Quality Assurance Specialist - Camp Hill, PA
Archer Daniels Midland
Quality Assurance Specialist - Camp Hill, PA
This is a exempt level position.
We are seeking a Quality/Food Safety Assurance Specialist with initiative, flexibility, a positive attitude, & the desire to learn the business. The Quality/Food Safety Assurance Specialist will be responsible for identifying & communicating food safety issues to Quality Management & the Plant team. This individual will also assist in the implementation of corrective & preventative actions as needed. This role will play vital role in ensuring compliance with regulatory, corporate, customer & 3rd party audit requirements. In addition, this position will be directly involved in the ongoing development, implementation & improvement of the local Quality Management System. It is the expectation that the Quality/Food Safety Specialist will actively participate in continuous improvement objectives in order to meet or exceed customer requirements & business goals. This position reports directly to the Quality Manager.
Job Responsibilities:Daily monitoring of the day-to-day facility processing operations to ensure adherence to all regulatory standards, including equipment inspection & participation in pre-operational & post-operational start-up procedures.Identification of & continuous monitoring for potential sources of contamination within each product flow. Assistance in foreign material investigations. Assess product quality risk as needed in determination of final product disposition.Control & disposition of non-conforming product: return, reject, & rework productCreate & implement internal monitoring audits. Notify Quality Management & the Plant team of non-conformances & assist in implementing corrective actions.Assist in developing, implementing & validating science based HACCP & FSMA Food Safety plans, associated prerequisite programs, & SOPs for each process area within the facility.Maintain audit-ready status of plant. Preparation for 3rd party & customer audits.Lead role in conducting internal food safety, GMP audits, & SOP audits.Track & trend data to ensure new trends are not developing. Assist in developing & implementing a plan of action to improve areas identified for improvement.Development & implementation of training programs to instruct employees to monitor & document HACCP, SOP, & other required functions.Maintenance of the Microbiological Control Program, including the performance of swabbing activities, result trending, & corrective action implementation & follow-up.Assurance of Positive Release: record review, verification of compliance with filed processes, FSMA preventive control compliance, product traceability requirements & reviewing to assure the production of safe & wholesome food products.QA ResponsibilitiesReceiving of ingredients/packagingCalibration of critical measuring equipment: work with Operations to ensure legal for trade scales are certified/calibrated & functioning within limitsAssurance of adequacy & proper functioning of product protection devices, including but not limited to magnets, sifters, metal detectors, etc.Directly responsible for advancing the Quality Culture at the PlantQuality Management System (QMS) ResponsibilitiesPolicyTech Document Ownership & Incident ManagementCorrective Action/Preventive Action: Collaboration with Operations to implement, track & verify corrective actionsOther duties as assigned. Qualifications/Job Requirements:BS degree in science related field preferredPrevious supervision of QC/QA department in the food processing industry preferredSolid understanding of HACCP & Quality Management Systems through HACCP certification and/or inspection & auditing certificationEffective written & verbal communication skills to all levels & functions of employeesProficiency in Microsoft Office applicationsWillingness to work overtime & weekends as neededAbility to prioritize & set goalsExcited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.
"AJCIND"
REF:92178BR
This is a exempt level position.
We are seeking a Quality/Food Safety Assurance Specialist with initiative, flexibility, a positive attitude, & the desire to learn the business. The Quality/Food Safety Assurance Specialist will be responsible for identifying & communicating food safety issues to Quality Management & the Plant team. This individual will also assist in the implementation of corrective & preventative actions as needed. This role will play vital role in ensuring compliance with regulatory, corporate, customer & 3rd party audit requirements. In addition, this position will be directly involved in the ongoing development, implementation & improvement of the local Quality Management System. It is the expectation that the Quality/Food Safety Specialist will actively participate in continuous improvement objectives in order to meet or exceed customer requirements & business goals. This position reports directly to the Quality Manager.
Job Responsibilities:Daily monitoring of the day-to-day facility processing operations to ensure adherence to all regulatory standards, including equipment inspection & participation in pre-operational & post-operational start-up procedures.Identification of & continuous monitoring for potential sources of contamination within each product flow. Assistance in foreign material investigations. Assess product quality risk as needed in determination of final product disposition.Control & disposition of non-conforming product: return, reject, & rework productCreate & implement internal monitoring audits. Notify Quality Management & the Plant team of non-conformances & assist in implementing corrective actions.Assist in developing, implementing & validating science based HACCP & FSMA Food Safety plans, associated prerequisite programs, & SOPs for each process area within the facility.Maintain audit-ready status of plant. Preparation for 3rd party & customer audits.Lead role in conducting internal food safety, GMP audits, & SOP audits.Track & trend data to ensure new trends are not developing. Assist in developing & implementing a plan of action to improve areas identified for improvement.Development & implementation of training programs to instruct employees to monitor & document HACCP, SOP, & other required functions.Maintenance of the Microbiological Control Program, including the performance of swabbing activities, result trending, & corrective action implementation & follow-up.Assurance of Positive Release: record review, verification of compliance with filed processes, FSMA preventive control compliance, product traceability requirements & reviewing to assure the production of safe & wholesome food products.QA ResponsibilitiesReceiving of ingredients/packagingCalibration of critical measuring equipment: work with Operations to ensure legal for trade scales are certified/calibrated & functioning within limitsAssurance of adequacy & proper functioning of product protection devices, including but not limited to magnets, sifters, metal detectors, etc.Directly responsible for advancing the Quality Culture at the PlantQuality Management System (QMS) ResponsibilitiesPolicyTech Document Ownership & Incident ManagementCorrective Action/Preventive Action: Collaboration with Operations to implement, track & verify corrective actionsOther duties as assigned. Qualifications/Job Requirements:BS degree in science related field preferredPrevious supervision of QC/QA department in the food processing industry preferredSolid understanding of HACCP & Quality Management Systems through HACCP certification and/or inspection & auditing certificationEffective written & verbal communication skills to all levels & functions of employeesProficiency in Microsoft Office applicationsWillingness to work overtime & weekends as neededAbility to prioritize & set goalsExcited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.
ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.
"AJCIND"
REF:92178BR
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