Food Safety Coordinator

Job Description

It’s an exciting time to join IFF! We are currently looking for a Food Safety Coordinator to join our Quality team South Brunswick, NJ. The Food Safety Coordinator will control/manage the IFF Food Safety program (HACCP/HARPC, GMP, Internal/External Audits) to ensure compliance with pertinent (FDA, USDA, FSMA) regulations. Responsibilities include:

• Serving as Preventive Control Qualified Individual (PCQI) to oversee the hazard analysis, preventive control process and food safety plan
• Ensuring relevant training and education of the food safety and quality management team members
• Reporting to the organization’s top management on the effectiveness and suitability of the food safety and quality management system
• Ensuring that the food safety management system, corporate/site procedures and policies related to food safety are established, implemented, maintained and updated
• Serving as the SME/key contact for all audits (customer, FSSC/GMP, Organic, Halal, FDA)
• Assisting in product recalls
• Managing onboarding training of new personnel and periodic refresher training
• Designing/executing cleaning validations
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology or related field preferred
• Must be knowledgeable in product safety and quality and ready to lead the food safety and quality management team
• Should have experience with allergens/kosher process
• Must be able to identify deficiencies and implement new strategies
• Ability to identify and resolve problems independently and with sound judgment
• Ability to consistently demonstrate accuracy, thoroughness and dependability
• Detail oriented, flexible, organized, creative, independent, enthusiastic, dependable and driven
• Establishes and maintains effective channels of communications with internal and external contacts