Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

GA Forest Park

Job Type:

Quality

Job Posting Title:

Food Quality Specialist

About Us: 

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of more than two dozen production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.  

What You Gain: 

Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way. 

An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups. 

Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day! 

401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll. 

Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays). 

Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs.  

Job Description:

About the Role: 

The Quality Specialist role at our Forest Park location is responsible for ensuring food safety and quality of all products produced. The Specialist supports the implementation of relevant quality processes and procedures and the daily execution of related activities. They are responsible for monitoring and providing monthly reporting on key food safety measures (HACCP, Food Safety and Prerequisite programs) and leading efforts to drive continuous improvement.  The Specialist is a liaison for all food safety issues between cross-functional departments. You will add value to this role by: 

 

 

Assisting with implementing sanitation assurance initiatives, pest control and platform regulatory compliance programs. 

Leading and directing sanitation team to improve and sustain results in the Environmental Monitoring Programs (EMP and APC swabbing) and hygienic restoration. 

Coordinating key elements of the allergen control program including ingredient labeling, segregation, storage, cleanup process, verification of cleanups, and validation of cleanups, and on-going verification and validation of the entire allergen control program.  

Investigating food safety consumer/customer complaints, identifying appropriate corrective action and provides professionally acceptable written resolution as needed to the platform Food Safety & Quality group and Customers.  

Coordinating the facility’s food safety self-inspection program in support of the facility’s internal audit program. Providing on-going coaching and training for facility’s internal auditors. Responsible for reviewing all deficiencies, assisting in the development of corrective actions, trending of deficiencies, and tracking and reporting the completion status and verification of corrective actions.  

Assisting Quality Manager and/or leads as required during Regulatory audits, 3rd party Inspections, Corporate audits, and Customer visits, and serves as primary back-up in the absence of Plant Quality Supervisor 

 

Important Details: This is a full-time permanent role with responsibilities across multiple shifts (primarily day shift) which operate Monday – Friday with occasional overtime on Saturday and/or Sunday.  

About You: 

You’ll fit right in if you have: 

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Business or related field. 

Minimum three years of experience in Quality Management in a food, beverage or dairy production environment  

Advanced knowledge of FDA, HACCP, and SQF; Food safety audit experience required. SQF (preferred), BRC or other 

Infinity software experience is a plus. 

Experience of federal/state food safety regulations.  

Excellent leadership qualities, verbal and written communication skills, technical analysis, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills are required 

                                                             

                                                                                                                                           

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At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com

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