Food Safety & Quality Assurance Specialist - Fair Oaks Farms : Job Details

Select Milk Producers is one of the nation's largest and most progressive dairy cooperatives, with 32 wholly owned subsidiaries, 12 processing plants, and 8 joint ventures including Fair Oaks Farms, Continental Dairy Facilities, Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest, Mill Haven Foods, Select Custom Solutions, GreenLink and Select Services. With over 1,000 employees, the Select Milk family of companies impacts all aspects of the dairy farm business and at the heart of our family of companies, is you.

We strive to go above and beyond what's expected in providing for our families, leading our employees, caring for our land and animals, serving our customers, producing quality milk, and serving one another. This commitment is more than our business, it's in our culture and our character. We believe in being accountable, in doing what's right, in performing at our best, in setting a higher standard.

Select Milk Producers and its subsidiaries offer attractive compensation and a best-in-class benefits package that includes but is not limited to medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and more that can be tailored for you and your family. Other benefits for eligible employees include 401(k) up to 6% company match, life and disability insurance, and paid holidays & vacation. We are proud to promote an equal employment opportunity workplace.

Reports To: Director of Facilities/HR

Position Summary: The Safety & Security Compliance Specialist is responsible for the safety & security program at Fair Oaks Farms; including but not limited to training, audits, security systems & compliance.

About Us: At Fair Oaks Farms, we provide an immersive experience where guests come to explore family-owned farms and reconnect with nature, animals, and our planet. Recognized as the #1 agritourism destination in the Midwest, we provide an escape to the country with acres of great fun, fresh food, and learning for the entire family. Our scenic campus includes a variety of offerings, enrichment programs, tours, and a connection to the community where our guests can learn about our animals, farming practices, and nutrition. We offer multiple elegant event spaces that accommodate everything from conferences to weddings and concerts. We delight our guests with our kitchen's mouth-watering farm-to-table food and provide relaxing accommodations with our on-site hotel. But our greatest strength is our founder-led team. It is the passion, entrepreneurial mindset, and hard work of over 300 dedicated team members that make a difference in the lives of our guests. Working together as a family, our team brings forth the enthusiasm, creativity, and collaboration to provide an exceptional agritourism experience for our guests and fulfill our vision to feed the world's heart, mind, and body.

Fair Oaks Farms is proud to partner with Select Milk Producers, which is one of the nation's largest and most progressive dairy cooperatives, with over 110 family-owned dairies, 32 wholly owned subsidiaries, 12 processing plants, and 8 joint ventures with other major food/beverage producers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Develops, implements, directs, and maintains the campus-wide safety food safety and quality programs, including food service and manufacturing.

* Proactively leads team in developing systems, knowledge, capabilities, and practices to comply with all applicable food safety regulations and company procedures and for process/systems/regulatory audits (such as customer, GSFI, Regulatory, and certifier).

* Conducts food safety inspections and internal audits to ensure compliance with standards. Maintains inspection records.

* Acts as an internal consultant to entity managers and trainers on food safety programs within their areas of responsibility. Ensures managers understand and follow food safety programs outlined in the food safety plan. Leads the development of orientation programs and annual training of personnel with respect to GFSI, GMP, HACCP, and PCQI requirements.

* Collaborate with members of the management team to ensure that food safety and quality training is developed and delivered

* Responsible for upkeep of entity Food Safety Plan.

* Organizes SERV Safe trainings.

* Audits food safety and quality systems, manufacturing processes, and finished products.

* Support plant audits/inspections as needed by Government agencies, Customers, and/ or Third-Party groups

* Determines what policies are needed and identifies training needs.

* Solicits input from entity managers and employees.

* Alerts entity managers if their area of responsibility is not compliant with inspections.

* Alerts HR and Director of Facilities if area remains non-compliant.

* Works with entity managers to implement root cause analysis and corrective and preventative measures to resolve problems.

* Works with the leadership team to develop and implement a culture of food safety and quality across the organization

* Other duties as assigned

Skill Requirements:

* Strong knowledge of practices involving food safety and HACCP principles

* Strong organizational skills.

* Ability of persuasion to lead through influence to obtain compliance and cooperation from a wide variety of various employees.

* Ability to analyze and evaluate people and programs.

* Maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels of the company.

* Meet physical demands of position such as walking, standing, bending, and squatting.

* Must possess strong training techniques.

* Strong understanding of risk management.

* Effective oral and written communication skills.

* Presentation skills.

Experience and Education Requirements:

* Associate or bachelor's degree in food science or related field preferred.

* HACCP certification, SQF practitioner and PCQI certification preferred

* 3-5 years equivalent combination of training, education, and/or experience that would provide required knowledge and abilities to perform duties.

* Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook