Job description

Job Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Ensure product safety, regulatory compliance, and compliance with company standards as stated in the Quality Assurance Manual, Laboratory Manual, and Company directives.
• Drive Continuous Improvement efforts in product quality/performance and process optimization
• Provide leadership, coaching, education and training to management staff and employees for Quality Assurance and food safety.
• Implementation and training of the Corporate HACCP program as well as prerequisite programs
• Manage customer complaints.
• Review all product labels used in the facility and ensure adherence to regulatory and Company standards.
• Oversee the operation of the plant laboratory, including ensuring supplies and equipment are available.
• Supervise the appropriate chemical, bacteriological, sensory and utilization tests on raw materials and pasteurized products.
• Communicate quality metric and inspection results to appropriate managers and others in leadership positions including, but not limited to daily, weekly or monthly KPI reporting to corporate.
• Ensure that proper sanitation procedures are utilized and that adequate sanitation tests are performed; provide troubleshooting efforts in the event of sanitation system failure.
• Develop and maintain documentation of all required quality tests and activities.
• Manage local, state, customer/third party, and federal audits and inspections.
• Ensure adherence to all contract packaging quality requirements, as well as other customer requirements.
• Cooperate in a cross-functional manner as a change agent with all departments in the organization.

Qualifications

• A Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a food science or scientific based area of study.
• A minimum of 8-10 years hands-on plant experience in the food industry, with a minimum of 8-10 years of management experience.
• Preventive Controls Qualified (PCQI) certification preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience working a Quality Management System (QMS) under Global Safety Initiative (GFSI) and HACCP.
• Excellent knowledge of FDA and FSMA standards.
• Possess a very solid knowledge of sanitation systems, techniques, procedures and pasteurization/post-pasteurization processes.
• Experience dealing with FDA in acidified and acid foods (21 CFR 114 and 108.25).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Read, speak, and write English proficiently.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: One location

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