Compliance Coordinator - PCQI

Job Description

Job Description

Company Details

Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries - transforming them into essential ingredients that do everything from feeding animals to fertilizing crops to fueling planes and nourishing people. We're the number one publicly traded company of our kind, operating a global family of brands and businesses that span more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries. Our unique scale allows us to make entire industries less wasteful and more sustainable, helping move the world toward a more circular economy.

Darling Ingredients offers full time employees a full suite of benefits including but not limited to the following: 401(k), Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, and Paid Time Off.

Job Summary

The Compliance Coordinator - Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) is responsible for the daily facility implementation of the DII food safety and quality system. This includes developing and maintaining the Food Safety Plan, overseeing management components of preventive controls, implementing prerequisite programs (CGMPs), and training qualified individuals to meet FSMA requirements and other assigned quality assurance and food safety job responsibilities.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Serves on Facility Product Safety Team.
• Responsible for writing and maintaining the facility food safety plan/s in cooperation with the corporate Quality Assurance and Product Safety Team.
• Maintains the most current version of the Food Safety Plan on the Quality Assurance and Product Compliance SharePoint site. Maintains accessibility of the most current version of the Food Safety Plan onsite, either paper or electronic copy.
• Leads the annual food safety team review of the facility Food Safety Plan.
• Performs/observes activities as outlined in the Food Safety plan. Implements facility CGMPs and COR policies.
• Verifies daily forms that are kept for CGMPs.
• Performs weekly, monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, and yearly QA activities.
• Certified PCQI holds the plant employees accountable for daily activities, reports to plant management.
• Assists with training of all plant and fleet personnel on food safety requirements and CGMPS as applicable. Includes training a backup of the job duties and responsibilities in the absence or unavailability of the Compliance Coordinator.
• Promotes a proactive food safety culture at all times.
• Helps host regulatory inspections, as well as internal, third party, and customer audits. Maintains resulting documentation/reports from these types of visits, including corrective and preventive actions as applicable.
• Attends regularly scheduled food safety, turnover, and safety meetings.
• Maintains clean, neat and orderly work areas at all times.
• Responsible for using assigned safety equipment including a hard hat, safety glasses or goggles, ear plugs and responsible for being familiar with and observing all Company safety rules and regulations.
• Responsible for observing all Company safety rules and regulations, recognizing safety as a top Company priority.
• All other duties as assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• PCQI certification in human food or animal food, or must become certified through Darling-lead or industry FDA recognized curriculum completion.
• Minimum of 1-year experience in quality assurance, food production, agriculture, or related field.
• Must be able to work weekends and holidays as business needs require.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Safety & Environmental, Industrial Management or related field preferred
• Previous experience/knowledge of FSMA, food safety, and quality assurance programs.
• Highly organized; superior time management skills.
• Exceptional communication skills both written and oral.
• Self-motivated; self-starter; able to multi-task.
• Works well with others in a team environment.
• Good computer skills in Microsoft Office applications.

The information contained in this job description is intended to describe the essential job functions required of those assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the job. Please note that management retains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, integrity, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Darling Ingredients.

Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser:

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment factors described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the main duties of this job.

Working Environment

None

Occasionally = up to 20%

Frequently = 21% to 50%

Constantly = at least 51%

Exposed to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environments such as high noise level, strong odors, and/or exposure to heat and cold

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Exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations

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Exposed to Electrical hazards; risk of electrical shock

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Handles or works with potentially dangerous equipment

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Travels to offsite locations

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Other (please describe):

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Physical Demands

None

Occasionally = up to 20%

Frequently = 21% to 50%

Constantly = at least 51%

Sit: Must be able to remain in a stationary position.

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Walk : Must be able to move about inside/outside office or work location.

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Use hands to finger, handle or feel : Operates a computer and other office machinery.

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Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl : Must be able to position one's self to maintain computers in the lab, including under desks and in the server closet.

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Climb or balance : Must be able to ascend/descend on a ladder.

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Talk, hear, taste, smell : Must be able to use senses to; effectively communicate with co-workers and clients and detect hazardous conditions.

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Weight and Force Demands

None

Occasionally = up to 20%

Frequently = 21% to 50%

Constantly = at least 51%

Up to 10 pounds

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Up to 25 pounds

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Up to 50 pounds

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Up to 100 pounds

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More than 100 pounds

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Vision Demands

Required

No special vision requirements

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Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

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Distance vision (Clear vision at 20 feet or more)

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Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

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Peripheral vision

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Depth perception

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Ability to adjust focus

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