Junior R&D Quality & Food Safety Consultant

Job Description

Job Description:

*Note: This is 1 year contract (with possible extension)

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the Microbiological Verification, Environmental Monitoring, Mycotoxin, Allergens, and other Food Safety related programs.
• Assist with root cause analysis investigations of food safety incidents and aid in the effective implementation of corrective/preventive actions.
• Help implement external food safety requirements such as regulations or customer needs into procedures or best practices for site.
• Resampling products in support of the Sensory program, to include sensory panel training, pulling samples, and checking KQAs against product specs.
• Scanning documents and inbound paperwork to assist with inbound verification activities.
• Technical input to Value Stream related activities (new equipment installation, etc.).
• Reduce incidents related to change management through building capability with operations and reliability on risk assessments.
• Implement Global company’s Standards into the Value Stream & drive to full compliance.
• General department support as needed - to include document review, document creation, and administrative tasks.

Experience:

• Formal education and/or 2-5 years of experience in a Quality, Food Safety, Product Development, or Quality Process Lab role.
• Fresh graduate or food safety experience (HACCP, CCP/OPRP, Environmental monitoring, microbiology).
• A candidate that has worked in manufacturing or a new graduate – transitioning career fields is not ideal for this position – experience and/or knowledge should be in place to begin the role.

Skills:

• Someone who enjoys problem solving and root cause analysis.
• A candidate that is motivated – our team is slim currently, and we need additional help on-board to fill in resource gaps.
• Must Have: Food Safety/Production, or fresh graduate.
• Software: Excel, Teams. Good to Have: HACCP, EMP, Micro experience
• Your training will be on-the-job. Please do not expect to receive a corporate on-boarding experience. Team expectations are aligned with train-as-you-go experience, and performance assessment will be aligned with the lack of formal on-boarding.

Education:

• Required: B.S. Chemistry, Biology, Food Science, Packaging, Product Development, Public Health
• Preferred: B.S. in Food Safety or MPH or MSc Food Safety/Chemistry

Certifications (Plus to have):

PCQI, FDQI, ISO 22000 Lead Auditor

Recruiter Details:

Name: Nil Mukherjee

Email: nil@ustechsolutionsinc.com

Internal Id: 25-40879

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com.

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.