We are looking to fill an immediate need for a Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager at a food processing facility. The position will oversee 25-30 people.
Job Functions:
- Oversees the Quality Assurance team
- Verifies vendor compliance with inbound Ingredients, Raw Material, Food Contact Packaging Specifications and organizational adherence to outbound Finished Goods Sensory Evaluations, and Customer Specifications.
- Enforces SQF required compliance document control and communicates Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), HACCP - Critical Control Points (CCP), and all other applicable official GFSI document responsibilities and obligations to Managers, Line Leaders and Employees.
- Directs the Investigation and analysis of customer complaints and implement preventive action to prevent reoccurrence.
- FSQA Manager is the Food Safety and Food Quality Team Leader and conveys the BRC benchmark Food Safety and Food Quality job requirement responsibilities and obligations Consults with applicable departments on inspection findings delegates" corrective action, and reports progress to the Director of QA and Plant Manager.
- Maintains OSHA Safety regulations in all company processes.
- Instills Food Safety and Food Quality duties and responsibilities in all managers, line leaders and employees, and encourages all to be Food Safety Inspectors and report Food Safety and Food Quality defects.
- Answers all USDA, FSIS, FDA and other Regulatory Non-Compliance Reports and delegates and
coordinates interdepartmental corrective action for the company.
- Works with all other departments to identify systematic operational and preoperational problems affecting food safety or quality and orchestrates process improvements or system changes and corrective actions to resolve problems and improve operations.
- Guarantees achievement of company safety targets and quality metrics through internal BRC self-audit, trend analysis and revision and reports the findings to Senior Management.
- Participates in the planning and execution of new product start-ups and the implementation of
product improvements and/or reformations.
- Ensures plant adherence to all Customer, Safety, Quality, Halal, EV and Regulatory requirements.
- Conveys expectations to all employees, line leaders and managers through the continuous training.
- Monitors BRC internal audit reports to track and trend errors, review and analyze data and determine if modifications or additions to the production process or quality program are needed.
Job Requirements:
- Five years' industry experience in Food Safety or Quality related field.
- 3+ years of progressive experience in a beef processing facility preferred
- 3+ years Supervisory Experience
- In-depth knowledge of the food manufacturing aspects of a further processing operation.
You should be proficient in:
- Quality Inspection Experience
- Quality Control Data Analysis
Salary info:
$39.90 - $57.69 / hr