What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Safety Coordinator - Preserve the Standard, Protect the Fresh! position at Katsiroubas Produce?
Description
Rooted in Tradition, Focused on Food Safety Excellence!
For over a century, our fourth-generation family-run produce distribution company has built a trusted reputation for delivering fresh, high-quality products with care and consistency. At the heart of our success is a commitment to food safety, quality, and customer satisfaction. We’re proud of our legacy—but even prouder of the standards we uphold every day. Now, we’re looking for a detail-oriented and passionate Food Safety Coordinator to help us protect what matters most: the safety and integrity of the food we deliver.
About the Role:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Food Safety Coordinator to join our Compliance team. In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation and oversight of the Safe Quality Food (SQF) program and related food safety compliance initiatives. This position plays a key role in ensuring our food safety standards, regulatory requirements, and internal policies are met and maintained throughout the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure alignment with SQF and regulatory food safety standards, maintaining and updating related policies and procedures.
- Perform annual reassessments of SQF and HACCP programs.
- Develop and deliver training on food safety, food defense, and GDP requirements.
- Maintain the food safety system manual, SSOPs, and other critical documentation.
- Manage verification and validation programs.
- Conduct internal audits and follow up on corrective actions.
- Prepare documentation and support regulatory and third-party audits.
- Analyze and report trends on compliance-related metrics.
- Monitor policy implementation within the warehouse environment.
- Maintain records and documentation related to compliance activities.
- Support additional compliance efforts related to DOT and OSHA as needed.
- Assist Equipment teams to ensure SQF maintenance requirements are upheld.
Requirements
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail with strong follow-up abilities.
- Excellent communication skills, able to work with diverse teams including management, frontline employees, vendors, and auditors.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
- Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word).
- Ability to learn internal systems such as Produce Pro.
