Job Title: Food Safety Auditor
Department: Food Safety Audit Services
Supervisor: Head of Audit Services

Description of Job Function:

• Conducts food safety audits of client's facility
• Provides technical training to management and employees at client's facility regarding the adequacy of food safety program, pest control, operational methods and personnel practices, maintenance for food safety and cleaning practices.
• Communicates verbally to management on the level of food safety existing at the facility.
• Prepares a written report for management, recapping all issues of observations and, if needed, corrective actions that should be taken.
• The food safety auditor must be free to and capable of extensive travel.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Organize inspection itineraries for the year and make changes as necessary to accommodate new business, postponements, etc.
• Notify clients of inspection dates, if required.
• Travel to the inspection site, arrange to stay in client's area during inspection.
• Conduct food safety audits using the AIB Standards and Procedure Manual instructions.
• Train personnel in food safety issues, write a report following the audit and send it to AIB within two working days.
• Fill out expense vouchers for each client and mail to AIB weekly.

Additional Activities:

• Lecture and or participate in food safety conferences, in-plant seminars and or AIB seminars.

Principal Customers:

• Food processors, food distributors and packaging facilities.

Qualifications Required:

• Education
• B.S. degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in science or related topic to food safety.
• High school diploma, or equivalent, plus 5-10 years food plant experience.*
• *Experience - 5-10 years of food plant experience in a responsible position related to food safety.
• Administrative Skills - Must possess excellent verbal communication skills, good writing abilities, including correct grammar, sentence structure and spelling. Be able to organize travel itineraries, make travel arrangements and travel to inspection sites; be able to work independently of direct office supervision and file all reports, requests for information and expense vouchers in a timely manner; and be able to use a computer.
• Physical Skills - Must be physically able to safely ascend to heights, be able to bend, crawl and move safely and freely around machinery and building without assistance. Must have eyesight or corrected eyesight to safely work around and inspect equipment, identify insect pests and to prepare inspection notes and reports without assistance.

Other Requirements:

• The food safety auditor must conduct himself/herself in a professional manner, including appearance and demeanor, at all times.
• The food safety auditor must carry out all inspection assignments from AIB and follow all written and verbal instructions from the Department of Food Safety.
• The food safety auditor must maintain a valid and current driver's license, current automobile liability insurance and maintain a personal vehicle for business use.
• The food safety auditor must maintain fiscal responsibility that will enable the auditor to travel, work and be away from home in the course of AIB inspection business.

If interested, please submit resume to:
Shirley Hemme, Human Resources Administrator
AIB
PO Box 3999
Manhattan, KS 66505-3999
Or fax to 785-537-1493.

You can also send a resume as an e-mail attachment to: humanres@aibonline.org. Please indicate that you are applying for the Food Safety Auditor position.