Food Safety Coordinator

Newrest; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Newrest is seeking a Food Safety Coordinator to maintain the unit's food safety policies, procedures, and initiatives. You will collaborate with departments to ensure compliance with regulations and promote a culture of food safety.

Responsibilities include tracking quality metrics, conducting daily spot checks, performing inspections, supporting HACCP/GMP compliance, and providing training to staff to prevent hazards and uphold a safe working environment.

Job description

SUMMARY:

The Food Safety Coordinator assists inmaintaining the Unit's food safety policies, procedures, and initiatives. Thisindividual collaborates with departments to ensure compliance with relevantregulations and promote a culture of food safety.

ESSENTIALFUNCTIONS:

• Maintain and review quality documentation and records within a timelymanner.
• Track the progress of quality metrics and key performance indicators.
• Perform daily spot checks in production areas to ensure compliance withclient specifications.
• Perform visual inspections of equipment and facilities to ensurecompliance to regulations.
• Perform daily unit inspections and GEMBA walks of the facility.
• Monitor the cleaning and sanitation program.
• Facilitate reviews, discuss inspection results with those responsible,and recommend corrective actions.
• Support and manage the food safety program.
• Provide training to employees on the food safety rules and regulations.
• Provide recommendations for improvement.
• Participate in external/internal audits.
• Collaborate with the operations team to ensure compliance with allapplicable regulations.
• Be diligent, punctual, and reliable.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable requirements related to product andservice quality, environmental standards, food safety, and health and safetyregulations.
• Promote a safe and healthy work environment by preventing work-relatedinjuries and illnesses, eliminating hazards, and reducing health and safetyrisks.
• Compliance with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)/Generalmanufacturing practices (GMP) guidelines for personal hygiene and observesecurity precautions as mandated by unit management.