Quality Assurance Leader (can be Supervisor or Manager)

The essential functions and responsibilities of the Quality Assurance Leader will include:

• Operate as the plant’s SQF Practitioner and manages all food quality, Kosher and safety programs including HACCP
• Maintain the company’s Quality/Food Safety training program and performs operator training of Food Safety and Quality procedures and practices
• Supports CEO with the plant’s Hold and Release program
• Records and manages results of daily, weekly, and monthly quality checks and audits, tracks trends and keeps CEO informed related to quality concerns
• Complete routine quality analysis of the company’s food manufacturing process
• Understands processing specifications, product changeover coordination, and organization in the lab and candy kitchen
• Reviews HACCP, SOP and SQF paperwork for deviations for takes correct measures
• Verifies process control practices and compliance, bringing ideas forward for continuance policy and process improvement
• Maintains Quality Assurance hold accuracy, identifies cause of deviations, and takes corrective actions

Other day to day responsibilities in this role:

• Collaborates with production to investigate cases of problems, helps develop solutions for product problems and is involved in implementing solutions
• Inspects materials for product/raw material release
• Monitors preventative maintenance practices with production overseeing maintenance requests and transfer back to production
• Responsible for the development, implementation, and management of the plant’s sanitation program
• Develops, implements, and maintains all plant SSOP’s and MSS
• Test new sanitation methods and chemicals and develop training material for training on sanitation tasks
• Member of Food Safety Team, Crisis Team, Trace Team, and Recall Team

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Damon Wickmann at dwickmann@cps4jobs.com.

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Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Non-degree will not be considered.  Preferrable degree in the sciences, but open to other bachelor’s degree types and commensurate with experience
• 3 plus years in food industry, 2-5 years in leadership role
• This is an SQF certified facility
• SQF practitioner required, HACCP certified preferable
• Prior auditing experience desired with FDA and external and internal auditing meeting co-man client requirements
• Sanitation practices desirable

**If you’d like to hear more about this opportunity and others we are currently working on, please contact Damon Wickmann at dwickmann@cps4jobs.com.

JO:  323.23DW
#LI-DM2