Intervention Application Specialist

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Job Purpose/Summary:

This position is responsible for implementing and maintaining chemical intervention applications like peracetic acid, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, citric acid, and others while keeping the safety of all team members the main priority. These duties will cover all areas of production including the knowledge of how a chiller system works, maintaining proper flow rates and dwell in second processing dips, and guaranteeing proper concentrations and pH to ensuring regulatory and food safety requirements are met. Additional responsibilities include assistance in food safety studies at production locations to test efficacy of the interventions on the reduction of Salmonella and Campylobacter throughout the applications. This individual will need the knowledge to suggest process changes that will help the plant maintain low pathogen levels to ensure food safety. Essential duties include working with operations, FSQA, and purchasing departments to coordinating installation dates and gather information to achieve smooth start-up for new processes as well as training plant personnel on safe handling of the chemical and proper titration methods. In addition, the individual will supply continuous support for any major issue that arise on the intervention system as well as microbial support and perform routine audits that will include confirming the desired concentration via titrations and measuring pH. This person will take on and complete special projects as needed.

REQUIREMENTS: Have general knowledge of a poultry processing facility. Understanding of the microbial effects of different types of interventions as they are applied throughout the processing of poultry. Understanding general mechanics of dosing pumps, flowmeters, and control boxes.

EDUCATION: B.S. or M.S. in Food Science Meat Science Food Engineering or related field preferred.

EXPERIENCE: M.S. with no experience. B.S with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. No degree with minimum of 6 years relevant experience.

COMPUTER SKILLS: Requires good computer skills with ability to fully utilize MS Office products and Tyson systems or like systems.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Good verbal and written communication skills required. Presentation skills required. Must have the ability to effectively communicate with cross functional business partners

SPECIAL SKILLS if applicable: Strong critical thinking analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong project management skills. Strong numerical skills.

SUPERVISORY: May supervise a team of hourly technicians that support a team of scientists.

TRAVEL: Greater than 50% travel will be required. Travel will include plant production facilities for testing, troubleshooting, and auditing and any other regular business needs.

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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