Produce Safety Technician

The Produce Safety Technician will assist growers in voluntarily assessing safe growing, harvesting,
packing, and holding practices on produce farms. This includes outreach, education, on-farm technical
assistance, completion of risk assessments with the landowner to facilitate practice changes, developing
Improvement Action Plans, and coordination with local, state, and federal agency resources to help
produce growers reduce food safety risks and make progress toward the implementation of practices
consistent with the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule.

See the full position description: Produce Safety Technician

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