Product Safety Technician

IFF is committed to attracting, retaining, and engaging high-performing employees. We are committed to ensuring that all positions within IFF are filled with the right talent and, where appropriate, this objective is achieved by developing current employees.

At IFF, we encourage internal movement and career development both within functions and cross functions. We work to ensure the most positive experience throughout the application, hiring and transition process for all those involved, the candidate as well as their current manager and the hiring manager.

Job Qualifications:

• 2-3 years food manufacturing experience preferred

• Basic Quality Assurance and HACCP principle knowledge required

• SHE knowledge required

• PSM knowledge preferred

• Microsoft Office competency required

• Must have the ability to articulate and technical writing skills to develop procedures and policies for manufacturing operations

• Strong attention to detail and ability to work well in a team setting

• Comfortable working in a deadline-driven and fast-paced environment

• Effective communication skills in English required, Spanish preferred

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Detail orientated writing skills to develop operating procedures throughout the site. SOPs should include food safety and environmental health and safety aspects to ensure conformance to regulatory, customer, and IFF guidelines.

2. Conduct verification and maintenance of the food safety and quality systems, hazard analysis, prerequisite programs, manufacturing processes,and finished product alongside Product Safety and Environmental Lead.

3. Ability to independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to Product Safety and Environmental Lead.

4. Aids in the preparation of and is involved in regulatory, internal, and customer audits.

5. Collaborate with appropriate department in product safety investigations utilizing a systematic approach for root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and preventive measures for Food Safety non conformance and all-encompassing documentation.

6. Investigates and follows up on food safety incidents based on a problem solving systematic approach for root cause analysis such as 5Why, fish bone, etc.

7. Ability to train and present topics in front of an audience related to product safety procedures, protocols, and best practices.

8. Work to develop a strong food safety culture at the site.

9. Support procedural and training actions from task risk assessments.

10. Acts as a key interface between personnel and the leadership team.

11. Assist in the preparation of and is involved in regulatory, internal, and customer audits.

12. Trend food safety metrics to evaluate effectiveness.

• Internal and external audit nonconformances
• Pre-requisite programs such as GMP, Glass and Brittle Plastics, etc.
• Work order monitoring related to product safety and audit CAPAs
• Partner with Quality and EHS leaders to create and upgrade training material as needed
• Ensure standardization occurs where possible
• Coach and mentor employees at the site on food safety policies, procedures, and best practices

13. Capable of learning multiple programs and adapting material to each for training:

• Six Sigma
• Workday
• SharePoint
• Microsoft Office Extensions
• Other programs approved by IFF for Quality Assurance use

14. Other functions related to Quality Assurance and the advancement of IFF within the organization

We are asking that anyone with inquiries regarding the Product Safety Technician position send an e-mail to Kierra Payne-McDaniel at Kierra.Payne-McDaniel@IFF.com.The e-mail must be received by April 7, 2025.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

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