What are the responsibilities and job description for the Central Market - Store Food Safety Leader - DFW position at H-E-B?
Responsibilities
Job Summary: As a Food Safety Leader, you'll oversee all food safety and food safety compliance for perishable, non-perishable, and food service departments. You'll manage Store food safety operations through coordination and utilization of quality assurance and regulatory compliance programs.
Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions
Work Experience
Qualifications & Key Requirements:
Last revised: 9/1/2020
Job Summary: As a Food Safety Leader, you'll oversee all food safety and food safety compliance for perishable, non-perishable, and food service departments. You'll manage Store food safety operations through coordination and utilization of quality assurance and regulatory compliance programs.
Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions
- Manages / executes food safety programs, including HACCP or HACCP-based programs as directed
- Manages / conducts HACCP based food safety audits and assessments as required
- Manages all food safety technology for the facility
- Serves as Safe Quality Food (SQF) Practitioner
- Assists in conducting facility plan review for food safety and sanitation compliance as directed
- Leads response and follow up on any site pest control issues
- Provides food safety expertise and support for emergency response events or crisis situations (e.g., power outages, hot water loss, natural disasters, pandemic response)
- Provides input on food safety issues to other team members
- Works closely with Central Market Managers, Quality Assurance Food Safety Managers; functions as a liaison for food safety communication, programs, and issues as directed
- Provides support in administration and facilitation of the Certified Food Manager (CFM) training program for all Partners
- Completes / maintains all required administrative reports accurately and on time
- Provides communications support with state and local regulatory agencies, as assigned
- Assists Regulatory Affairs in administration of / compliance with company recalls; focuses on 100% compliance on Class I recalls
- Provides support for regulatory changes that would impact CM / H-E-B, as assigned
- Assists with regulatory compliance issues at warehouse, transportation, distribution or store level as needed
- Conducts investigations of complaints to protect CM / H-E-B liability and avoid negative customer perception
- Serves as food safety liaison to state and local level regulatory agencies
- Assists with development of VTAs, process documents, etc.
Work Experience
Qualifications & Key Requirements:
- of related experience in food safety -
- including manufacturing environments -
- Extensive experience in auditing and statistics -
- Experience in retail -
- Advanced knowledge of all food safety requirements -
- Knowledge of regulatory food laws and internal policies and procedures -
- Knowledge of basic business principles (preferred) -
- Familiarity with HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Retail Practices, thermal processing, Code of Federal Regulations, FDA Food Code, Texas Retail Food Establishment rules, statistics, integrated pest management, and auditing practices -
- Advanced PC skills -
- Strong interpersonal skills; emotional intelligence -
- Strong verbal / written communication skills -
- Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills -
- Strong organization and time-management skills -
- Negotiating skills -
- Bilingual (English - Spanish) skills (preferred) -
- Ability to foster and steer a safe work environment -
- Ability to solve quality-related problems -
- Ability to work in a team environment -
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between projects / tasks -
- Ability to work independently with some supervision -
- Adaptability -
- in food science, or a related field -
- Required -
- Completion of all required Company / Store training and certifications upon hire - Required
- Function in a fast-paced store and office environment
- Maintain appropriate internal certifications (e.g., Certified Food Manager - proctor and trainer, HACCP) as required
- Work extended hours and rotating schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays
- Travel by car or plane with overnight stays
- Work in multiple temperature zones
- Safely maneuver the facility without breaking OSHA regulations
- Stand, sit, stoop, bend, kneel, or lay in a prone position
- Lift 20 lbs on a regular basis
- Wear self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and other personal protective equipment (PPE) when needed
Last revised: 9/1/2020