Supply Chain Management – Food Safety Systems

Here’s a good example of why buying local isn’t always the right thing to do. Supply chain management includes knowing suppliers have appropriate food safety systems in place. QSG has developed supplier approval programs for many companies. Contact us if you need help.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705395208/Citation-fine-issued-for-Mr-Cheese-in-Salmonella-outbreak.html

Upcoming Training Events

ISO 14001:2004 Internal Auditing
January 19th & 20th, 2012

AS9100:2009 Internal Auditing
January 23rd & 24th, 2012

Corrective Action / Preventive Action
February 3rd. 2012

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Job Opportunities

Listed below are job opportunities posted by various companies. 
Feel free to browse the job opportunities 
Information for contacting the respective companies are listed at the bottom or the right side of the information page for each job listing.

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Job Title	Name of Buisness:	Job Location	Date Posted:
QA Manager/Engineer	Learn More	Beverly, MA	11/18/11
Supplier Quality Engineer	Learn More	Southern NH	11/11/11
Logistics Manager	Learn More	Southern NH	11/11/11
QEHS Technician	Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.	Everett, MA	10/25/11
Sr. Quality Engineer	Learn More	Boston – Metro West	10/25/11
Director of Quality Assurance	Learn More	Somerville / Lynn area	10/10/11
Manager of Quality Assurance	Learn More	Bedford/Billerica area	10/1/11

Job Opportunities

 

Job Title	Name of Buisness:	Job Location	Date Posted:
Supplier Quality Engineer	Learn More	Southern NH	10/11/11
Logistics Manager	Learn More	Southern NH	10/11/11
QEHS Technician	Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.	Everett, MA	10/25/11
Sr. Quality Engineer	Learn More	Boston – Metro West	10/25/11
Director of Quality Assurance	Learn More	Somerville / Lynn area	10/10/11
Manager of Quality Assurance	Learn More	Bedford/Billerica area	10/1/11
Manager/Director Quality Systems	Learn More	MA	9/18/11
Senior Reliability Engineer	Learn More	Bedford/Billerica MA	9/2/11

Upcoming Training Events

Upcoming World Class Training Events

SPC
November 17th, 2011

AS9100:2009 Internal Auditing
December 5th & 6th, 2011

ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditing 
December 13th & 14th, 2011

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Upcoming Training Events

Upcoming World Class Training Events

ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditing Workshop
October 20th & 21st, 2011

ISO 13485:2003
November 3rd & 4th, 2011

AS9100 : 2009 1 Day Transition Workshop
November 4th, 2011

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E. Coli

On 9/13/11, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS or the agency) posted on its website a notice that it will soon publish in the Federal Register declaring six pathogenic shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) as adulterants in ground beef and certain other raw beef products. March 5, 2012 is the expected date of the agency routine sampling program when FSIS will consider the STEC adulterants of non-intact raw beef products and product components.  FSIS will conduct verification procedures, including sampling and testing manufacturing trim and other raw ground beef product components, for controlling  E. coliO157:H7 as well as six other serogroups of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)  - O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145.  Producers of raw beef products should consider evaluating their current HACCP Plan and hazard analysis to ensure it includes consideration of these serogroups.

Government report shows third party audits make a difference

Government report shows third party audits make a difference….

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB82/EIB82_ReportSummary.pdf

The report states: “Plants with customer-hired or plant-hired auditors use significantly higher levels of food safety technology than plants without auditors. The most notable differences between plants using auditors and those not using auditors were in the use of testing and equipment technologies, and the smallest differences were observed in sanitation practices. These results hold within plant size categories.”

Internal auditors, trained in process  improvement can be key to a successful auditing system.  Contact  QSG for information on internal auditor training.

Monthly Meeting

Monthly Meeting Round Table Discussion/Presentations on: Statistical Process Control- Focusing on Effective Implementation Techniques October 28, 2011 at Voltek Corporation, Lawrence, MA. Statistical process control (SPC) procedures can help you monitor process behavior. Arguably the most successful SPC tool is the control chart, originally developed by Walter Shewhart in the early 1920s. A control chart helps you record data and lets you see when an unusual event, e.g., a very high or low observation compared with “typical” process performance, occurs. Control charts attempt to distinguish between two types of process variation: -Common cause variation, which is intrinsic to the process and will always be present. -Special cause variation, which stems from external sources and indicates that the process is out of statistical control. Various tests can help determine when an out-of-control event has occurred. However, as more tests are employed, the probability of a false alarm also increases. Statistical Process Control (SPC) is the application of statistical techniques to determine if the outputs of a process conform to target product or service models. One of the most common and useful tools in SPC is the control chart. Concepts of Control Charts demonstrates how to analyze control chart data so that quality technicians and other professionals can judge whether a process has changed, and by how much. They will also be able to associate patterns on a chart with specific influences that are affecting a process to decide whether they want to address these influences. Join our industry experts for a discussion on this important topic. AGENDA: 12-12:45 Lunch at Voltek 12:45-2:30 Presentation/Discussion 2:30-3:30 Roundtable discussion COST: FREE (for 2011 members) — $25 for non-members (includes lunch) Meeting Location: 100 Shepard Street, Lawrence, MA 01843-1024 Directions to Voltek: From 95 or 495, take Route 93 North. Get off at Exit 45 (River Road/S. Lawrence).At the end of the ramp, take a left (a right if going 93 South) and follow River Road for approx. 1 mile. Take a right onto Shepard Street (you will see a Sunbeam Bakery on the corner). Voltek is the 3rd building on the left. (100 Shepard Street). Park in the Parking lot or the Street, go to the Main Office and sign in for the Quality Support Group meeting.

New Job Opportunities

Job Title	Name of Buisness:	Job Location	Date Posted:
Manager/Director Quality Systems	Learn More	MA	9/18/11
Senior Reliability Engineer	Learn More	Bedford/Billerica MA	9/2/11
Senior Quality Engineer	Learn More	Near Billerica / Burlington area, MA	7/12/11
Supplier Quality Engineer	Learn More	Nashua, NH	7/12/11
Director of Enterprise Quality	Schreiber Foods	Green Bay, WI	7/6/11
Director of Quality	Learn More	Learn More	7/5/11