Director of Food Safety
Company: George DeLallo Company
Location: Penn
Posted on: May 6, 2024
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Job Description:
You must be local, relocation not offered. You must work on-site
at our 3 facilities outside of Pittsburgh, PA. We are not offering
sponsorship. DeLallo's is currently seeking a qualified Director of
Food Safety and Quality Assurance responsible for overseeing the
Food Safety and Quality Systems for the various facilities of the
George DeLallo Company. Essential Functions: Specific duties
include but are not limited to: Primary Penn Facility
Responsibilities: Create and oversee the required components of a
Food Safety and Quality System for the Penn Production Facility of
the George DeLallo Co. Inc. Create and assimilate all updates to
the HACCP plan and serve as the HACCP Coordinator Maintain SQF
Practitioner Certification Coordinate FSMA Preventive Controls
Program SQF System for Manufacturing, Food Defense and Food Quality
Interact regularly with the Site Managers Oversee Food Safety
Managers in all DeLallo Facilities Oversee the creation and
maintenance of all pre-requisite programs such as GMP'S, Allergen
control, Sanitation, SOP'S, SSOP'S, Recall, Traceability, Food
Security, Raw Materials Testing, and Finished Product Testing.
Coordinate all audits including Internal, Regulatory, 2nd Party and
3rd Party audits Serve as primary contact for all regulatory
agencies and accompany regulatory inspectors Serve as the primary
contact for all second and third party audits to include customer
audits and SQF audits. Determine the "Release or "Hold" of Finished
Goods Remain current on updates to State and Federal Food Safety
Regulations; and notify upper management of changes affecting
DeLallo operations Oversee the Penn Production facility operations
to ensure control is maintained over the process; both directly and
indirectly through the Quality Control Specialist Educate, direct
oversee all duties of the Quality Control Specialist Educate
Production Staff and Management regarding Food Safety, HACCP,
GMP'S, Personal Hygiene, Food Borne Illness, SOP'S, Principles of
Sanitation, and Food Security Coordinate Chemical and Sanitation
training for Sanitation Staff Update and oversee proper methods and
sanitation of production facility Oversee and assist the Q.C.
Specialist in reviewing labels and tags for all DeLallo items Meet
regularly with Plant Operations Manager and Supervisors regarding
strategic planning, new projects, new items, updates to food safety
and quality systems, daily issues, change control, complaints.
Conduct evaluations of vendors by conducting on-site audits.
Perform Daily QC checks on the production line to support the QC
Specialist or as a backup. Perform Shelf Life Studies on
perspective new products and work with Product Development to
ensure food safety measures are considered for new items Obtain
Nutrition Facts for all new items Provide microbiological testing
when appropriate for Environmental Listeria, Salmonella, Coliform,
Aerobic Plate Counts, Yeasts and Molds Company-Wide
Responsibilities: Create and oversee the Raw Materials Testing
Program instituted at the New Stanton Warehouse; and provide
technical expertise and decision making for the Raw Materials
Manage the company-wide complaint system; including responding to
consumers; conducting follow-up investigations, and determining
compensation Provide technical expertise to the company
Administration and Sales Department regarding all Food Safety and
regulatory issues to include those involving the Jeannette Store,
New Stanton Warehouse, and Olive Production Facility in California.
Primary responder to technical questions raised by Corporate
Customers of DeLallo to include all major chains and their
regulators In cooperation with the QC Specialist; completing all
information requests by our customers and our Sales Team. Working
with New Product Development Team and Anthony DiPietro to qualify
new products and discuss options with potential new vendors. Visit
production facilities of new vendors Arrange for chemical and/or
microbiological testing with private laboratories when appropriate
Coordinate Mock Recalls, and Recalls for the entire company Conduct
Internal Audits Required Skills: Ability to communicate clearly and
effectively, both verbally and in writing Must be able to
understand scientific technical writing along with government
regulations Must be able to communicate in a professional manner
with customer representatives, auditors, government officials, and
all departments and levels of management and personnel within the
George DeLallo Company Ability to read, write and make calculations
as they pertain to the job task Must be able to organize daily work
and tasks of staff in an efficient manner. Required Education:
Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in a science field such as Biology,
Chemistry, Food Science, or related fields of study Preferred
advance degree Employment Type: Full Time Years Experience: 5 - 10
years Bonus/Commission: No
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