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Blount Fine Foods · 7 hours ago

FSQ Senior Tech

Fall River, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$25/hr - $25.63/hr

3+ years exp

Blount Fine Foods is a family-owned and operated manufacturer of premium fresh prepared foods. The FSQ Senior Tech assists FSQ Management in maintaining and improving product quality and safety, overseeing daily quality records, and providing leadership to department technicians.

Food and Beverage

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Oversees the daily review of HACCP, SSOP, and other Quality related records to assure conformance to requirements

Takes action when non-conformances are noted, including by not limited to:

Assisting management in making initial decision if a food safety risk is present and significant for non-conformances identified; placing affected product on hold or on hazardous hold

Assists/conducts full investigation

Assists management in make final disposition on product/equipment affected. Decision based on information gathered and reviewed against USDA and FDA regulations including the FDA’s Seafood Hazards and Control Guide or other scientific studies

Looks for continuous improvement opportunities in programs and tasks versus performing tasks

Responsible for overseeing document control and system updates; Coordinates all HACCP plan and plan related paperwork updates

Responsible for overseeing reporting and auditing of QPE auditing and Packout auditing

Assists Quality Management with verification and validation by designing the studies, interpreting data and finalizing reports

Ensures trend analysis is completed for food safety and quality initiatives and communicates data to Management. Assists with implementing any action based on this analysis

Initiates tests, analyzes results, and finds solutions to technical problems

Interacts with Operations Department to ensure continuous improvement

Provides leadership and daily direction for shift FSQ Technicians. Coordinate the assignment and completion of daily and other than daily FSQ tasks

Observes production activities to assure consistency and conformance to standards, as well as providing improvement suggestions

Work with FSQ management to resolve any issues that arise and reduction of defects

Must be able to interpret testing data in correlation with production specification and make decisions based off this information

If assigned to the raw material lab individual may be responsible for:

Raw material testing and analysis

Raw material hold management

Nonconforming Raw Material investigation, NCR creation and submission

Prep-Inspection activities

Maintain finished product ON HOLD database and disposition product

Monitors and trends all customer/consumer complaints; orchestrates corrective actions/root cause analysis and trend analysis with communication with necessary internal departments

Final review on all customer surveys or finished product specification forms; required to communicate and obtain/necessary required information from R&D and FSQ

Develop, update and maintain all finished product specifications within our internal system and any online customer databases as required

Oversees the Organic Program through formulation review, supplier spec review, and supplier certification review as well as to be the direct liaison with our organic certifying body

Carries out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include assisting in the interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems

Other duties with similar skill, work conditions, and responsibilities as assigned

Act as liaison for regulatory (USDA /FDA) inspectors

Qualification

HACCPQuality AssuranceFood SafetySQF SystemsData AnalysisLeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving

Required

Associate's degree (A. A.) in a related field or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or 3 + years related quality assurance experience

Individual must be capable of obtaining HACCP certification within six months of hire

Implementing SQF Systems within one year

This position requires a valid drivers license

Pre-employment and annual screening of Motor Vehicle Record

Personal automobile insurance coverage in accordance with the Blount Fine Foods Employee Handbook

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401k with Company match and Profit-Sharing Plan

Paid time off including vacation, sick time and holidays

Education Assistance Program

Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability

Discounts on Blount products at Company retail locations

Discretionary Annual Bonus Program

Company

Blount Fine Foods

Blount Fine Foods is a food production company that provides gourmet soups, sauces, sides, and entrees.

Founded in 1880

Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

501-1000 employees

http://blountfinefoods.com

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