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Quality Assurance Coord Full Time Days Jobs in Delray Beach, FL at Delray Medical Center
ABOUT US
Friendly work environment, amazing clients, and great opportunity for professional growth! At Crescent Foods, we pride ourselves in being the first company to offer such a wide variety of Halal chicken and beef products in premium packaging to stores across the country. We pride ourselves in raising and processing the chickens and cattle in humane conditions, while ensuring that the entire farm-to- fork philosophy adheres to the strictest ethical guidelines. We believe we are answerable to our loyal customers, our vendors, and our employees, all of whom make us successful. We are dedicated to our mission to provide healthy meals to families across the nation. We might be pioneers in the industry, but our story has just begun. Please visit our website www.crescentfoods.com to learn more about our organization.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This role performs quality tasks to track, monitor, analyze, document, and report on materials, equipment, processes and products, physical inspections on equipment, products, and documents to assure they are correct and complete, ensuring they meet Crescent Food, USDA, State, or local governments standards. The candidate will also assist in field work related to pest control and sanitation along with other miscellaneous task. This position typically works traditional hours, but occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays maybe required to successfully meet customers’ needs.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO:
Perform pre-operational (pre-op), changeover and operational sanitation inspection to assure that all GMPs, SSOPs and CCPs are followed.
Monitors and documents the food quality and safety functions and processes at the facility and assists in correcting defects.
Assures the quality of the products leaving the facility/warehouse conform to quality standards and governmental regulations.
Completes and files all QA inspection forms in timely manner.
Maintain QA files, procedures, and policies in a readily accessible and organized manner.
Assists in internal audits to monitor processes, facilities, and systems.
Assures that equipment calibration complies with the USDA, GMP requirements.
Oversees the pest control program.
Majority of the time will be spent on the floor inside the plant environment, assisting QA Manager and supervisor with development of procedures and other documentation
Coordinates with Production and Sanitation and assists in maintaining Master Sanitation Schedule activities.
Assists management with employee training and monitoring of GMP’s, HACCP, M.S.D.S. & Allergen controls.
Participate in QA Council/attends meetings.
Assists QA management with implementation systems and procedures to ensure that operations are in compliance with corporate QA
Standards and policies, and Good Manufacturing Practices backup/Alternative for this Position: QA Manager, Production Supervisor
Follows HACCP plan. Member of HACCP team.
Handles assignment of special projects as needed.
Performs other Quality Assurance tasks as assigned
Assists with the implementation and communication of improvement programs designed to monitor and develop, with the process
Deviations and the quality of the product assurance.
Identify and communicate consumer Quality and safety concerns or trends to ensure prompt resolution.
Fills as backup to QA Technician when needed.
Assists QA management with enforcement and ensures compliance with local, state, and federal food safety laws including applicable
Parts of the Code of federal regulations and all USDA, GMPs, HACCP, CCPs, SSOPs, and SOPs guidelines and regulations are followed.
Assist QA Supervisor in external auditing schemes such as SQF-Safe Quality Food
Flexibility in work schedule as required. Must be able to work extended hours and weekends.
Perform related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates
In the absence of the Quality Assurance Lead the Quality Assurance Supervisor will fill in.
Assist USDA inspectors during their inspection journey if needed.
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED:
Knowledge of state, local and federal food safety laws including SQF, USDA, GMP’s, CCP, HACCP, SSOPs and SOPs, Food Defense and Food Safety Culture guidelines and regulations.
Proficient in standard business office software
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Fluency in written and verbal English
Demonstrated independent work initiative, sound judgment, diplomacy, analytical ability and professional demeanor
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
High School diploma – Associates Degree Preferred or 3 years equivalent work experience
1 – 3 years’ experience in QA/QC in the food industry preferred
R & D a must
Poultry, Meat, and handling, preparing, or cooking background a must
Ability to speak and communicate in Spanish, a plus but not mandatory.
Ability to speak and communicate in English is mandatory.
PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work is performed mostly in a back-office warehouse setting; hand-eye coordination is necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office and logistics equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear; use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
It is Crescent Foods’ policy to seek and employ qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person based on race, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Note:
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job. They are not construed to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in the job. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
Title: Quality Assurance Coord Full Time Days
Company: Delray Medical Center
Location: Delray Beach, FL
