QUALITY FOOD SAFETY TECHNICIAN JOB DETAILS

No Relocation Assistance Offered #  - Richmond, Indiana, United States Who We Are Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet.
Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.
We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.
If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!   Job Summary   The Food Safety Technician serves as the primary support for the Food Safety program and regulatory compliance, ensures that the facility and all equipment is ready by verifying all required cleaning and sanitization processes, monitors the Cleaning and Sanitation Service to ensure performance is to standard, and supports the execution of the Plant’s Quality Systems and Key Performance Indicators.
This position will also have primary responsibility for implementing and maintaining food safety principles, HACCP, sanitization, current Good Manufacturing Practices, Coordinated Pest Management, and environmental programs.
In addition, this position will have primary responsibility as the backup for food safety document review, document management, and regulatory compliance.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities.
Performs ATP and microbiological sampling for the established environmental program and cleaning and sanitization verification using aseptic technique.
Troubleshoots issues and provides corrective actions for sanitation non-conformances.
Performs inspections of the entire facility for sanitation, pest control, and other food safety related issues.
Including assigning tasks and following up on issues found.
Develops and implements Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to ensure compliance with plant, corporate and regulatory agency policies.
Assists in writing or modifying procedures related to the HACCP prerequisite programs to support food safety compliance.
Assists in the root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive measures for Food Safety non conformance and all-encompassing documentation.
Responsible for updating the Food Safety critical metrics and collaborate with the internal plant teams on continuous improvement and compliance initiatives to regulatory standards.
Assists in the scheduling and coordination of the various Food Safety Plans to drive continuous improvement and compliance to the industry standards.
Participates in the development and review of prerequisite programs, Food Safety Site Plan, Master Sanitation Plan, and Food Safety activities.
Completes quality and food safety training to all plant employees.
Monitor and track all training to completion.
Collaborates with the coordinated pest management professional and documents findings, corrective actions, and preventive measures.
Responsible for tracking and trending of the pest gathered, findings, and reporting of results.
Understands and align with Hill’s policies, safety standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Food Safety.
Identifies and reports Food Safety issues to management.
Basic qualifications include.
Bachelor’s Degree in a Science or Technical field At least 1 year of experience in a manufacturing facility.
Ability to work any shift including weekends.
Preferred qualifications include.
1 year of previous quality/food safety experience as applicable to all aspects of Food manufacturing is preferred.
Knowledge of HACCP with previous experience applying HACCP principles preferred.
Knowledge of SQF (Safe Quality Food) principles and requirements as it relates to pet food manufacturing.
Previous auditing experience working with AIB, SQF, FDA, or USDA.
Proven understanding of statistical software packages preferred.
Compensation and Benefits Salary Range $ USD Pay is based on multiple non-discriminatory, individualized factors including but not limited to experience, job-related knowledge and education, skills and office/market location.
In addition to base salary, salaried employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing and, for Executive-level (salary grade 16 and above) roles only, long-term incentives in the form of Restricted Stock Units and/or Stock Options.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefits plans then in effect, all salaried employees are also eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes.
Insurance.
Employees (and their eligible dependents) are eligible to participate in Company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Disability insurance plans.
Retirement Plans.
Employees are eligible to enroll in Colgate's 401(k) plan, which provides for company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements Vacation/PTO.
Employees receive a minimum of 15 days of vacation/PTO leave annually Paid Holidays.
Employees receive a minimum of 13 paid/floating holidays annually Paid Sick Leave.
Based on location and consistent with applicable state and local law, employees receive a minimum of 40 hours of paid sick leave on January 1st of each year Paid Parental Leave.
Eligible employees may take up to eight weeks of paid parental leave and 12 weeks of unpaid leave (varies for employees with fewer than 12 months of service and is subject to hours worked requirements) Our Commitment to Sustainability With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact.
We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.
Equal Opportunity Employer Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.
Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities.
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