Senior Food Safety Coordinator

Sr. Food Safety Coordinator

Charlie's Produce is a privately owned wholesale produce company. We are the largest privately owned produce wholesaler on the West Coast, and we are growing. The secret to our success in this industry is PEOPLE! We strive to hire the best and we reward them with a working environment that fosters loyalty, stability, innovation, and growth. Charlie's was founded in quality, and we are proud that it is still our focus. With a team of dedicated people who are passionate about food, supply chain, and their community we are looking for like minded individuals to help further our goal to enhance our communities through quality produce.

What we offer : An amazing company culture! Medical / Dental / Vision on the first of the month following hire. ESOP (Profit Sharing) and 401(k). Paid vacations, paid holidays. Pre-tax commuter benefits, and onsite parking. Coverage under State Sick Leave. 100% Prepaid College Tuition for employees and their dependents. Employee assistance program (EAP). Additional Compensation Details : $30- $40 / hour Potential 90-day performance-based raise Yearly review with possibility of increase based on performance and tenure.

Job Description

The Sr. Food Safety Coordinator works with the Director of Food Safety on all food safety and quality assurance programs. We are looking for a dynamic contributor who can effect change and build upon current systems. This position requires a significant knowledge of various generally recognized food safety, quality programs and regulatory compliance.

• Ensures highly disciplined compliance with all regulatory and company defined food safety and sanitation standards, systems, procedures, and practices to ensure that we receive, store and distribute safe quality products.
• Communicate and present information to vendors and customers.
• Conducts investigations for out of compliant issues and customer complaints, makes recommendations to resolve these instances, and completes corrective actions (when applicable), including a trend analysis report.
• Develops, implements, and sustains new methods and procedures to drive improvements in food safety and quality.
• Current HACCP knowledge and capability to plan, control, and document processes and procedures consistent with FDA's guidelines.
• Be able to provide quality instruction and support for implementing and managing the Safe Quality Food (SQF) System, PrimusGFS and Organic Certification requirements.
• Interacts with Regulatory Agencies and 3rd Party Auditors.
• Monitoring, documenting and reporting to measure compliance with company standards.
• Conduct internal audits and self-inspections of all facilities.
• Works with operations and other team members to ensure warehouse activities pass our food safety and sanitation requirements.
• Conducts training for various departments such as management, warehouse, repack, sanitation, transportation, etc.
• Oversees critical food safety programs such as the Sanitation program, Chemical Control Program, Maintenance Program, etc.
• Participates in the successful implementation of any food safety and food quality SOP's developed, refined, or updated.
• Supports continuous improvement of the food safety and quality system at Charlie's Produce.

Qualifications

Some overnight travel required Excellent communication skills-written, verbal and interpersonal. Must be proficient with computer and appropriate software. Minimum 2 years of experience in food safety / quality assurance. Strong Team Management experience. Sense of urgency and ownership regarding role and the needs of the department. Experience with food safety (GAP, GMP, HAACP and SOPs) and produce practices. Worker safety (state labor laws and OSHA) a plus.