Food Safety Coordinator

Summary:

The Food Safety Coordinator reviews food safety alerts on a continual basis, forwarding to management, as appropriate and conducts mock recalls with suppliers and responds to customer complaints. Supplier food safety database (food safety audits, assessments, etc.)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Backup for Food Safety Specialist / SQF Administrator


• Manage all facets of the Gluten-Free program including sanitation verification, product updates, certification, audits, compliance to standards and traceability


• Manage all facets of the Non-GMO program including certification, ingredient compliance audits and traceability


• Present KFI-WI Non-GMO and Gluten-free programs to SQF auditors, customers and guests as necessary


• Provide support to KFI – MO Gluten-free and Non-GMO programs


• Provide support to KFI-WI Vegan program


• Respond to KSU’s Retail customer complaints which includes investigation, corrective action development as appropriate, reporting of findings and database management


• Lead the site’s scale calibration program by developing and maintaining current the Master Calibration Schedule, scheduling calibration events, coordinating calibration events with the Depts., communicating calibration results to the Dept. interpreting results, driving corrective actions with the Depts. and managing Service reports.


• Support the Food Fraud program


• Lead the Food Defense team


• Provide Food Safety / QC support investigating ingredient and packaging issues at time of receipt. Communicate issues to Purchasing to initiate any necessary corrective actions and to add to Supplier Complaint database.


• Member of the Internal Audit Team to audit the entire facility. Support corrective action responses to external and internal audits as necessary.


• Provide Gluten-Free and Non-GMO orientation training to new hires and to Departments and support other trainings as needed.


• Provide Food Safety training to employees and new hires.


• Provide support for the Supplier Approval program.


• Assist the Food Safety Supervisor / SQF Practitioner in maintaining Food Safety / GMP / Food Defense programs


• Upon request, assist the Quality Control Manager in maintaining Quality Programs and addressing Food Safety / SQF inquiries


• Engage in all activities related to product safety, product in process, and finished product


• Communicate observed or potential food safety / quality issues or concerns to Management


• Maintain a working knowledge of the soy sauce making process, the company policies and industry food safety standards.


• Review Maintenance/Contractor work prior to return to production consistent with Food Safety standards.


• Participate in non-conformance and Incident Report investigations


• Support the Supplier Approval Program through document collection


• Conduct the Risk Assessment Ingredient program


• Complete other projects as assigned by Food Safety Supervisor / SQF Practitioner


• Provide support to the Food Safety Specialist and the SQF Administrator as necessary

Education & Training:

• Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Agriculture, and/or Life Science or equivalent to a four-year university or technical school.Credential experience/training in food-related industry, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to read, analyze, and utilize government regulations, standards and guidelines in English. Review, assess and understand technical documents, drawings and other documents.Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Present information and respond to questions from the Managers, customers and guests in a friendly and professional manner.


• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages, area and concentrations.


• Ability to use a Windows-based personal computer and software applications.Knowledgeable in: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Internet Explorer and preferably, Microsoft Power Point.

Physical & Behavioral:

• Regularly required to sit for long periods of time doing office tasks on a computer


• Frequently is required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear


• Occasionally required to reach above shoulders, climb, crouch, stoop or kneel


• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds usually from floor to waist level, up to 20 feet away


• Ability to work under conditions of high temperature and high humidity for extended periods of time


• Kikkoman expects all employees to behave and communicate in a manner which will facilitate good relations with customers, clients, co-workers and supervisors; maintaining a positive work atmosphere