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Thomas R. Cutler, leading manufacturing journalist, looked at the hiring practices in the Food Industry for Quality Assurance magazine; the complete article can be read at http://www.qualityassurancemag.com/news/news.asp?ID=3361. According to Cutler, “Hiring Quality Assurance and Quality Control Executives in the Food Sector have never been more important. With the ISO 22000 implementation and certification process, HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) requirements, BioTerrorism Act compliance mandated, these professionals have much more to accomplish than “merely” keeping bacteria out of the food.” Ironically the lean initiatives implemented by so many food manufacturers in the past year have not translated continued process improvement theory into the hiring practices of these much needed professionals. Antiquated advertising methods, tedious interviewing processes, and unclear delineation of quality skill sets are hampering the nature of “lean” and introducing a wasteful and inefficient methodology for selecting the best candidates. While noting that every QA executive conducts different functions, a sample list of 30 requirements often sought when selecting Quality Assurance professionals for the Food Manufacturing sector, the first five of which are: 1. Oversee, implement, review and develop policies, procedures and systems and processes related to food safety and quality assurance management systems. 2. Stay abreast of regulatory policies, directives and notices, and provide effective liaison with USDA-FSIS and other government regulatory agencies. 3. Monitor and enforce supplier raw material compliance regarding source supply protocol, food safety & quality. 4. Maintain, audit and improve pre-operation and operational SSOP programs, define requirements for master sanitation program and sanitation performance standards, i.e., trailer and pallet sanitation, implement corrective action and verification procedures. Make necessary updates and modifications to reflect changes in processes and/or USDA-FSIS regulations. 5. Manage, reassess and improve regulatory HACCP programs. Monitor, verify and validate HACCP records compliance, direct validation of HACCP program, implement corrective actions. Make necessary modifications to reflect changes in processes and/or USDA-FSIS regulations. About TR Cutler, Inc.: TR Cutler, Inc. (www.trcutlerinc.com) was founded by Thomas R. Cutler a decade ago. Cutler maintains extraordinary relationships with clients, journalists, editors, trendsetters, and key business leaders worldwide and has become a key resource for those writing about the manufacturing sector. Cutler founded the Manufacturing Media Consortium™ in the 1999. This extraordinary group of more than 3500 journalists worldwide is writing about trends, data, case studies, profiles, and features in the manufacturing and industrial sector. Cutler has worked with thousands of media outlets to expand manufacturing media coverage. Cutler has authored more than 2,500 articles for a wide range of manufacturing periodicals, industrial publications, and business journals including most of the leading monthly trade publications. TR Cutler, Inc. recently launched a new professional coaching system for manufacturers worldwide named C.E.O.™ or Continuous Experiential Optimization. TR Cutler, Inc. www.trcutlerinc.com Thomas Cutler trcutler@trcutlerinc.com 888-902-0300 |
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