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Food Microbiologist - CPG Manufacturing and Technology SME - Hershey Pennsylvania
Company: The Hershey Company
Location: Hershey, Pennsylvania
Posted On: 04/18/2024
Job Location: Hershey, PA - Technical Center
Job Summary:
This position is responsible for providing microbiological SME support to the manufacturing and co-manufacturing plants, supplier quality management (SQM), R&D, and the micro service team. SME support includes but not limited to advanced micro detection technical support, complex micro issue troubleshooting at manufacturing, supplier, and co-manufacturing plants, using data to assess process control, and advising on micro sampling/specs for low water activity food matrices. Individual will also be responsible for design, conduct, and report research projects to serve business needs.
Role Responsibilities:
Micro SME Support
- Provide technical support for advanced micro detection methodologies. Conduct literature reviews and advise on methods modification and optimization.
- Partner with micro team and/or plant QA staff to troubleshooting complex micro incidents in micro lab, manufacturing environments and/or products. Coach technicians or other lab team members for development in this area.
- Assist with new project work microbiological evaluation & risk assessments. Conduct microbiological risk assessments of manufacturing lines as needed.
- Review and trend the environmental microbiological monitoring program (EMMP) and product testing results and provide holistically recommendations. Support in EMMP CAPA processes,
- Conduct Internal & External audits for microbiological control programs and effectiveness.
- Continuously review and improve micro related policies, standards, and procedures based on evolving of food micro landscape, industry directions, and lessons learned internally and externally.
- Responsible for design, conduct, and report research projects to serve business needs.
- Provide technical support for microbiological risk assessments of new ingredients and evaluate adequacy of thermal validation studies and risk assessment provided by the supplier.
Micro SME Support
- Provide technical support for advanced micro detection methodologies. Conduct literature reviews and advise on methods modification and optimization.
- Partner with micro team and/or plant QA staff to troubleshooting complex micro incidents in micro lab, manufacturing environments and/or products. Coach technicians or other lab team members for development in this area.
- Assist with new project work microbiological evaluation & risk assessments. Conduct microbiological risk assessments of manufacturing lines as needed.
- Review and trend the environmental microbiological monitoring program (EMMP) and product testing results and provide holistic recommendations. Support in EMMP CAPA processes,
- Conduct Internal & External audits for microbiological control programs and effectiveness.
- Continuously review and improve micro related policies, standards, and procedures based on evolving of food micro landscape, industry directions, and lessons learned internally and externally.
- Responsible for design, conduct, and report research projects to serve business needs.
- Provide technical support for microbiological risk assessments of new ingredients and evaluate adequacy of thermal validation studies and risk assessment provided by the supplier.
- Support finished product and ingredient specification development & reviews.
- Support R&D & innovation QA team for microbiological food safety risk evaluations
- Conduct thermal process validation & verification activities as needed.
- Ability to apply statistical analytical methodologies to describe process and product characterizations.
Leadership, management & knowledge sharing
- Provide micro data analytics for decision-making & prevention strategy building.
- Collaborative projects with internal and external stakeholders (QA, sanitation, R&D, Engineering, etc.)
- Promote Hershey culture and takes necessary time to coach staff.
- Understands the common business goals of the company through the alignment of all departments and labs.
- Make recommendations to improve quality & efficiency by working closely with Laboratory, production & engineering teams.
- Complete & review all data deviations with lab team as needed.
- Provides microbiological safety training/education for knowledge sharing targeting food safety behavioral change.
- Communicates and interact professionally with co-workers, management, etc.
Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform major duties/responsibilities:
- A robust working technical knowledge of food microbiology and food science processes and/or instrumentation to identify and recommend control and/or monitoring techniques for food safety and quality.
- Experience in working with foodborne pathogens related to low water activity foods.
- Experience in conducting failure analysis and root cause investigation.
- Superior working knowledge of regulatory and quality system requirements -HACCP, HARPC, Good Manufacturing Process (GMP), Sanitation principles, etc.
- PCQI certification
- Better Process Control School: Process authority certification preferred.
- Great communication skills in verbal and written form.
- Interprets and evaluates complex information, while identifying defect patterns and quality related issues.
- Ability to effectively interact and explain complex ideas with all levels of employees.
- Robust understanding of a production / manufacturing environment.
- Perform work consistently with established work and safety procedures.
- Working knowledge and comfort in aseptic technique and microbiological test methods
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops,
reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, participating in
professional societies.
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