Quality Assistant (Trinidad)

The Quality Assistant will assist in driving the organization’s quality objectives by ensuring that all stakeholders perform duties to the required regulatory and organizational standards.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Engage and follow up with departments to ensure that audit items are closed
• Conduct sensory product evaluation and analytical testing related to chlorine testing, quaternary components, and temperature testing
• Assist in HACCP audits/inspections of selected departments, divisions, and suppliers/ sub-contractors to ensure specifications are achieved and maintained.
• Reports on status of audits/inspections and ensure the necessary corrective actions are taken
• Collect microbiological swab/ food/ water / ice samples from environmental sites testing for total bacterial counts and interpret/ evaluate results for food safety and address unsatisfactory results immediately to ensure corrective actions are taken and maintained
• Report occurrences of out-of-spec results to the Quality Manager in a timely manner
• Create and maintain a documented HACCP Plan specific to the facility and operations. Monitor compliance to SOP and SSOP in accordance with the plan
• Evaluate all CCPs CPs, GMPs and pre-requisite programs at all specific areas according to company HACCP Program.
• Review periodically the Quality and Food Safety of products, services, processes to ensure that our Quality and Food Safety targets are met
• Supports additional projects being carried out by the wider Quality department
• Provides associated administrative and other support to supervisor and team, towards the attainment of departmental goals and objectives
• Comply with all policies and procedures including but not limited to HACCP, Food Safety, HR and HSSE, to reduce the occurrence of accidents and incidents that may impede the maintenance of the highest food quality standards
• Perform any other related duties as assigned by line manager.

ACADEMIC & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

•  Bachelor’s degree in food science or related quality and food safety certification or related field.
• At least two (2) years’ experience in a similar role
• Strong knowledge of GMP’s and HACCP principles
• Experience in the Food industry an asset
• Proficiency in Office 365 Applications: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Outlook

Interested applicants are asked to kindly submit resumes by 
November 25^th 2024