The Quality and DNP Assistant at RYC Foods oversees that products meet quality and safety standards, verifies samples, and examines products; records controls performed and prepares reports.

DNP Assistant
Develop new products ensuring that everything from raw materials to finished product meets quality and safety standards according to the SQF system.
Prototyping
Maintain, organize, and have kitchen utensils and equipment available, ensuring they are kept in good condition
Measure product performance in raw materials and finished product
Conduct sensory evaluations and record and report data gathered from participants
Evaluate raw meat materials, ingredients, and packaging materials
Approve product and service providers
Obtain development requests from the commercial area
Complete customer records for new and line products
Execute and follow up on development approvals
Bnchmark
Store check
Validate and update lists of line product materials
Verify ROSMAR activities
Perform Quality releases in the SAP system
Detect, report and act against unsafe conditions
Actively participate in meetings by presenting indicators
Conduct DNP tests according to procedures, draft SOPs and tests to improve line products, and address requests from the commercial area
System back up

Quality
Work to create a strong quality culture
Supervise the daily operational function of the company's quality and food safety system
Act and maintain competence as the QI on site to ensure compliance with all state, county, and federal regulations
Supervise the maintenance of the company's food safety plan and ensure its integrity through verification and validation
Communicate information related to the implementation and maintenance of the food safety plan
Conduct pre-operational inspections and follow-up on calibration plan and sampling for laboratory analysis
Analyze laboratory data and graph trends
Train staff
Process inspections (reception, processing and dispatch) and product evaluation, product release: SAP -- pre-shipment
Performance analysis (on the floor and in the production process control sheets)

System Backup
Train employees in SQF system
Update SQF SOPs
Conduct internal audits
Attend to requests from clients and suppliers
Attend and follow up on internal and external complaints
Manage the Masterweb
Execute traceability exercises
Comply with USDA procedure requirements and follow up on NR, internal and external complaints and process deviations

Required Competencies/ Education
General degree

Experience
Quality inspection and Quality control
GMP
Quality Assurance and Quality Systems
Internal audits
Manufacturing
Document management
Food safety

Skills
Bilingual--English/Spanish
Leadership in communication
Service attitude
Microsoft/Excel
Organization
Attention to detail
Good problem-solving skills