Food Safety Supervisor

Overview:

The Pictsweet Company is growing! We are looking for a Food Safety Supervisor at our frozen vegetable processing facility in Bells, TN. This position is responsible for driving food safety systems and programs within the facility. 

 

Benefits

• Benefits begin on first day of employment for Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, & FSA

• 100% Company paid benefits include Group Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, & Long-Term Disability Insurance

• 401k with Employer Match

• Vacation days, sick leave, & ten paid holidays

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the supervision of food safety systems & programs.
• As a food safety advocate, provides supervision and guidance for plant production.
• Responsible for driving food safety systems and programs by assisting with development, modification, and maintenance of the HACCP, SSOP, and Sanitation programs to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements needed to produce safe and wholesome foods.
• Participate in the plant HACCP team and train the employees in the monitoring and verifying the critical control points (CCP).
• Ensure clean, safe and wholesome conditions and that all food safety systems & programs are in place for the production and storage of all manufactured products.
• Perform a risk assessment of each process and develop the critical control points that will be monitored to assure the production of safe and wholesome food products.
• Develop and maintain the scientific documentation to support the decision making process that occurs during the risk assessment.
• Analyze continuous and discrete food safety data to measure, access, control, and improve reliability of safe food products.
• Provide for a food safety system and program that prescribes scientifically sound methods of operation for key processes and generates sufficient records and evidence that provide confidence to customers.
• Audit the plant SSOP program to ensure the plant is maintained in a sanitary condition at all times.
• Interface with individuals in various roles throughout the organization to provide corrective actions to solve a process deviation or technical problem.
• Responsible for training all employees in the requirements of HACCP, SSOP, and food safety prerequisite programs and audit documentation to ensure compliance.
• Audit the food safety system and programs monthly and responsible for follow-ups.

Qualifications:

• Must have Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or related science field.
• Must have a practical understanding of food processing, sanitation systems, HACCP, GMP, and personnel management. This understanding is normally gained in 1-2 years food production experience.
• Must possess an understanding of supervisory fundamentals, have basic mathematical reasoning ability and a basic understanding of statistics.
• Must reside within 20 miles of Bells, TN.