Food Safety Engineer Sanitation (Quality Assurance) - Columbus, OH

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
• Vacation – 3 weeks accrued vacation (1st yr. is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match of 5%
• Tuition reimbursement, the

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

• Serve as technical Subject Matter Expert of the AN Global Sanitation workstream supporting sites, projects and innovative solutions with exposure to Senior Leadership.
• Support global expansion risk assessments that provide assessment of issues, risks, schedule and resource requirements for projects.
• Gain knowledge of global AN network by supporting projects both onsite and remotely
• Create innovative solutions for sanitation food safety designs and assure associated policies comply with applicable Regulations for nutritional products and dietary supplements distributed globally.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Medical Safety, Regulatory Affairs and other areas to establish appropriate preventive control strategies and provide necessary support for implementation.
• Support with internal/external audits and inspections (FDA, ISO22000, Ministry of Health, etc) inquiries associated with food safety.
• Establish and execute policies, procedures, processes and principles to provide robust preventive controls, assure appropriate evaluation during development and provide necessary technical support.
• Collaborate with Division Engineering to design development of innovative preventive controls.
• Serve as technical support to sites to identify issues, investigate and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Effectively collaborate across all operational, technical and commercial functions at all levels of Division, company owned Plants and Third-Party Manufacturer (TPM) Management to assure product food safety requirements are successfully translated into product/process design and specifications.
• Support the impact of quality related food safety criteria on product and operational costs.
• Assure that product food safety is monitored via manufacturing non-conformances and complaints.
• Provide oversight of changes to plant work orders and TPM standard manufacturing plans, procedures and equipment/processes as they relate to food safety and testing.
• Provide around-the-clock technical support to plants regarding resolution of non-conforming exceptions as they relate to food safety.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science
• A minimum of two years or more years’ experience in plant operations or support

• Basic knowledge of applicable regulatory standards and Good Manufacturing Practices as required by the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or other regulatory bodies as appropriate for nutritional and dietary supplement products is needed. The successful incumbent will have demonstrated effective leadership and managerial skills and exhibited sound technical judgment. The individual will have experience managing in an environment with changing priorities and making appropriate risk-based decisions in the face of uncertainty. Requirements include excellent written and oral communication skills and proficiency in organizing and presenting complex technical information to upper levels of management. The position requires a broad understanding of engineering technical aspects of product/process/package design and manufacture and their impact on quality and food safety. The individual must have sufficient technical knowledge and business experience to meaningfully engage and influence technical, commercial and operations functions to ensure food safety design criteria providing necessary safety, efficacy, and regulatory compliance.

• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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