at Restaurant Depot in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
The Food Safety/Quality Assurance Auditor is responsible for the successful quality and compliance management operations at Jetro/Restaurant Depot locations. This is done through process performance audits to ensure all applicable corporate operating procedures, federal, state, county, and municipal laws, regulations, and/or ordinances meet or exceed expectations and to act when predefined standards are not met.
Responsibilities:
+ Partner with management to lead quality initiatives that develop and maintain a high performing, scalable, and compliant quality system
+ Perform or oversee routine audits of compliance processes to assure accuracy and thoroughness of completion
+ Participate in and facilitate state regulatory compliance inspections, investigate, and resolve compliance concerns, issues, or violations while working with department.
+ Label/packaging review adhering to requirements
+ Works with FSQA – co-workers and operations to identify all regulatory requirements and
+ Ensuring all relevant product safety and quality records are reviewed and filed properly.
+ Training new hires on GMP and Food safety related subjects.
+ Participating in Internal audits and keep track of trends.
+ Conduct research on compliance topics.
+ Ensures that compliance issues/concerns within Jetro/Restaurant Depot are being appropriately evaluated, investigated, and resolved
+ Work with department leaders to troubleshoot any deficiencies that surface, to ensure issues get rectified quickly with high standard
+ Analyze facility trends to assess potential areas of continued non-compliance
+ Routinely reviews monthly corporate QA/QC documentation and assures that all areas of concern are addressed appropriately according to corporate policy and regulatory standards
+ Perform assigned Quality Inspections
+ Perform improvement projects as identified.
+ Collect quality data and report metrics to management.
+ Monitors compliance to established Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidance.
+ Expected to adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP and HACCP guidelines, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained.
+ Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect product safety, product quality or personnel safety.
+ Maintain a positive work atmosphere.
+ May make decisions and perform the job responsibilities of the Quality & Compliance Manager in their absence.
+ Performs other duties as assigned.
+ Qualifications
+ Associate degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field required, Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or a related field preferred
+ 3+ years of regulatory compliance management including interfacing with regulators and inspectors
+ 5+ years work experience with a proven track record of building and developing QA/QC processes and systems
+ Must have the knowledge and skills required to work in a fast paced and challenging environment
+ Must be able to work variable day shifts dependent on business need
+ Knowledge of the GMP, HACCP and Environmental sanitation programs
+ Experience with GMP, HACCP, PCQI or similar certification experience preferred
+ Possess a strong knowledge of sanitary design, specification, and implementation of food\pharmaceutical processing systems
+ Exceptional computer skills in Microsoft® Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word) a plus
Additional Requirements
+ Must possess valid driver’s license
+ Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively within the organization.
+ Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.
+ Willingness to do 25-50% overnight travel
+ An ability to think ahead, plan a full shift and prepare action plans to achieve results.
+ An ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost, and employee relations.
+ The possession of quality orientation and attention to detail, problem analysis and resolution.
+ Must have knowledge of basic warehouse food safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
+ Must be PCQI certified.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
+ Occasional lifting, carrying 50+ lbs;
+ Occasional pulling, pushing pallets 100-500 lbs.
+ Frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching.
+ Frequent exposure to cold/freezing temperatures.
+ Frequent Exposure to moving equipment within warehouses.
+ Frequent walking on concrete floors.
Benefits:
Medical, Vision, Dental, company matched 401K, Vacation/Personal Days
Pay Range: $62,500 – $72,500
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