference to food safety data.
Here's what you’ll do:

Implement food safety audits in accordance with directives from local, state and federal agencies, including, but not limited to FSMA, FDA, and USDA.
Confirm that plant audit procedures are properly carried out and assigned work schedules are maintained.
Support in periodic HACCP and Food Safety program reviews.
Evaluate food safety program effectiveness through verification testing and visual inspection.
Educate and instruct plant personnel in food safety, GMP practices and general sanitation. Ensure these procedures are continuously maintained.
Conduct traceability exercises and mock recalls and execute the appropriate corrective actions, improvements and/or necessary training based on results completed exercises/recalls.
Support the sanitation group to improve sanitation and micro-testing programs in accordance with food safety requirements
Consult with plant supervisors and leads on better operational procedures to improve overall efficiency and product yields while still maintaining the effectiveness of food safety programs
Facilitate and audit packing, farming and harvesting processes at supervisor/lead level to ensure program effectiveness and to identify process improvements
Monitoring and correct (if necessary) GMPs, food safety incidents and/or sanitation activities during production cycle
Document and implement food safety program criteria and procedures
Support Food Safety Manager in conducting on-site ranch compliance audits
Provide direction and support in the completion of food safety corrective actions in the packinghouses and ranches
Monitoring, develop, and execute food safety monitoring audits in the packinghouses and ranches
Ensure that third-party growers implement, achieve, and maintain GFSI certifications
Deliver training to third-party growers on food safety regulations and requirements, best practices for compliance, food safety procedures, and any relevant topics that contribute to them having an effective and compliance food safety program.
Perform periodical internal audits and assist growers in external audit preparation
Work closely with growers in the areas of program management, inspection coordination, and testing requirements, including microbiological testing and pest control programs
Support in maintaining FSVP compliance with all foreign suppliers
Maintain active role on internal Continuous Improvement teams
Ensure safety of all associates and encourage participation in WOW initiatives
Management of food safety programs across digital storage and data collection systems
Other duties as assigned