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IFF Product Safety Technician in Rochester, New York
Product Safety Technician
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Date:May 15, 2024
Location: Rochester, NY, US, 14623
Company: IFF Family of Companies
Job Description
Product Safety Technician - Rochester, NY
We are looking for a Product Safety Technician for our Quality Assurance team to be responsible for supporting the Rochester Laboratory in a manufacturing setting. This includes routine Environmental testing, Raw Material Verification and supporting site Pre-requisite programs.
The responsibilities will include (but are not limited to) the following:
Participate in the maintenance of the quality and food safety documentation system.
Perform production room pre-operational inspections and sanitation verification.
Performs verification activities related to production staging of raw materials including but not limited to, material verification and SAP transaction verification for traceability.
Acts as a facilitator/coach on the production floor to highlight and address Good Manufacturing Best practices.
Performs environmental sampling of the facilities following established Quality Protocols
Participates on the Food Safety team.
Assists Quality Assurance Team by being responsive to any problem relative to the Food Safety Management System by acting quickly and efficiently alleviating difficulties as necessary.
Understand and follow Good Manufacturing Practices for the care, handling and storage of food products; report any known or observed violations to management. Utilize HACCP philosophy and procedures in everyday work routine.
Support the implementation of Dietary Supplement certification.
Adhering to all quality systems including ISO 20000 Food Safety, FAMI-QS and NSF Dietary Supplements.
Acts in compliance with all company policies including, but not limited to: Quality, Safety, Food/Feed Safety, Environmental, GMPs, Dietary Supplements and HACCP-HARPC.
You are a qualified candidate if:
You have a minimum of a Bachelors degree in biology or microbiology, chemistry (or equivalent) and at least 3-5 years related work experience.
You have experience in document review and document control management.
You have strong computer skills (required); proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
You have experience in a manufacturing facility with some fundamental knowledge of Quality Assurance (preferred)
You have good organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
You have strong computer skills (required) with SAP knowledge (preferred)
You have a good work ethic with high work standards.
You have excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively prioritize, organize, and plan responsibilities to meet customers’ needs.
You have strong teamwork and interpersonal skills to work with a very interactive and self-directed work team.
You have working knowledge of SharePoint (preferred)
Hourly Rate Range - $24.50/hr. - 26.00/hr.
New hires for this position also receive a sign on bonus of $1,000!