Food Safety and Quality Specialist
Our client is a well-established multinational manufacturer within the food production and pet nutrition sector. They are currently seeking a Food Safety and Quality Specialist to join their team in the Samutprakarn area.
This position supports food safety and quality programs within the manufacturing facility, working closely with Operations and Customer Service to ensure products are tested, compliant, and released on time in line with quality and food safety standards.
Responsibilities
This position supports food safety and quality programs within the manufacturing facility, working closely with Operations and Customer Service to ensure products are tested, compliant, and released on time in line with quality and food safety standards.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for ensuring product samples are composited, tested, and cleared prior to shipment to support the positive release program. Create COA’s in accordance with quality assurance testing program.
- Responsible for ensuring raw materials are in specification, logged in, tested as appropriate, and cleared for use.
- Maintain the Quality Assurance Laboratory including calibration and routine maintenance of laboratory instrumentation.
- Order and maintain inventory of laboratory supplies.
- Review quality and production records to ensure compliance to programs and documentation requirements. This includes records for cleaning and sanitation, CCPs and IFS shop orders.
- Support the environmental monitoring program by performing swabbing activities, collecting samples, and ensuring proper testing is performed.
- Develop, maintain, and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions and Record as required.
- Conduct food safety audits to ensure Good Hygiene Practices and Food Safety Program are being followed.
- Support the Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure all practices are executed in accordance with these standards.
- Participate in root cause investigations and CAPA for food safety and quality issues that arise.
- Participate in problem solving initiatives in accordance with EBOS principles to resolve customer complaints.
- Work closely with Operations and Customer Service to ensure that customer orders are shipped on time and without any quality concerns.
- Bachelor’s Degree from four-years college or university in Food Safety, Food Science and technology, Biological Science, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Microbiology, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Have an experience related with quality assurance of food manufacturing companies for at least 5 years.
- Proficiency in spoken, reading, and writing in Thai and English.
- Knowledge of food safety standards including Good Hygiene Practices (GHPs), HACCP, FSSC22000, BRC, ISO22000, IFS or SQF.
- Ability to maintain accurate records relating to jobs as they are planned, performed and completed.
- Good interpersonal communication skills to interact effectively with peers, co-workers, scientists, researchers, supervisors, customers and vendors as required.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical materials.
- Proficient skill level in MS Office Applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Knowledge of safety practices applicable to laboratory and manufacturing environments and ability to follow designated safety procedures.
