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HACCP Coordinator
Location: Double D Group Greenville, KY
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Reports to: Quality Manager
Job Description
The HACCP Coordinator is responsible for the development and implementation of a HACCP system as well as prerequisite programs for shipping and receiving, equipment and maintenance, training, sanitation, and pest control, recalls, and other operational control programs.
Essential Functions
· Assist the Quality Manager in ensuring all legal standards and regulatory compliance will be met.
· Identify, evaluate, control, and prevent hazards at all stages.
· Review all critical control points (CCP’s), monitor, and verify records to ensure compliance with HACCP plan, critical limits, and frequencies.
· Monitor HACCP and prerequisite programs, critical control points, and communicate deviations.
· Perform inspections, analyze technical reports to determine if a product is safe for distribution or if corrective actions are required.
· Review transport condition of food carriers for appropriate temperature, segregation of materials, and stock rotation.
· Develop recall requirements, perform mock recalls, and ensure identification, labeling, and traceability system functions, as planned.
· Review employee, visitor and contractor requirements for good manufacturing practices, general safety rules, and training requirements for employees.
· Promote health and safety in the workplace.
· Work collaboratively with the QA team, maintenance and/or supply chain department
· Participate in meetings, improvement activities, and perform other tasks upon request.
Competencies
· University degree in food science or relevant field such as Chemistry, Microbiology or Biology is preferred.
· HACCP Certification.
· A minimum of 3 years of experience in quality assurance of food production/manufacturing preferred.
· Thorough knowledge of methodologies of quality assurance and standards.
· Good knowledge of MS Office, databases, and work experience.
· Abilities to draft policies, procedures and to facilitate training activities.
· Great attention to detail and a result driven approach, continuous improvement mentality and problem-solving approach.
· Good work ethic, resourcefulness, and organizational skills.
· Reliability and ability to react to situations with a strong sense of urgency.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud. Many locations in the plant have a room temperature at or below 45 degrees and some areas are below 32 degrees.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position and hours may vary based on the assigned shift and the needs of the company.
Travel
With the exception of a one-week orientation at one of our Minnesota plants (at company expense), no other travel is expected for this position.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
