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Administrative Assistant for Manufactured Food Program

Do you excel at customer service and have strong administrative skills? Do you have attention to detail and like working with documents? Do you have a desire to contribute to the agricultural community of South Carolina in a unique way? Then this is the job for you! Serving as the Administrative Assistant for the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standard (MFRPS), your responsibilities will include: 
  • Collaborating with the MFRPS Coordinator and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture's (SCDA) Food Safety Director to develop and improve existing policies, procedures, tools, and record-keeping systems.
  • Developing and improving standardized inspection forms, improving written, risk-based inspection protocols and ensuring compliance with MFRPS standards.
  • Monitoring, coordinating and tracking staff development, training and expenditures. 
  • Serving as primary contact and project officer for SCDA's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Task Force and planning quarterly meetings as well as the SC Food Safety Task Force annual conference. 
  • Assisting with and monitor sampling and outreach programs.
  • Serving as primary intake contact for all complaints regarding manufactured foods. 
  • Improving and managing complainant system to include referrals to federal, state and local partners. 
  • Assisting with monitoring and evaluating progress in achieving MFRPS grant activities including conducting audits of reports, maintaining documentation, and periodic updates of the Strategic Improvement Plan. 
  • Imputing and managing a large amount of data and information in a transparent manner which is subject to review internally and externally. 
  • Attending associated meetings and conferences.