SUMMARY
The Quality Manager will develop and manage Quality Assurance programs and
activities that will ensure compliance with company policies, food safety standards, government regulations, and industry best practices including GMPs and HACCP.
The Quality Manager will integrate quality assurance and quality control into all functions and people.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure compliance with all quality programs, including SQF, GMPs and HACCP.
Evaluate and assist in developing processes, specifications, and critical control points in manufacturing, for ongoing quality assurance of all finished goods.
Maintain current libraries for all GMPs, SOPs and SOPs.
Participate and contribute to continuous improvement of departmental processes.
Ensure that all new regulations are quickly and accurately implemented at all assigned facilities and suppliers.
Implement quality assurance programs that effectively monitor product manufacturing in a way that results in company compliance with regulatory SOP, GMP, HACCP and SQF level 3 standards for third party audit and customer product requirements.
Establish manufacturing specification, standards, protocols and procedures for quality control, new product development and processing.
Develop and execute training programs that support the Company’s objectives with regard to quality and food safety.
Apply administrative and record-keeping processes to support the programs listed above.
Manage daily affairs of the Quality Control Lab.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Manages and directs Quality Control Lab staff.
Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these positions.
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Food or Biological Sciences.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Food Quality Management.
SQF Practitioner Certification.
HAACP Certification.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Requires reaching, handling, climbing, and near and far vision.
Able to lift 75 lb.
safely and repetitively, and push/pull up to 200lbs.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Exposed to a noise level of 90 decibels.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate/high.
Wet/slippery work conditions.
Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
41 CFR 60-1.
35(c)
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