Purpose of Position:
This position is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Quality Assurance at the Port Camden facility.
This position requires working on afternoon / night shifts, long hours and some weekends.
Tuesday-Saturday Shift
Accountabilities:
* Provides guidance to the production floor and QA techs by performing routine walkthroughs and audits of both personnel and processes.
Enforces adherence to Primus, FDA, FSMA, USDA regulations.
* Ensures HACCP, FSMA, federal, local, and company rules and regulations are adhered to throughout the facility.
* Perform/oversee quality inspections and product temperature checks for all products arriving to the port.
* Supervise quality control inspection requirements at the facility.
Ensure that Del Monte quality standards are maintained at all times.
* Generate and distribute quality reports in a timely and accurate manner
* Perform/oversee daily re-inspections of warehouse products.
* Maintains the allergen program, through production scheduling and separation, which satisfies USDA, FDA, FSMA, and Primus requirements, without a formal allergen room.
* Production software (Produce Pro) key user and trainer for the Facility.
* Ensures compliance of DM procedures, emergency action plan, sanitation plan, recall plan, GMPs, and other related food safety and quality programs.
* Maintains a specific QA program for the facility, including equipment calibrations, document review, verification, training, and direct observations.
* Maintains compliance with product specifications and special handling procedures for USDA and FDA products.
* Collects quality information to generate reports in order to keep the appropriate performance of the QA department.
Micro results are shared with appropriate parties through electronic or physical records.
* Maintains open communication with all Managers and Corporate QA about findings and potential issues, to ensure that DM products quality is maintained at all times.
* Helps develop new methodologies by providing solutions to quality issues, food safety, reviewing shelf life, labels, and auditing processes on the inspection room and coolers.
* Assists with the implementation and review of quality assurance procedures.
* Actively participates in department audits and conducts corrective actions for any findings.
Minimum Skills Required:
* 1 to 2 years previous work experience in fresh cut or produce operations.
* Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (i.e.
Word, Excel and Outlook).
* Good communication skills (i.e.
written and verbal).
* Ability to multi-task.
* Training on GMPs and food safety.
* Proven working experience as a Quality Supervisor/Quality Technician
* Ability to train others (QC Technicians and Inspectors)
* Experience in collecting and analyzing data
* Ability to lift 40lb boxes of produce.
* Transportation Workers Identification Card (TWIC) to work on the Port facility.
* Please note: This position does not qualify for relocation expenses.
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