What is a HACCP Coordinator?
A Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system is a food safety program that focuses on the identification, evaluation, control and prevention of hazards at all stages of the food production process. The work of a HACCP Coordinator is closely tied to the job of a Quality Assurance Manager because both systems define procedures for the entire production process. This is the case for Jacci Holowath, who currently wears both hats at XL Foods Inc. Jacci is responsible for four different HACCP plans running at the company’s two Calgary plants: a primary processor and a manufacturer of packaged beef products. What does a HACCP Coordinator do? HACCP Coordinators have one awesome responsibility: food safety. The health and even the life of a consumer may depend on the plans this person makes and the diligence and consistency with which they are carried out. While Jacci acknowledges this primary goal she stresses that it is of necessity a shared responsibility. “Food safety is the job
