Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood
Raw Material Audit Technician
Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245
Summary
Implement Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) raw material audit support/evaluation program and inspection/audit process to ensure compliance of raw material products to agreed upon specifications at a Sysco Specialty Meat Group location.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Physically and visually assess quality attributes (color, size, defects, mispacks, etc.) of raw materials against supplier or governmental specifications; utilize email and electronic monitoring system to submit claims to suppliers on products not meeting product specifications; follow up with suppliers on claims; work closely with FSQA, Merchandising, and/or Accounting Department to insure claims are paid; assist in employee training of FSQA programs, policies and procedures regarding raw material auditing.
Occasional/Marginal Job Duties Provide assistance when necessary for FSQA Technician activities: program monitoring, product evaluations, plant visits, supplier/customer communication; assist as needed in any manner during emergency situations determined by the plant President or GM to be paramount to the business.
Organizational Relationships Frequently interacts with SSMG Personnel; Operations; Sales; Merchandising; and supplier/customer personnel.
Qualification Requirements Incumbent must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience High school equivalent education with some post‑high‑school education preferred. One to three years of meat and/or seafood industry experience at a federal CFIA/FDA meat and/or seafood processing plant (as appropriate). Knowledge of meat, poultry and/or seafood products including product specifications. Experience as a Quality Assurance or Quality Control Technician in a meat or seafood processing plant is desirable.
Language Skills Ability to write reports, basic business correspondence, and to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers in English.
Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability Ability to define problems, collect data and establish facts; interpret basic technical instructions.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Valid driver’s license.
Other Skills and Abilities Ability to use personal computer, lab equipment, food preparation equipment and office communication equipment.
Physical Demands The employee is regularly required to talk or hear, use hands to handle objects, occasionally stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Plant audits and inspections may require lifting products up to 100 pounds and inspection requires working on a moving line and visual inspection.
Work Environment The work environment includes exposure to fumes or airborne particles, occasional work near mechanical parts and in high, precarious places, wet or humid conditions, extreme cold, and risk of radiation. Noise level is usually moderate. Plants, remote in‑transit processing facilities and Sysco Operating Companies contain moderate/loud noise and exposure to fumes and mechanical hazards. Refrigerated environments are common.
Comments Formal job training in TQM principles, SPC, would be beneficial. Formal quality and sensory analysis training would be helpful. Raw meat or seafood industry experience will be accepted in lieu of combined experience.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities Physically and visually assess quality attributes (color, size, defects, mispacks, etc.) of raw materials against supplier or governmental specifications; utilize email and electronic monitoring system to submit claims to suppliers on products not meeting product specifications; follow up with suppliers on claims; work closely with FSQA, Merchandising, and/or Accounting Department to insure claims are paid; assist in employee training of FSQA programs, policies and procedures regarding raw material auditing.
Occasional/Marginal Job Duties Provide assistance when necessary for FSQA Technician activities: program monitoring, product evaluations, plant visits, supplier/customer communication; assist as needed in any manner during emergency situations determined by the plant President or GM to be paramount to the business.
Organizational Relationships Frequently interacts with SSMG Personnel; Operations; Sales; Merchandising; and supplier/customer personnel.
Qualification Requirements Incumbent must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience High school equivalent education with some post‑high‑school education preferred. One to three years of meat and/or seafood industry experience at a federal CFIA/FDA meat and/or seafood processing plant (as appropriate). Knowledge of meat, poultry and/or seafood products including product specifications. Experience as a Quality Assurance or Quality Control Technician in a meat or seafood processing plant is desirable.
Language Skills Ability to write reports, basic business correspondence, and to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers in English.
Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability Ability to define problems, collect data and establish facts; interpret basic technical instructions.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations Valid driver’s license.
Other Skills and Abilities Ability to use personal computer, lab equipment, food preparation equipment and office communication equipment.
Physical Demands The employee is regularly required to talk or hear, use hands to handle objects, occasionally stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Plant audits and inspections may require lifting products up to 100 pounds and inspection requires working on a moving line and visual inspection.
Work Environment The work environment includes exposure to fumes or airborne particles, occasional work near mechanical parts and in high, precarious places, wet or humid conditions, extreme cold, and risk of radiation. Noise level is usually moderate. Plants, remote in‑transit processing facilities and Sysco Operating Companies contain moderate/loud noise and exposure to fumes and mechanical hazards. Refrigerated environments are common.
Comments Formal job training in TQM principles, SPC, would be beneficial. Formal quality and sensory analysis training would be helpful. Raw meat or seafood industry experience will be accepted in lieu of combined experience.
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