EHS & FSQ Technician

This position is located at our Cosmos manufacturing facility in City of Industry CA!Who we are!Schwan’s Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle company, CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels. Our many popular brands include Red Baron®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Villa Prima™ and Freschetta® pizza; Mrs. Smith’s® and Edwards® desserts; and Pagoda® and Bibigo Asian-style snacks. Schwan’s is a place for people with an appetite for more. To learn about joining a team where you can belong, contribute, and thrive, visit www.schwanscompany.comWe are hiring a EHS & FSQ Technician at our manufacturing facility, located in City of Industry CA. This position is responsible for performing a variety of EHS & FSQ technical duties to support the facility and executing additional EHS& FSQ activities and procedures as required.What you will get from us:

Opportunity to work on exciting, strategic projects in partnership with key leaders and showcase your creative, communication and technical skills.

A culture focused on ensuring the health, safety and well-being of its employees.

Support and mentorship from team members who are authentic, good-natured and highly skilled.

Competitive wages, incentive pay and a comprehensive package of benefits

Responsibilities:Environmental Health & Safety Functions:

Assists in organizing and administering a comprehensive safety and compliance program.

Performs root cause analysis to investigate incidents and identifies possible changes to reduce the potential for reoccurrence or failure; in the event of employee culpability, develops action plans for remedial training, provides coaching and counseling, and/or recommends disciplinary action.

Formulates and communicates general safety practices to be followed by company personnel to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and/or standards.

Develops and maintains cross-functional partnerships and acts as a consultant regarding the design and use of equipment and/or processes to reduce the potential for loss or risk exposure and to ensure compliance and that safety goals are being met.

Assists in organizing and maintaining an active safety committee to include facilitating meetings and promoting employee engagement.

Inspects facility for hazards to reduce the potential of loss/risk, further define hazards, recommend improvements, and monitor compliance initiatives and recommendations.

Coordinates the inspection and monitoring of all fire protection systems to ensure they are maintained and operated in compliance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) requirements, company standards and insurance carrier recommendations to ensure fire protection systems perform as designed.

Develops and conducts training programs in coordination with Learning & Development to enhance existing programs or develop new programs to further reduce the potential for accidents, injuries, or other loss.

Interfaces with federal and state regulatory agencies for inspections, audits, and compliance issues.

Monitors, updates, and distributes changes to the Emergency Action Plan (EAP) and assists with training.

Food Safety & Quality Functions:

Monitors daily adherence to Food Safety Plan and Good Manufacturing Practices and reports issues to management.

Generates reports such as specification notices and trend analysis using basic Windows based computer programs.

Verified regulatory, formula, and procedural compliance of manufacturing systems and takes corrective action when necessary.

Document of reviews and verifications, as well as supplier 3rd party audits, to ensure compliance to company and regulatory requirements.

Must be able to work with food chemistry, microbiology, sensory, and product development personnel to gather samples and information for required product testing.

Evaluation of certificates of analysis data against specifications and takes appropriate action when necessary.

Generates and maintains reports for all testing performed and all quality and food safety issues.

Qualifications:

Education: High school diploma or equivalent, bachelor’s degree preferred.

Minimum of 2-5 years of related experience preferred, either in EHS or FSQ fields.

Demonstrated intermediate level proficiency in SAP, the Microsoft Windows Suite to include Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Ability to read and interpret basic technical documents.

Demonstrated knowledge of Food Safety Plans or HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) as it applies to specific plant operations (HACCP certification preferred).

Ability to conduct an effective corrective action exercise to the point of completion.

Must have satisfactory current job performance and ability to work in a variety of temperatures.

Demonstrated ability to keep accurate documentation of daily information.

Demonstrated ability to complete investigation and the documenting of incidents involving Environmental Health & Safety or Food Safety issues.

Demonstrated communication skills to accurately create and document company reports and ability to read and understand product specifications.

The employing subsidiaries of Schwan's Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin, or other protected class.