Senior Food Safety Specialist (Japanese Bilingual
2 days ago
El Monte
Job Title: Senior Food Safety Specialist (Bilingual in Japanese) Location: El Monte, California, United States Setup: Onsite Term: Fulltime and Permanent Pay Ranges: $27.00 - $38.00/hr Responsibilities: Provides documents to customers when requested – spec sheet, raw material specifications (Origin, quality, standards of ingredients used in production), Audit Certificates (Audit Checklist, Certificate of Analysis – lab tests), letter of guarantee, etc. • Develops and maintains Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) food safety plans, and prerequisite programs such as Sanitation, Good Manufacturing/Distribution Practice (GMP)'s for food storage and distribution, Food Defense, Recall, Allergen and Supplier Verification (Vendor's Program), • Verifies imported products’ labeling and ingredients; assure they are in compliance with US regulations., • Prevents defects by investigating non-conformities, their root causes, and implementing corrective actions, • Ensures all required documents are ready as scheduled for audits, HACCP verifications, and equipment calibrations, • Identifies solutions by analyzing product quality and food safety issues, • Investigates customer complaints about quality discrepancies and takes corrective actions; responds to customers in a timely manner, • Conducts monthly internal audits to discover any quality discrepancies; works closely with warehouse management to adapt corrective actions in time., • Researches import regulations and required documents for products under USDA/APHIS/FSIS jurisdiction, • Assists in facility food safety internal audits as well as manages third party audits., • Works with the appropriate management personnel to audit and approve the selected co-packers, suppliers, and storage facilities. Conducts monthly internal audits and works closely with warehouse management to implement any corrective actions., • Ensures documentations for audits, equipment calibration, and HACCP related verification records are completed as scheduled., • Develops and maintains Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans and other prerequisite food safety programs such as Sanitation, Good Manufacturing/Distribution Practice (GMP)'s for food storage and distribution, Food Defense, Recall, Allergen and Supplier Verification (Vendor's Program)., • Implements, maintains, and improves all quality systems (i.e. HACCP, FSMA GFSI, Pest, Sanitation etc)., • Develops, maintains, and revises updates of all Quality and Food Safety SOPs., • Oversight of facility pest control programs to include in-house program and contracted program from external service providers., • Receives and companies with inspectors from governmental agencies (e.g., USDA, Local Health Department) for onsite inspection., • Travels frequently to support other branches to solve their safety related issues., • Attends Company events and functions outside of normal working hours, • Attends semiannual inventory count on designated day, possibly on a weekend, • Other duties as assigned Physical Requirements: • This role requires the ability to perform essential duties in a seated position for extended periods, with or without reasonable accommodation.., • This role may require business travel by car and/or airplane. Travel requirements can be met with or without reasonable accommodation., • This role requires the ability to perform computer-based tasks for extended periods, with or without reasonable accommodation., • This role may occasionally require reaching, bending, kneeling, and lifting items up to 25 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation. Working Conditions: • Work is performed indoors., • The noise level may range from normal to loud. These conditions can be reasonably accommodated where needed Other Requirements: • Business-level proficiency in English (spoken, written, reading, and listening) is required to perform essential job duties, such as [e.g., communicating with internal teams and clients]., • Business-level proficiency Required in Japanese (spoken, written, reading, and listening) is required due to [e.g., regular interaction with Japanese-speaking clients and documentation], • Required to verify product labels in Japanese preferred, • Maintains a positive attitude, • Able to work independently and as a team, • Able to adapt to frequent changes in assignments and workload, • Bachelor’s Degree required; Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or other relevant studies strongly preferred, • 3+ years of food safety or other relevant experience preferred Knowledge and Skills: • Knowledge of food safety procedures, • Demonstrates basic Microsoft Office proficiency, • Demonstrates strong organizational skills and attention to detail, • Possesses basic mathematical knowledge such as markups, discounts, counting inventory, weight and measurement conversions, combining, etc., • Has strong communications and interpersonal skills, • Has strong customer service and problem-solving skills, • Knowledge of Japanese foods and liquors preferred