QA Food Safety Manager (Ag/ Produce) San Miguel Produce - San Miguel Produce (Oxnard, CA)
Company Description Mission:
From our farms to your familySan Miguel Produce is an innovative, sustainable family farm passionately focused on growing and processing quality, nutrient-dense greens.
San Miguel Produce is a vertically integrated grower, fresh-cut processor and shipper specializing in dark leafy greens with brands:
San Miguel Produce, Cut and Clean Greens, and Jade Asian Greens.
With our fresh-cut processing plant located near our fields, we harvest to order to ensure our valued customers get the very best farm-fresh greenswhich is our definition of Farm Fresh, Grower Direct.
Job Description Position Reports to:
Director of Plant Operations Perform Other Duties as Instructed by Supervisor:
Yes Responsibilities & Duties:
Other duties may be assigned.
Actively support the vision, culture, core values, ethics, and goals of San Miguel Produce.
Some duties include but not limited to product sampling and testing, and development of standardized procedures in order to successfully meet customer specifications and regulatory standards.
This position also must oversee and coordinate 3rd party and FDA/USDA audits, leads investigations of quality concerns and complaints, and collaborate with both farming and manufacturing departments Evaluate and improve QA/QC processes.
Define QA/QC policies.
Develop QA/QC budgets.
Conduct internal audits.
Implement, maintain and document employee training procedures.
Trend analysis, root cause analysis, corrective actions and preventative actions.
Maintain HACCP program, pest control program and conduct crisis management and mock recalls.
Supervise daily sanitation of equipment and facility.
Record traceability of all outgoing product.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee.
He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties as needed.
Supervisory
Responsibilities:
Has one subordinate supervisor.
Supervises department staff of 20
employees.
Responsible for carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
Responsibilities include interviewing and hiring of employees; planning, assigning, scheduling, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education:
B.
A.
or B.
S.
Degree from a four-year college or university, preferably in Food Science and Technology (M.
S.
preferred); and 5 years up to and including 7 years of food product or process development or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Skills:
Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Fluent in English and Spanish highly desirable.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills:
Certifications, Licenses and Registrations:
Other Skills & Abilites:
Familiarity with OSHA requirements Concrete knowledge of HACCP, LGMA, GMP, SSOP, and GFSI and SQF.
Must be able to set and attain goals, initiate action to resolve problems and improve products and processes.
Good organizational and project management skills.
Good oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interface with a variety of people at various technical and management levels.
Working knowledge of FDA- compliant, process control and quality system management related to agriculture.
Experience with strategic planning and being a member of a high level executive team.
Prior responsibilities to include test design and analysis of results experience.
Some experience with project budget development and control desirable.
Experience with fresh produce is very desirable; knowledge of post-harvest science and controlled/modified atmosphere packaging will be useful.
Must understand product sensory quality test methods and procedures; experience in developing quality scales and specifications is essential.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; regularly required to stand, walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk, hear or smell.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
Source:
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
From our farms to your familySan Miguel Produce is an innovative, sustainable family farm passionately focused on growing and processing quality, nutrient-dense greens.
San Miguel Produce is a vertically integrated grower, fresh-cut processor and shipper specializing in dark leafy greens with brands:
San Miguel Produce, Cut and Clean Greens, and Jade Asian Greens.
With our fresh-cut processing plant located near our fields, we harvest to order to ensure our valued customers get the very best farm-fresh greenswhich is our definition of Farm Fresh, Grower Direct.
Job Description Position Reports to:
Director of Plant Operations Perform Other Duties as Instructed by Supervisor:
Yes Responsibilities & Duties:
Other duties may be assigned.
Actively support the vision, culture, core values, ethics, and goals of San Miguel Produce.
Some duties include but not limited to product sampling and testing, and development of standardized procedures in order to successfully meet customer specifications and regulatory standards.
This position also must oversee and coordinate 3rd party and FDA/USDA audits, leads investigations of quality concerns and complaints, and collaborate with both farming and manufacturing departments Evaluate and improve QA/QC processes.
Define QA/QC policies.
Develop QA/QC budgets.
Conduct internal audits.
Implement, maintain and document employee training procedures.
Trend analysis, root cause analysis, corrective actions and preventative actions.
Maintain HACCP program, pest control program and conduct crisis management and mock recalls.
Supervise daily sanitation of equipment and facility.
Record traceability of all outgoing product.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee.
He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties as needed.
Supervisory
Responsibilities:
Has one subordinate supervisor.
Supervises department staff of 20
employees.
Responsible for carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
Responsibilities include interviewing and hiring of employees; planning, assigning, scheduling, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education:
B.
A.
or B.
S.
Degree from a four-year college or university, preferably in Food Science and Technology (M.
S.
preferred); and 5 years up to and including 7 years of food product or process development or related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Skills:
Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Fluent in English and Spanish highly desirable.
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Computer Skills:
Certifications, Licenses and Registrations:
Other Skills & Abilites:
Familiarity with OSHA requirements Concrete knowledge of HACCP, LGMA, GMP, SSOP, and GFSI and SQF.
Must be able to set and attain goals, initiate action to resolve problems and improve products and processes.
Good organizational and project management skills.
Good oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interface with a variety of people at various technical and management levels.
Working knowledge of FDA- compliant, process control and quality system management related to agriculture.
Experience with strategic planning and being a member of a high level executive team.
Prior responsibilities to include test design and analysis of results experience.
Some experience with project budget development and control desirable.
Experience with fresh produce is very desirable; knowledge of post-harvest science and controlled/modified atmosphere packaging will be useful.
Must understand product sensory quality test methods and procedures; experience in developing quality scales and specifications is essential.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; regularly required to stand, walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk, hear or smell.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
Source:
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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