Food Safety Engineer

Primary Function/Primary Goals/Objective

• 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 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.

Education:

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Food Technology/ Daity Technology/ Food Engineering/ Microbiology/ Pharma with relavant experience in Plant Quality/ Food Safety/ GMP/ Hygiene & Sanitation.
• Experience of 7 to 10 years in Dairy/ Food/ Nutritional Powder Manufacturing Facility with emphasis on Infant Powder is preferred.

Background

• 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.
• Communication, Collaboration & Influencing Skills
• Interpersonal skills in order to have healthy relationship with colleagues working in different functions at site
• Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Project Management Skills.

Accountability/Scope:

• 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.