Food Safety and Quality Assurance Intern

Summary:  Assists the Regulatory Compliance Specialist in researching, correcting, and maintaining ADC System scale labels by performing the following duties:

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

ADC learning and action (education and research):
• Train with Regulatory Compliance Specialist on HQPM, ADC, FDA/USDA regulations and local network systems.
• Begin research into which items in our scale systems are lacking nutrition information and need to be updated.
• Work through setting up items in HQPM.
• Set up items in scales (ADC) and working through the “send to stores” process.

Organic Content:
• Assist with new item entry, true outs, and updates.
• Assist with label review as needed (with correct training and guidance).
• Participate in discussions of current food safety issues/problems to watch. 
• Get familiarized with basic concepts in regards to food labeling and nutrition requirements for products sold in Harris Teeter stores (FDA/USDA regulations).
Department Needs:
• Assist the Regulatory Compliance Specialist with all scale label content.
• Organize the current items within ADC and make sure that all items have nutrition information available for store scales to pull.

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:
Minimum enrollment in Food Science/Nutrition/Dietician AS/BS program.

Language Ability:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Math Ability:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

Reasoning Ability: 
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills: 
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software; Spreadsheet software; Development software; Design software; Project Management software and Database software.

Certificates and Licenses: 
No certifications needed

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell.