Food Safety Coordinator

Operio Group; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Operio Group is looking for an entry to mid-level Food Safety Coordinator to lead food safety programs and ensure compliance with industry standards. This role involves managing food safety plans, conducting audits, and collaborating with various departments to enhance product quality. Join a caring team that values skill development, offers a great work-life balance, and provides generous vacation time.

Benefits

Internal training courses and external course support

Participate in fun team and company functions

30 days vacation per year

Annual pay reviews

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in food manufacturing or related industry.
• Experience running a HACCP system.
• Familiarity with ISO 22000 or BRC equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Implementing and managing food safety programs and associated policies.
• Conducting plant audits and coordinating risk assessments.
• Ensuring compliance with GMP and Safety standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Project management skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Public Health, or related field

Job description

Are you looking to join a team that cares about you? Are you passionate about food safety and quality?

We are seeking an entry to mid-level precise and driven food safety expert to lead our food safety programs and ensure compliance with industry regulations.

As the Food Safety Coordinator at LFA will be responsible for establishing, maintaining, and improving quality assurance and food safety programs, certifications, and audit requirements. They will also monitor all the data to improve systems and quality and troubleshoot, including being a key player in investigating customer complaints.

Job Responsibilities:

• Implementing and managing the facility’s Food Safety plan and associated policies and procedures by monitoring, supporting, improving and enforcing them. This includes plant audits, coordinating risk assessments when necessary and managing the recall of any incorrect batches as well as maintaining all necessary records. With the aim of obtaining the ISO 22000 qualification.
• Ensuring that all GMP and Safety standards are in compliance with the ISO 22000 specification.
• Approving audit supplier Food Safety compliance.
• Designing and implementing quality assurance training programs and working in collaboration with other departments as necessary to meet goals and objectives.
• Maintaining a comprehensive understanding of all products manufactured by the plant as well as the raw materials, packaging materials, and operations required in the manufacturing process including quality specifications and standards.
• Formulating and maintaining quality objectives, aligning and coordinating objectives with production and business objectives in cooperation with the managers and other colleagues to maximize food safety, product quality, and minimize costs.
• Dealing with complaints and reacting to emerging issues or trends engaging the appropriate functions and process owners, so they are all investigated and resolved in a timely manner. Monitoring and recording this data and quality data for troubleshooting or continuous quality improvement where appropriate.
• Key stakeholder in achieving third-party specialized quality certifications CFR111, Gluten Free, Organic, Vegan, Halal, Kosher, and ISO 22000.
• Maintaining correlating monitoring activities and document retention thereof.
• Developing and maintaining any internal or external change requests. Assuring the requests are processed timely and approved changes are implemented as outlined by effective dates. Coordinating any required training programs to the accepted changes.
• Running the HACCP system and managing the allergen control program.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Public Health, or a related field.
• 1-2 years of experience Experience in food manufacturing, pharmaceutic/nutraceutical processing, or a related industry.
• Experiencing running a HACCP system.
• Experience with FSMS or FSQA.
• Working with ISO 22000 or BRC equivalent.
• Team player capable of working independently.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Keen to excel and work above standards.
• Leadership and project management skills

Pay:$65,000 - $80,000 based on education, experience, and skills.

Schedule:Onsite at our 6601 Will Rogers Blvd.Fort Worth, TX locationMonday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

Benefits:

• Develop Your Skills and Grow - We have ever-growing internal training courses and encourage you to take courses externally. We have supported or currently support our team members financially with language courses, driving lessons, degrees/masters, qualifications, and more.
• Join a Team That Really Cares - Everyone is friendly, collaborative and driven. We are a family business and we care about each other so because of this, you will always be pushed to become the best you can be.
• Participate in Fun Team and Company Functions
• Annual Pay Reviews
• Real Work-Life Balance - 30 days vacation, incl holidays, per year. That'sright, 30. Plus no weekends or late hours.
• And More!