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Food
FoodSafetyEngineer
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“Food Safety Engineer. Skills: Food Safety Plan implementation, Food Safety Risk Assessment, HACCP Principles, GMP, Hygiene & Sanitation, Validation, CAPA Activities. Ensure Food Safety Plan is implemented as per Abbott's Internal Policies & External Requirements. Changes in Products, Production Processes, Equipments, Facilities etc are evaluated from Food Safety Risk Assessment with Mitigation Plans till Execution”
What You'll Achieve.
Keep Site's Food Safety Management System Live & Breathing with Continuous Improvement; Food Safety Risks are proactively identified & appropriately mitigated; Learnings are built effectively in system to avoid repeat incidents
Industry & Context.
Critical & Strategic thinking in order to go in depth understanding of Site Operations and related complex issues and provide the best feasible solutions at all levels
Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time, Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's Degree in Food Technology/ Daity Technology/ Food Engineering/ Microbiology/ Pharma with relavant experience in Plant Quality/ Food Safety/ GMP/ Hygiene & Sanitation, Understanding and application of HACCP Principles with in depth understanding of Physical, Chemical & Microbiological Hazards with focus on food borne pathogen knowledge, Cleaning & Sanitation principles including Mode of Actions of chemicals, Integrated Pest Control & Management, Critical & Strategic thinking in order to go in depth understanding of Site Operations and related complex issues and provide the best feasible solutions at all levels, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Project Management Skills
Nice to Have
Experience of 7 to 10 years in Dairy/ Food/ Nutritional Powder Manufacturing Facility with emphasis on Infant Powder is preferred
What You'll Do.
Ensure Food Safety Plan is implemented as per Abbott's Internal Policies & External Requirements
Facilities etc are evaluated from Food Safety Risk Assessment with Mitigation Plans till Execution
Provide oversight to Plant GMP
Cleaning & Sanitation
Validation & CAPA Activities linked with Food Safety
Support cascade of Global Food Safety Initiatives at Shop Floor Level
Review & Improve Site Food Safety Plan through End to End Implementation of HACCP Principles into daily ways of working
Promote Food Safety Culture & Vital Behaviours
Use Existing Databases to Track & Trend Data Points from Multiple Workstream to derive meaningful inferences & future improvement projects for Food Safety Improvements
Lead/ Support Food Safety Risk Assessment with Mitigation Proposals linked with Change Management Cycle of RM/PM
Facilities & Capital Projects
Lead/ Support Food Safety Event Investigation & Implementation of linked CAPAs with focus on systems & still remain reliable during manual operation
Participate in Abbott's Validation Review Board Meeting as well as CAPA Review Board Meetings for Proactive & Reactive Food Safety Risk Management
Active contribution to implementation of Global Food Safety Initiatives
Provide oversight to Site's Cleaning
Sanitation & Hygiene Management Program
Active coordination between Production
QA & Engineering Function for effective implementation of GMP
EMP & Sanitation Management
Provide Periodic Refresher Trainings to Site Staff & Cascade Learnings from Global Food Safety Events from time to time
Liase with Global Subject Matter Experts from time to time to align improvement initiatives
Support Internal & External Food Safety Audits as per assigned responsibilities
Systematic Documentation linked with Quality System Compliances
Provide Food Safety related Inputs to Leadership through Management Reviews/ other defined Mechanisms
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Active coordination between Production, QA & Engineering Function for effective implementation of GMP, EMP & Sanitation Management; Liase with Global Subject Matter Experts from time to time to align improvement initiatives
Communication Scope
Communication, Collaboration & Influencing Skills
Process & Methodology
Project Management Skills
Full Job Description
## **JOB DESCRIPTION:** Primary Function/Primary Goals/Objectives: * Ensure Food Safety Plan is implemented as per Abbott's Internal Policies & External Requirements, (such as FSSC22000 & Extenal Regulatory Bodies). * Changes in Products, Production Processes, Equipments, Facilities etc are evaluated from Food Safety Risk Assessment with Mitigation Plans till Execution. * Provide oversight to Plant GMP, Cleaning & Sanitation, Validation & CAPA Activities linked with Food Safety * Support cascade of Global Food Safety Initiatives at Shop Floor Level. * This list of responsibilities may change depending on plant needs and employees are expected to be adaptable and flexible where this need arises. Major Responsibilities: The role of Food Safety Engineer is part of the site's success and compliance by: * Review & Improve Site Food Safety Plan through End to End Implementation of HACCP Principles into daily ways of working * Promote Food Safety Culture & Vital Behaviours. * Use Existing Databases to Track & Trend Data Points from Multiple Workstream to derive meaningful inferences & future improvement projects for Food Safety Improvements * Lead/ Support Food Safety Risk Assessment with Mitigation Proposals linked with Change Management Cycle of RM/PM, Product, Process, Equipment, Facilities & Capital Projects. * Lead/ Support Food Safety Event Investigation & Implementation of linked CAPAs with focus on systems & still remain reliable during manual operation. * Participate in Abbott's Validation Review Board Meeting as well as CAPA Review Board Meetings for Proactive & Reactive Food Safety Risk Management. * Active contribution to implementation of Global Food Safety Initiatives * Provide oversight to Site's Cleaning, Sanitation & Hygiene Management Program * Active coordination between Production, QA & Engineering Function for effective implementation of GMP, EMP & Sanitation Management * Provide Periodic Refresher Trainings to Site Staff & Cascade Learnings from Globa
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