Quality Systems Coordinator

Hilmar Cheese Company's mission is to improve lives around the world through wholesome dairy products. Our commitment to innovation and sustainability has been unwavering since our founding in 1984. We convert high-quality, locally sourced milk into a variety of nutritious cheeses, whey protein, and lactose using state-of-the-art production facilities.

A Typical Day

The Quality Systems Coordinator plays a crucial role in ensuring the effectiveness of Hilmar's Quality Management System (QMS), which adheres to the SQF (Safe Quality Foods) code.

Job Responsibilities

• Executes internal system audits against defined standards and company policy, ensuring timely corrective actions without delay.
• Facilitates third-party and customer audits, excluding regulatory ones, and ensures the timely execution and completion of subsequent corrective actions.
• In the event of an absence, the Food Safety Supervisor or designee will perform food safety duties.
• Manages site-level document control against defined standards and company policy.
• writes and modifies site-level documents, including format, grammar, and typographical corrections.
• Eases the release, review, and revision of documents, gathering necessary approvals prior to use.
• Follows and enforces compliance with HCC's standard operating procedures.
• Facilitates, organizes, and executes traceability exercises.
• Participates in mock recalls as needed.
• Brings together staff from different disciplines to develop, implement, and maintain food safety and quality processes and procedures.
• Executes the implementation and communication of HCC food safety and quality policies and goals throughout the site.
• Performs technical writing and administrative tasks as needed.
• Provides technical interpretation, guidance, and expertise for SQF (Safe Quality Foods) Code.
• Executes site procedure and policy change training as needed.
• Takes on project assignments and other duties as required.
• Actively participates in the training and development program and associated activities.
• Coches and trains teammates, participating in on-the-job buddy training.
• Gives priority to food safety and sanitation by understanding and executing HCC's food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
• Holds self and others accountable to HCC's food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by reporting any incidents or observations.
• Participates in food safety and sanitation root cause analysis and improvement activities when required.
• Prioritizes safety above all other job duties, adopting a safety-first approach at all times.
• Reports any safety issues or observations and follows up.
• Participates in departmental safety teams.
• Completes annual OSHA-required safety training and annual Food Safety overview training.

What You Will Need

• Must have proficient English skills to understand, read, write, and speak English.
• Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of related experience or equivalent experience.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience working with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of SQF (Safe Quality Foods) Code-approved GFSI Standards.
• Knowledge of production operations, laboratory, quality, and food safety.
• Advanced industry-related courses: HACCP, Internal Auditor.
• PCQI and SQF Practitioner Certified.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear.
• Stand and walk almost the entire workday.
• Employees must be physically capable of working in any of the job tasks within their respective area.
• Required to work at heights and in fairly small areas.
• Pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, handling and grasping, twisting/turning, repetitive bending.

Food safety is a company-wide responsibility, and each employee must know their role in the manufacture and distribution of safe, wholesome, and high-quality products.