Lead Food Safety & Quality

Gordon Food Service; Walton (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription Drug, EFAP after

Job summary

Halperns' Steak & Seafood is seeking a Lead Food Safety & Quality professional in Walton, KY to oversee the department and ensure compliance with regulatory, business, and customer requirements. You will manage QA/QC processes across the production cycle from receiving materials to final packaging.

The role requires strong leadership, training, and collaboration with multiple departments to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement in food safety programs.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma plus 5+ years of related work experience in food service, manufacturing or distribution.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, or related field preferred.
• HACCP and/or FDA Preventive Controls Qualified Individual, SQF and/or BRC Practitioner preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily plant operations of the Department and monitor processes to meet quality and food safety requirements.
• Ensure compliance with GMPs/GWPs and SOPs; train staff on food handling policies.
• Conduct daily/weekly/monthly inspections and report findings for corrective actions.
• Coordinate testing results for finished products, raw materials and packaging components.
• Investigate food safety incidents and customer complaints; support QA/QC objectives.

Skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Highly organized

Verbal and written communication

Analytical thinking

Education

High School Diploma + 5+ years experience

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science/related fields

HACCP/PCQI/SQF/BRC Practitioner

Tools

Inventory control systems

Google Apps

Desktop/Laptop computer

Job description

Welcome to Halperns Steak & Seafood! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. Here's a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you... Lead Food Safety & Quality Walton,KY Welcome to Halperns'! The dedicated employees who work at Halperns' are passionately committed to this business and the customers they serve. Being part of Halperns' means being part of something important, something unique, and something special. This commitment is made clear by the superior meat and seafood specialty products we distribute. There's a seat at our table for you…

What we offer:

• Medical, Prescription Drug, EFAP Benefits after 30 days of employment
• Dental, vision and other voluntary plans
• Pre-Tax Saving Accounts
• Profit Sharing
• Family culture and career advancement opportunities

Position Summary

Assists the Food Safety & Quality Manager in overseeing the day-to-day plant operations of the Department and monitoring plant processes to ensure that the regulatory, business, and customers’ quality and food safety requirements are achieved and maintained. Involved in all stages of the production process, from receiving raw materials to final packaging, and works closely with other departments to identify and resolve quality issues.

Essential Functions

• Ensure continuous improvement and adequacy of quality control systems to support regulatory, business and customer expectations.
• Monitor the employees for compliance with GMPs/GWPs and company standard operating procedures.
• Train the employees on company food handling policies to increase their awareness of GMPs and food safety.
• Routinely monitor processing and finished product for acceptance to target or specifications.
• Conduct daily, weekly and monthly internal inspections.
• Report findings to relevant departments; following up on the corrective actions to ensure their timely completion.
• Perform pre-operational checks (when required) and environmental swabbing.
• Communicate any findings to the leadership.
• Communicate effectively with different departments to report any non-Conformances e.g., product quality, GMP etc.
• Perform daily quality inspections, evaluation of retained sample, random product inspection, returned product inspection, newly developed product shelf life.
• Assist in the coordination of testing results involving finished products,raw materials, and packaging components.
• Collect product samples as needed.
• Collect product samples for micro testing.
• Ensure all daily records are completed accurately and within time before submission; sign paperwork as required.
• Assist in the investigation of food safety incidents and customer complaints, providing functional support to the team as required.
• Help set QA/QC compliance objectives and ensure that targets are achieved.
• Oversee the “On Hold” product program, including the status, release, and destruction of “Rejected” products.
• Act as a backup for team members.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Time management skills and strong attention to detail.
• Works well under pressure.
• Must be highly organized and able to work effectively and efficiently in a demanding environment with flexibility to changing priorities.
• Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills including grammar and composition; Ability to work well with others and independently Must have the ability to listen, interpret, and determine appropriate direction based on established protocols
• This position requires a professional demeanor, honesty, integrity, drive, tenacity, determination, and a willingness to learn.
• Must possess and display strong analytical, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Equipment / Tools / Technology

• Desktop or Laptop computer
• Telephone with voicemail
• Networked copier/printer/facsimile
• Google Apps (Chrome, Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, etc...)
• Knowledge of product information and inventory control management systems preferred

Education & Minimum Experience Requirements

High School Diploma plus 5 or more years of full-time related work experience in food service, manufacturing and/or distribution product food safety and quality experience. In lieu of 5 years of experience, Internal candidates with extensive institutional knowledge and mastery of role's responsibilities and duties may be considered. Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, or related scientific fields preferred. HACCP and/or FDA Preventive Control Qualified Individual, SQF and/or BRC Practitioner preferred.

Halperns' Culture and Values

BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US! Halperns' Steak & Seafood values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Halperns' Steak & Seafood. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

Halperns' currently operates seven production and distribution facilities, which are located in Atlanta, Baltimore, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Dallas, Walton (KY), and Kalamazoo (MI). With a strong and established presence in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic areas of the United States, the company serves a variety of independent and national chain customers across much of the East Coast and beyond, and currently employs over 1,000 people.