Food Safety USDA and QA QC

Journeyman Meat Co is a small Federally inspected meat processing facility located in Cloverdale, California, that specializes in producing traditional Italian meat products, as well as a variety of American meat products.

The essential functions for the Food Safety USDA and QA QC position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Performs daily food safety procedures, overseeing the HACCP/SSOP/GMP, Pre-requisite programs
• Responsible for overseeing, maintaining, and updating the HACCP plans, food safety programs, quality assurance programs, product specifications, and ensuring the successful daily implementation of such plans and programs.
• Assists and co-manages all food safety and quality issues at the meat plant
• Leads the food safety/quality team at the plant in performing daily procedures required to support the HACCP programs and other related programs, including company policies and compliance requirements.
• Conducts and leads internal audits at the facility to meet all company policies and compliance requirements.
• Educates and instructs plant personnel in recommended quality control testing, equipment sanitation, and general sanitation and housekeeping practices.
• Consults with plant management and personnel on better operational procedures to improve efficiency and product yields.
• Discuss plant evaluation with plant management, makes appropriate recommendations, and set timetable for improvement and corrections.
• Assure employees are working in a safe environment through facility safety and using proper safety equipment.
• Develops and updates food safety manuals, programs, procedures, and plans, including providing managerial oversight for all third-party contracting services such as the sanitation/cleaning contractor and control companies, and others.
• Manages all labeling and marking issues and approvals, and submits applications for approval of new labels, and communicates with USDA in getting labels approved and claims accepted.
• Conducts HACCP/SSOP/and GMP training of team members in the facility along with other applicable Food Safety and quality related training.
• Works daily, or as needed, with the USDA Inspectors and performs other Food Safety, quality administrative work, including responding to Noncompliance Records, and Nonconformity findings.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• Bachelor's degree in food science or equivalent.
• At least 3- 5 years of work experience in quality assurance, HACCP and Food Safety at a USDA plant
• Value added and cooked product food safety experience - preferred.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $40.00 - $50.00 per hour

Expected hours: 15 – 20 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $40 - $50