Safe Quality Food Specialist

Job Category:

Quality

Job Family:

Plant Quality Assurance

Work Shift:

Job Description:

The SQF Specialist acts as the central point person in the implementation, maintenance, auditing and communication of the facility SQF Certification.

This partner works with Quality Assurance, Production, Human Resources, IS, Sanitation, Support, Home Office and other pertinent plant partners to accomplish requirements of the SQF Program.

This position supports the Quality Assurance Department in the maintenance and documentation of partner training records.

This position performs validation and verification audits to ensure plant compliance with the SQF elements.

This position assures measurement is in place to document outages and demonstrate performance of plant departments and individual plant partners against the Safe Quality Food Standards.

This position will require the following:


* Testing of Wonderlic, Word and Excel must be completed or scheduled by 7/15/2025 by 8am


* Resume is due by Tuesday 7/15/2025 at 8am


* Interview required


* High School Diploma or GED

Essential Functions


* Must follow Good Manufacturing Practices and good housekeeping guidelines.

Must follow safety guidelines, wear designated Personal Protective Equipment, and meet OSHA Safety Requirements.

Must be able to identify and understand customer requirements.


* Develop forms, registers and standard operating procedures for SQF processes that comply with the SQF program and organizational requirements.


* Develop measurement tools which show compliance/non-compliance with Safe Food Quality Standards as established by the program.


* Develop measurement tools and disseminate information to plant partners and leadership to demonstrate compliance and potential for improvements.


* Prepare for audits and meet all audit requirements.

Play a key coordination role in SQF certification audits.


* Monitor and coordinate the control of SQF Documents.

Maintain confidential files of partners and outside vendors and professionals.


* Train leaders and hourly partners in defined SQF programs and policies.


* Help define and implement continuous improvement concepts into SQF program that align with corporate processes.


* Maintain and monitor plant partner training registers and documentation.


* Verify document and system conformance.

Monitor corrective action and preventative action processes.


* The selected candidate may require additional job duties dependent on selection (example – job duties may be combined with an existing job to increase efficiencies)


* Maintain alignment of plant SQF processes to an overall HO or company program


* Perform other duties, projects, responsibilities as directed by the Quality Assurance Team Leader.


* Must be willing to work overtime as needed and flexible to shift needs within the plant.


* Make sure NCR’s and all audit findings are closed out in a timely manner
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