QA Specialist

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Mabalacat, Pampanga, Central Luzon
1-3 Years Experience
Food
The Role
The QA Specialist is responsible for implementing and maintaining food safety strategies, managing HACCP plans, monitoring food safety compliance, investigating quality complaints, conducting microbiological tests, and ensuring documentation and communication related to product quality are maintained according to standards.
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Company Description

Company Description

Pilmico Foods Corporation is the integrated agribusiness and food company of Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV). Composed of four divisions: Flour, Feeds & Animal Health, Farms, and Trading, we are well positioned at the beginning of the value chain. True to our brand promise​ of being​ Partners for Growth, we nurture our business and communities by providing business solutions and building partnerships for growth.

We operate ​​in the Philippines nationwide ​and have a growing international presence in the following ASEAN countries: Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Hong Kong.
Investing in talent and upholding Aboitiz ​values of Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation, and Responsibility are key drivers to sustaining the growth of our business.
Here at Pilmico, we value each talent for the unique contribution they bring to the organization. We recognize that today’s global workforce is made up of diverse individuals with different skills, abilities and aspirations that enable them to achieve superior results; as such, we select our partners based on these attributes that are not typically found in someone’s resume.
We are advocates of self-development and believe that people’s success lies in their passion to learn something new and different every day. This is why our hiring philosophy is to open up and give equal opportunity to any talent regardless of where they are today in pursuit of education.

Job Description

JD Meats QA Specialist

  1. Implements and maintains all food safety related strategies, policies and procedures
  2. Maintains open communication with all related departments to address the identification of food safety hazards and process improvement opportunities.
  3. Implements HACCP Plan and pre-requisite programs.
  4. Performs HACCP monitoring to include but not limited to – concentration of chlorinated water solution monitoring, temperature monitoring, environmental monitoring and metal detection, and the sanitation program.
  5. Implements the document management system in collecting, maintaining and updating of SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), policies and templates for all Food Safety related records.
  6. Responsible for investigating customer complaints related to quality, monitoring of complaint resolution per process owner and instigates the RQI process.
  7. Conducts traceability for product complaints and/or recall process to ensure timely communication, execution and completion of related documentation within the set standards for Customer Complaints and Product Recall.
  8. Performs microbiological and physical-chemical tests of raw materials, finished products and environmental tests of all food safety related equipment and facilities through rapid tests and conventional methods to determine product quality and perform the necessary controls when there is non-conformance/s.
  9. Escalates any deviation from the quality and operational processes set by the organization/plant/site
  10. Ensures that Good Laboratory Practices and the Quality Assurance Systems in the Meat Laboratory are strictly implemented and are in place at all times.
  11. Ensures the proper and strict implementation of the meat product hold and release programs by ensuring product is not released without prior approval and documentation.
  12. Conducts GMP of production and personnel including truck and truck personnel.
  13. Monitor and check pre-dispatch and dispatch items for delivery.
  14. Assist in customers and NMIS audits, customer complaint resolutions and takes appropriate action promptly.
  15. Promotes good customer relations with all TMM Stakeholders and Partners.
  16. Works with the Operations team to ensure compliance with applicable food safety regulatory requirements (5S/GMP, HACCP, and ISO).
  17. Monitors and observes key associates' compliance on the food safety and quality assurance activities.
  18. Leads the QA team during their assigned shift and section by addressing issues (quality and process), as well as is able to make immediate decisions / actions to address these.
  19. Performs SAP-related tasks (goods inspection and goods receiving) under the QA module.

Qualifications

Education:

  •  Bachelor's degree of Food Science/ Animal Science/ Biological Science / Microbiology or similar field 

Experience:

  • At least 6 months to one year experience in Food Manufacturing, Food Service Operations, Quality Assurance Control, or related discipline

Other Requirements:

  • Attention to details
  • Ability to understand and interpret testing results
  • Ability to develop new testing procedure, as well as create written procedures and logs of current testing procedure
  • Strong interpersonal, communication (written and oral), organizational skills
  • Computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet
  • Mathematical Skills: Algebra, Statistics

Additional Information

SYSTEMS

  1. Performs goods inspection process under the SAP-QA module.

  2. Performs goods receiving process under SAP-QA module.

FOOD SAFETY:

  1. Complies with quality, health and food safety policy, standards and regulations of the company.
  2. Responsible for reporting problems related to regulatory, food safety & quality management systems to the immediate team leader and/or identified authorities.

OTHER TASKS:

  1. Actively participate in all company programs and activities under quality improvement, safety & security, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, risk management etc. 
  2. Performs other tasks that may be assigned by the immediate team leader from time to time.

Work Conditions:

Physical Effort:

Choose one for each:

  1. Light work requiring little physical effort
  2. Moderate physical effort, working with moderate heavy weight (10 to 20kg)
  3. Substantial physical effort, regularly working with heavy weight (more than 20kg)

Working Conditions and Hazards:

  1. Normal office environment
  2. Occasional exposure to some disagreeable elements
  3. Frequent exposure to severe disagreeable elements or hazards

Top Skills

Haccp
The Company
Taguig City, National Capital Region
645 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

PILMICO FOODS CORPORATION, the food and agribusiness subsidiary of Aboitiz Equity Ventures, is considered as one of the largest flour milling companies in the Philippines. We are primarily engaged in the manufacture of wheat flour and wheat by-products and have been ranked among the top three domestic flour producers in terms of sales. We import both soft and hard wheat, the primary raw material for our products, from the United States and Canada. All our flour products are fortified with Vitamin A and Iron, and certified with Halal and Sangkap Pinoy seal. Through our Research and Training facilities located in Luzon and Mindanao, we also offer technical services and bakery trainings to meet the needs of our stakeholders. Our products are distributed all over Philippines through distributors and dealers. We have also expanded the reach of our flour products to the ASEAN region, exporting to countries like: Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar and Hongkong. True to our brand promise of being Partners for Growth, we advance our business and communities by providing business solutions and building partnerships for growth

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