MFG Plant SQF Practitioner (Hourly)

Kroger - Anderson, SC; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Anderson Bakery, a Kroger Company, is seeking a qualified Quality Assurance leader to maintain food safety and SQF programs in our dairy/bakery plant. You will drive compliance with level 3 SQF requirements, lead audits, and ensure timely training and verification across the site.

You will develop procedures, maintain action registers, back up SQF certification bodies, and guide teams to prevent risks to safety and quality while upholding our Customer 1st strategy and Kroger Manufacturing High

Qualifications

• Associates or bachelor's degree in food science or microbiology.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to record testing data.
• Ability to work well with others and communicate issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain in-plant procedures and ensure compliance with Kroger Manufacturing food safety and quality requirements, including level 3 SQF.
• Oversee SQF system compliance through reviews, monitoring and re-evaluation of program elements for ongoing certification.
• Serve as backup contact for SQF certification bodies during audits.
• Assist in annual in-house SQF self-audits and review program status and commitment at plant level.
• Maintain an action register to manage audit follow-ups.
• Verify employee food safety training is conducted with proper documentation.
• Provide guidance to address risks impacting food safety or quality.
• Support project tasks assigned by facility senior quality leader.
• Follow programs to produce safe, quality foods meeting regulatory and company requirements.
• Support the development and improvement of the SQF 2000 systems.
• Be accountable to Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Data recording

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Food Science or Microbiology

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company Overview:

Anderson Bakery, a Kroger Company, is in the city of Anderson in the beautiful area of Upstate South Carolina. We have been in business under the Kroger name since 1979 and are currently producing bread, muffins, and rolls for Kroger grocery stores in the southeast and mid-Atlantic region. Under new leadership, our facility has seen significant improvement in terms of process reliability and average run time and are continuing to improve our key plant indicators and our plant culture.

Why work at the Anderson Bakery?

To supportand reward our hardworking and friendly associates, we offer much more than just a paycheck. We strive to feed your future by offering the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. Our associates receive a full plate of benefits that promote their physical, emotional, and financial well-being, including access to competitive health care and retirement benefits, vacation, mental health resources, associate discounts, and opportunities to learn, grow and advance.

If you are passionate, driven and want to make positive change, then we want you to come work for us and help us continue to drive the positive impacts our plant has been experiencing over the last couple of years!

Position Summary:

Maintain food safety and safe quality food (SQF) programs in the plant. Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute in-plant procedures and implement corporate procedures/templates to achieve and sustain compliance with Kroger Manufacturing food safety and quality requirements, including level 3 SQF system requirements.
• Oversee compliance with and maintenance of SQF systems through a process that effectively reviews, monitors and reassesses the effectiveness of all elements of the program (e.g., commitment, verification, validation, pre-requisite programs, document control, procedures, training) to ensure ongoing compliance and certification.
• Be the sites backup contact for the SQF certification bodies and during certification audits with the certification auditor.
• Assist in conducting an annual in-house SQF self-audit using the SQF audit form to review SQF program status, level of participation and commitment at plant level.
• Develop and maintain an action register to manage audit follow-ups.
• Verify employee food safety training is conducted in a timely manner with proper documentation/verification.
• Provide guidance and leadership where potential risks have been identified that could impact food safety or quality.
• Perform project related tasks as assigned by facility senior quality leader.
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
• Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF 2000 Systems.
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of microbiology and experience in a dairy/bakery or food plant.
• Associates/bachelors degree in the areas of food science or microbiology, dairy/bakery or food science.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to record testing data.
• Ability to work well with others and communicate issues.