Lab Food Safety Technician

Hilmar Cheese Company is seeking a Lab Food Safety Technician to ensure accurate data transmission and conduct audits and spot checks to maintain food safety programs. The successful candidate will be responsible for gathering samples, performing chemical tests, and monitoring environmental conditions.

Requirements

• Ensure prompt transmission of accurate data and information to the plant and Food Safety staff regarding trends, concerns and plant observations.
• Conduct audits and spot checks as assigned along with regularly scheduled monitoring of chemical handling/receiving, Hygiene zone, HACCP CCP Verifications, GMP checks, equipment inspections, pest control and audit finding verifications.
• Assist with assigned projects and responsibilities as need.
• Work well with minimal supervision
• Must be able to follow detailed instructions.
• Be able to effectively communicate with all departments
• Must be able to multi-task and organize priorities
• Display critical thinking and trouble shooting skills
• Active participation and ownership in your training and development program and associated activities, classes and events, which will be held before, during, after shifts and during scheduled days off.
• Help coach and train teammates and participate in on the job, buddy training.
• Place high priority on food safety and sanitation by understanding and executing HCC's food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
• Hold self and others accountable to HCC's food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates.
• Participate in food safety and sanitation root cause analysis and improvement activities when required.
• Prioritize safety above all other job duties by having a safety first approach at all times.
• Report any safety issues, observations, opportunities to your teams and follow up.
• Participate in departmental safety teams.
• Annual completion of OSHA required safety training.
• Promote Company Culture
• Achieve common business goals through cooperative alignment with all departments.