Quality Food Safety Technician

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number #165262 - Richmond, Indiana, United States

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values?Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous?we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Job Summary

The Food Safety Technician serves as the primary support for the Food Safety program and regulatory compliance, ensures that the facility and all equipment is ready by verifying all required cleaning and sanitization processes, monitors the Cleaning and Sanitation Service to ensure performance is to standard, and supports the execution of the Plant?s Quality Systems and Key Performance Indicators (KPI?s). This position will also have primary responsibility for implementing and maintaining food safety principles, HACCP, sanitization, current Good Manufacturing Practices, Integrated Pest Management, and environmental programs. In addition, this position will have primary responsibility as the backup for food safety document review, document management, and regulatory compliance.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

%

Task

15

Performs ATP and microbiological sampling for the established environmental program and cleaning and sanitization verification using aseptic technique. Troubleshoots issues and provides corrective actions for sanitation non-conformances.

15

Performs inspections of the entire facility for sanitation, pest control, and other food safety related issues. Including assigning tasks and following up on issues found.

10

Develops and implements Standard Operating Procedures (SOP?s) to ensure compliance with plant, corporate and regulatory agency policies. Assists in writing or modifying procedures related to the HACCP prerequisite programs to support food safety compliance.

10

Assists in the root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive measures for Food Safety non conformance and all-encompassing documentation

10

Responsible for updating the Food Safety KPIs and collaborate with the internal plant teams on continuous improvement and compliance initiatives to regulatory standards

10

Assists in the scheduling and coordination of the various Food Safety Plans to drive continuous improvement and compliance to the industry standards.

10

Participates in the development and review of prerequisite programs, Food Safety Site Plan, Master Sanitation Plan, and Food Safety activities.

5

Assists with the Richmond Plant HACCP program by reviewing, updating, documenting compliance, and training in the plant.

5

Executes quality and food safety training to all plant employees. Monitor and track all training to completion.

5

Collaborates with the integrated pest management professional and documents findings, corrective actions, and preventive measures.

Responsible for tracking and trending of the pest captured, findings, and reporting of results

5

Understands and comply with Hill?s policies, safety standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Food Safety. Identifies and reports Food Safety issues to management.

100

Total Percent (not to exceed 100%)

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions.

Education/ Experience Requirements

Basic qualifications include:

Bachelor's Degree and at least 1 year of experience in a manufacturing facility

Ability to work any shift including weekends

Preferred qualifications include:

Bachelor's Degree in a Science or Technical field is preferred

1 year of previous quality/food safety experience as applicable to all aspects of Food manufacturing is preferred.

Knowledge of HACCP with previous experience utilizing HACCP principles preferred.

Knowledge of SQF (Safe Quality Food) principles and requirements as it relates to pet food manufacturing.

Previous supervisory work experience.

Previous auditing experience working with AIB, SQF, FDA, or USDA.

Working knowledge of statistical software packages preferred.

Expected Areas of Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)

Proficient knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, and SPC

Proficient in reviewing and interpreting microbiological data

Excellent ability to multitask and prioritize duties

Proficient computer skills including; Google business platform

Excellent ability to understand and apply finance and accounting principles

Excellent at identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts

Excellent attention to detail

Excellent at using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to bend, climb, crawl, work in confined spaces, work in hazardous condition spaces, work in extreme weather conditions, use hazardous materials as needed, lift up to 50 lbs on continual basis, and operate mechanical lifts and ladders.

Ability to work in an environment that has a wide range of temperature variation and humidity

Walk unlimited distances and walk up the stairs during every workday

Perceive visual and audible alarms and telephones while wearing hearing protection

Receive and transmit radio communication

Comfortable working in elevated spaces

Leadership Competencies

Effective Execution

Teamwork and Collaboration

Analysis / Decision Making

Functional Competencies

Managing Materials and Services

Managing Production

EHS and Quality

Cross-Functional Competencies

Supply Chain Systems and Analysis

EHS and Quality Leadership

Cross Organizational Collaboration

Managing with Respect Competencies

Communicate Effectively

Give and Seek Feedback

Promotes Teamwork

Set the Example

Values Unique Contributions

Working Relationships (Key partnerships and reporting relationships)

Does this position supervise:

No

Quality, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, EOHS, HR, Finance, Procurement, etc.

External Cleaning and Sanitation Services & other supply vendors

Travel Requirements

Expected percentage of travel:

Up to 5%

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range $ - $ USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our purpose starts with our people ? ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve ?and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

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should you require accommodation.

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