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EverGrain is an ingredient venture whose purpose is to make products healthier, taste better, and more sustainable. The business was launched by Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2019 and features new technology that repurposes brewers grain barley to produce plant protein ingredients.
As a Food Safety & Quality Analyst, you will play a crucial role in safeguarding the safety and quality of our product. You will be responsible for conducting various food safety and quality testing procedures, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and supporting the implementation of our food safety plan. Your expertise in food safety and quality assurance will be essential to maintaining the highest standards for our products. You will also be responsible for identifying and addressing potential food safety risks and ensuring that our manufacturing processes adhere to best practices. This role will be reporting to the Food Safety and QA Supervisor.
Responsibilities:
- Meeting all applicable food regulations and complying with the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards (i.e. FSSC 22000, BRC, SQF)
- Supporting the Food Safety Team in the implementation of an effective Food Safety plan focused on the elimination of biological, chemical, physical and economically motivated hazards from our foods
- Comprehend and support plant protocols and programs, as well as facility systems, including informational/operational/management systems such as Acadia, QMS, Fishbowl, TraceGains.
- Performing direct observations, monitoring and documentation of the Quality Management System (QMS) including procedures, records, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), and PQC
- Maintain the safety, legality and quality of each ingredient and the processes used to manufacture
- Reduce customer/consumer complaints for foods manufactured on site
- Holding product based on food safety or quality non-conformances
- Initiating and driving root cause investigations for food safety & quality related deviations.
- Participating in sensory evaluation to identifying possible defects
- Responsible for internal audits on a weekly basis on each area (pest control, operational methods, maintenance for food safety, sanitation, personnel practices, etc.)
- Collecting samples and analyzing at specified stages in the production process for evaluating compliance to specification
- Performing maintenance hygiene verification inspections
- Responsible for CIP verification, pre-operational inspections, collecting pre-op cleaning verification swabs and reporting any concerns or deviations to their supervisor
- Writing Food Safety daily summaries of the production shift
- Collecting environmental monitoring pathogen control swabs
- Other duties may be assigned
Job Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Food Science, or comparable program. (Or equivalent combination of education and experience)
- PCQI certification preferred
- HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points) preferred
- Training in a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standard such as FSSC 22000, BRC or SQF preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Office and basic PC skills
- Good writing, analytical, and critical thinking skills
- Detail oriented, and possess strong decision-making ability
- Ability to keep accurate records
- Able to work overtime when required
Job Requirements:
- Able to lift 50 pounds
- Able to walk up and down stairs
- Work in varying temperatures and climates