Program Specialist Maui Food Innovation Center

Title: Program Specialist (Maui Food Innovation Center

Position Number:

Hiring Unit: Extended Learning & Workforce Development

Location: Kahului Maui

Date Posted: March 17 2025

Closing Date: April 11 2025

Salary: Salary schedules and placement information

Additional Salary Information: Pay Band A: Minimum $4307/month

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Funding: General

Other Conditions:

This is NOT a remote position the job requires inperson work.

Duties and Responsibilities:

**denotes essential functions)

1. **Assist MFIC program manager with the coordination of MFICs programs workshops and events ensuring seamless ; serve as a point of contact for students and facilities users answering basic inquiries and providing resource guidance.
2. **Provide administrative support including scheduling data entry inventory document organization procurement and fiscal support; assist in gathering program data and generating reports for internal and external stakeholders.
3. **Help maintain facilities and equipment ensure proper sanitation organization and maintenance of all shared use equipment and manufacturing equipment to meet FSMA safety and quality standards; implement and maintain MFIC SOPs; assist in training on MFIC equipment and facilities sanitation.
4. **Assist program manager with performing compliance audits; MFIC facility SOP audits and student and facilities users product manufacturing audits; support food safety and compliance initiatives including tracking requirements for program participants.
5. **Assist program manager with ensuring student and facilities users adhere to State of Hawaii Dept. of Health USDA and FDA federal food safety standards.
6. **Maintain an atmosphere of aloha spirit by providing engaging personalized timely and efficient service to our students and outside facility users.
7. **Collaborate with team members to improve operational processes and program effectiveness.
8. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Food Science Food Safety Food Innovation Microbiology Chemistry Nutrition General Sciences or related field; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education knowledge skills and abilities as indicated.

• Functional knowledge of principles practices and techniques in the area offood science food safety food production sanitation and quality controldemonstrated by knowledge understanding and ability to apply concepts terminology.
• Functional knowledge and understanding of principles theories federal and state laws rules regulations and systems associated withfood safety regulations (HACCP FSMA GMPs) foodborne illness prevention sanitation SOPs food labeling and compliance with FDA USDA and state health regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize problems identify possible causes and resolve the full range problems that may commonly occur in the area offood production operations sanitation compliance quality assurance and smallscale food business management.
• Demonstrated ability to understand oral and written documentation write reports and procedures and communicate effectively in a variety of situations.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations groups team members and individuals.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer apply word processing software and use of relevant food safety quality assurance and business management software (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite HACCP documentation systems traceability software and food safety monitoring tools)

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Coursework or experience in food production food safety regulations (HACCP FSMA GMPs) quality assurance sanitation protocols and product development.
2. Familiarity with food processing equipment regulatory compliance sanitation SOPs and entrepreneurship in the food industry.

Inquiries:

Name: UH Maui College Human Resources

Phone:

Email:

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILLNOTBE CONSIDERED

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1. Aone to twopage statementoutlining ways in which you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications;
2. Official graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position copies of official transcripts are acceptable; however original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire. Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a coursebycourse analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services Inc. verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. The expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.

• Academic record/grade summaries will NOTbe accepted.
• Diplomas and copies will NOTbe accepted.

1. Resume
2. Three 3 professional references with contact information (including email addresses)
3. Optionalletters of recommendation.

Incomplete applications willNOTbe considered. NOTE:

• The application will be incomplete if materials are unreadable illegible password protected missing or corrupted; therefore late or incomplete applications will not be considered. All requested documents/information become the property of Maui College and will not be returned.
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