Food Safety, QA and Facility Safety Manager

Perdue Foods is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into its second century of growth and innovation. With a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins, we create products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe, while changing the way animals are raised for food.

Summary

For our Innovation Center, we are recruiting for a FSQA Manager.  This role will provide leadership, direction and execution of all plant facility safety, food safety and quality functions to support Perdue’s goals and ensure compliance with all regulatory agencies. To ensure all products produced meet or exceed all customer, regulatory and company requirements as they relate to food safety. Act as plant authority on all food safety, Quality and Safety matters and work in conjunction with the Plant Supervisor and staff to ensure product safety and facility safety is always maintained. All other tasks provided by manager to include assistance with plant trials.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages all activites of the Food Safety department in a manner which results in consistent food safety results as measured through the company matrix and regulatory mandates.
• Develops, documents and implements food safety processes and procedures to ensure product safety is always monitored and maintained.
• Leads all food safety and regulatory efforts at the plant.
• Enforces the company's food safety standards as outlined in the plants HACCP, LCP, Salmonella/Campy standards and other programs.  Maintains the required documentation.
• Enforces Perdue’s Safety programs as outlined by OSHA and corporate policies and maintain the required documentation.  
• Serves as the catalyst for leading continuous improvement through technology and scientific research in an effort to take the plants food safety program(s) to the next level.
• Provides leadership and is an active member of all project teams to ensure food safety concerns are addressed at assigned plants.
• Maintains open communications with corporate QA, plant management, sales and marketing staffs to ensure each are aware of any potential food safety related concerns with product or product requirements and specifications.
• Develops a professional working relationship and acts as a plant liaison with USDA staff.
• Develops staff through appropriate mentoring and continuing education efforts. 
• Ensures the company's food safety programs are properly communicated and plant associates have a working knowledge of the programs through training and mentoring.
• Provide timely, accurate and relevant data and analysis to plant and corporate management.

Minimum Education and Experience

REQUIRED: Associates degree or higher in the area of poultry, meat, or food science

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a HACCP, QA, food safety, Safety role or a supervisory role
• Good analytical and communication (both oral and written) skills
• Knowledge of poultry/Food processing principles
• Understanding of management principles and team concepts
• General knowledge of plant functions – production, maintenance; warehouse; shipping and sanitation         .

PREFERRED:  

HACCP Certified and strong HACCP, regulatory and SAP skills.                                  

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

Position is mostly sedentary but may require occasional moving to other offices or buildings.
When in a plant environment: Exposure primarily consists of wet and moist floors which include metal and plastic grating surfaces.
May be exposed to temperatures of 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity. May handle product 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. May be exposed to noise ranges of 50 db. to 110 db.
May be exposed to all chemicals used in poultry, food, processing facility.
Must wear and use protective and safety equipment required for the job as directed by the Company.



 

Perdue Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.