Quality Systems HACCP Supervisor at Walter Findlay – Caldwell, Idaho
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About This Position
About the Findlay business Group
Findlay Food Coatings Ltd was established in 2013 to operate in the USA. Two Powder Blending sites were built in Idaho to provide Batter Coating solutions primarily to produce specialist coatings for French fries.
Findlay is still a family-owned international company with a reputation for innovation, thinking outside of the box and delivering what it says it will. Part of The Findlay Family Group of businesses that have been in operation for over 100 years and is currently in its fourth generation of family management with the fifth oncoming. Originally a local bread bakery, we grew into the largest plant bread producer on the East Coast of New Zealand. Our head office is located at the edge of the world in Gisborne, New Zealand.
About the role
The open position of Quality Systems HACCP Supervisor is a newly created position at our company. The primary hours are Mon-Fri Day Shift (8/9 am - 5/6 pm) at our Caldwell facility and potentially one day a week at our Nampa facility. It may require some work outside of these hours, on occasion, to support the plant’s needs.
What you'll do
The key purpose of this role is:
To maintain the HACCP and food safety programs for our Idaho facilities
To provide quality assurance support to ensure the food products we manufacture are safe and our business is protected
To promote a Quality and Food Safety mindset that demonstrates our commitment to best practices
This role primarily works in Caldwell with the on-site Quality Systems Manager but also has strong lines of communication with the Idaho Plant Manager.
Responsibilities will include, but is not limited to, the following activities:
Alignment with our Strategic Plan
Supervision of the Quality Testing Laboratory and its personnel (we perform physical testing of batters, no microbiological testing) and providing back-up support when needed
Maintaining the HACCP program
Participating in BRC audits and supporting the daily activities needed to maintain compliance to audit and customer standards
Leading the HACCP-Food Safety Team with meetings and traceability exercises
Assisting with risk assessments, vulnerability assessments and new product launches
Maintaining the Raw Material and Supplier Approval Program by obtaining and monitoring documentation
Initiating improvements of quality assurance programs
Assisting and supporting the production team as needed
To contribute and add value to FFCL through continuous improvements of processes, systems, and practices.
As this role is newly created, responsibilities will evolve to include other critical business needs, so we are looking for someone adaptable and willing to grow with us!
Ability to work with MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) required along with a detail-oriented mindset and accurate completion of documentation. Preference will be given to someone with previous food safety experience.
Job Type: Full-time - 90 working day probationary period.
Please Note: as we are a food production facility, we adhere to GMP's including the wearing of hair coverings, no jewelry or watches, no fingernail polish or fake eyelashes or nails, and in the production & warehouse area, uniforms are required (we provide).
Qualifications
Please answer the following in your resume:
Do you have any Food Safety and/or HACCP experience, and if so, how many years?
What is your experience in quality assurance, food laboratory testing or food manufacturing?
Have you completed High School or HS equivalent?
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: US$60K-70K
Benefits:
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Vision insurance
Schedule:
8-hour shift
Monday to Friday
Education:
High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Shift availability:
Day Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person