Food Safety and Quality Technician

Our client is a well-established multinational manufacturer within the food production and pet nutrition sector. They are currently seeking a Food Safety and Quality Technician to join their team in the Samutprakarn area.
This position supports food safety and quality programs within the manufacturing facility, working closely with Operations and Customer Service to ensure products are tested, compliant, and released on time in line with quality and food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring product samples are composited, tested, and cleared prior to shipment to support the positive release program. Create COA’s in accordance with quality assurance testing program.
• Responsible for ensuring raw materials are in specification, logged in, tested as appropriate, and cleared for use.
• Maintain the Quality Assurance Laboratory including calibration and routine maintenance of laboratory instrumentation.
• Order and maintain inventory of laboratory supplies.
• Review quality and production records to ensure compliance to programs and documentation requirements. This includes records for cleaning and sanitation, CCPs and IFS shop orders.
• Support the environmental monitoring program by performing swabbing activities, collecting samples, and ensuring proper testing is performed.
• Develop, maintain, and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions and Record as required. 
• Conduct food safety audits to ensure Good Hygiene Practices and Food Safety Program are being followed.
• Support the Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure all practices are executed in accordance with these standards.
• Participate in root cause investigations and CAPA for food safety and quality issues that arise.
• Participate in problem solving initiatives in accordance with EBOS principles to resolve customer complaints.
• Work closely with Operations and Customer Service to ensure that customer orders are shipped on time and without any quality concerns.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from four-years college or university in Food Safety, Food Science and technology, Biological Science, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Microbiology, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Have an experience related with quality assurance of food manufacturing companies for at least 3 years.
• Knowledge of food safety standards including Good Hygiene Practices (GHPs), HACCP, FSSC22000, BRC, ISO22000, IFS or SQF.
• Ability to maintain accurate records relating to jobs as they are planned, performed and completed.
• Good interpersonal communication skills to interact effectively with peers, co-workers, scientists, researchers, supervisors, customers and vendors as required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical materials.
• Proficiency in spoken, reading, and writing in Thai and English.
• Proficient skill level in MS Office Applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of safety practices applicable to laboratory and manufacturing environments and ability to follow designated safety procedures.

Our client is a well-established multinational manufacturer within the food production and pet nutrition sector. They are currently seeking an EHS Officer to join their team in the Samutprakarn area. Managing the EHS activities in Thailand plant is one of the primary responsibilities of the EHS Officer, as well as a broad knowledge in the field of EHS. Collaborates with Operations, Engineering & Maintenance, Finance, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, R&D and HR.

Responsibilities

General EHS Leadership and Governance

• Manage EHS activities and drive employee safety culture
• Provide safety information, performance deliverables and goals
• Review, update and write EHS procedures, work instructions, forms and emergency plans
• Act as EHS Q&A contact for local sites and global networks
• Guard the risk assessment process, including evaluation and follow up on actions
• Initiate, develop and deliver toolbox talks and training to employees
• Set up and maintain the Journal of Hazardous Substances, manage CMR substances, keep SDS database up to date
• Determine if raw materials may be used in production through the internal approval process, as required
• Conduct quarterly checks of Emergency and First Aid kits, spill kits and AEDs

Environment

• Hold final responsibility for ISO 14001 requirements
• Hold final responsibility for permits and compliance with local authorities, including stakeholder communication
• Implement changes required by legislation and regulations
• Arrange new permit requests with contractors and consultants
• Initiate and follow up sustainability actions (carbon footprint, energy use)

Health

• Own PPE policy, purchasing and supply
• Ensure compliance with local prevention and health legislation
• Regularly check workplaces for dust, noise, hazardous substances and ergonomics (office and factory)

Safety

• Investigate near misses, unsafe acts and situations, injuries and environmental issues, coordinate root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and issue safety notices when required
• Report incidents and injuries, internal and external
• Arrange training and refreshers for emergency responders and first aid responders
• Perform or arrange EHS measurements (noise, dust, H2S, etc.)
• Take responsibility for the Emergency Response Team
• Update the Thailand safety policy
• Monitor monthly checks of fire extinguishers
• Monitor monthly checks of fire alarm and evacuation alarm systems
• Deliver initial safety training for new employees, temporary employees and contractors
• Review, update and write safety procedures, work instructions, forms and emergency plans

Requirements

• Education level: A Professional Safety Officer is preferred or Advanced Technical-level Occupational Safety Officer as minimum requirement
• Education: Proven sufficient knowledge and skills and affinity in the field of environment and sustainability in the broadest sense of the word.
• Experience: 3 years as in Food, Pet Food- Processing, Nutrition Industry
  Good in English
• Knowledge and experience with RI&E, safety management systems and audits, as well as ISO methodologies (14001/45001) and relevant EHS legislation and regulations