Quality Assurance and Safety Manager

Responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of various food safety, quality, and sanitation programs and systems designed to assure product wholesomeness and consistency.

• Stay abreast of development in the quality, food safety, and sanitation fields, upgrading company programs as necessary and appropriate
• Manage key components of the food safety & quality management system and develop programs and/or policy to ensure food safety, product quality, & legality
• Provide technical capacity with an emphasis on meeting customer expectations and developing continuous improvement opportunities
• Interact with external stakeholders concerning product issues and needs
• Work with internal and external Food Safety and Quality stakeholders during the stage-gate/product development process
• Maintain GFSI-FSC22000 certification for the plant
• Interact with other managerial disciplines including Production, Warehouse, Procurement, Maintenance, Finance, and Sales to address issues affecting the quality of ingredients and packaging supplies, in-process components and finished goods, the cleanliness of equipment and plant environment, and other environmental issues
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the Quality department
• Act as the liaison with international, federal, state, and local regulatory agencies to handle legal and other issues
• Work with external stakeholders coordinating and conducting inspections and audits and addressing concerns and corrective actions
• Accountable for implementation and maintenance of the risk controls for the company’s Quality and Food Safety System
• Oversee continuous improvement in the Quality and Food Service Programs and the departmental personnel
• Develop, and implement the internal food safety programs including HACCP, Allergen, GMP’s, Cleaning and Sanitation procedures, regulatory compliance, vendor approval, etc.
• Manage Consumer Complaint Programs along with Customer Service
• Initiate plant level investigations into the cause and rectify with the management team
• Prepare and present the quarterly management review
• Administer, execute and maintain the LEM and SEM environmental programs
• Manage Pre-Requisite Programs (PRP’s), Operation Pre-Requisition Programs (OPRP’s), and Critical Control Points (CCP’s) and all documents associated with these programs
• Oversee internal inspections and audit programs for the facility as part of a continuous improvement program designed to assure product safety and consistency, and to disclose areas needing improvement before an external/customer audit/inspection is conducted
• Follow up with the department managers to ensure documented corrective actions are taken
• Coordinate and evaluate outside audits with regulatory agencies, and customers
• Escort auditors through the facility
• With the assistance and cooperation of other department managers, develop and implement corrective actions for external inspections
• Provide al documentation necessary to respond to inspections
• Coordinate lot tracking exercises and actual product withdrawals
• Verify that the facility is able to track the ingredient to the finished product level and 100% of the finished products to the first level of distribution
• Working with the Distribution and Production Managers, evaluate and develop corrective actions from the lot tracking exercises to ensure that accurate information is obtained in a timely manner from the appropriate department managers
• Maintain product specifications and standards and MRP requirements, and participate in a new product rollout with R&D and production departments
• Educate managers, supervisors and employees regarding internal quality and sanitation programs, helping to ensure facility has a well-educated and trained workforce
• Provide technical guidance to managers, supervisors and employees
• Oversee the facility HOLD program to prevent substandard materials or product from reaching the consumer
• Coordinate with procurement the Minimum Requirement for Vendors to maintain incoming component consistency
• Develop and maintain the annual and period facility Quality Department budgets, monitor spending levels to ensure compliance to budgetary requirements, and keep management appraised of variances from budgetary guidelines
• Interact with various departments including Production, Warehouse, Maintenance, R&D, HR, Finance, Sales, and Retail
• Direct the activities related to the company HACCP program and serve as HACCP Coordinator
• Write, review, and revise HACCP plans and/or documentation as needed
• Conduct and/or coordinate HACCP/related activities including hazard analysis, monitoring, verification, and validation
• Conduct and/or coordinate HACCP audits to ensure integrity of the HACCP system
• Coordinate the collection and review of HACCP forms and documentation – maintain files according to the company record retention program
• Develop company-specific HACCP training as needed

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

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Technical Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Food Safety, or other related field of study
• Managerial experience for the training and development of department and facility staff
• Thorough knowledge of GMP’s the CFR, and Food Code requirements for processing, labeling, and shipping food products
• Practical experience in troubleshooting and working in a team atmosphere
• Knowledge of microbiological testing and raw material inspections
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Ability to develop, maintain, and write food safety & quality programs and procedures
• Ability to review & interpret data and prepare reports, presentations, & recommendations as needed to upper management
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Strong computer skills – Microsoft Office, manufacturing / quality databases
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, crouch, and climb stairs
• Frequently required to use hands and fingers to, handle, or use objects, tools, or controls
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms
• Occasional lifting and requirement to occasionally lift 25 pounds. Occasionally, something may weight more than 25 pounds and assistance must be utilized
• Ability to do overhead lifting and vending
• Possessing normal to excellent manual dexterity and motor skills
• Possessing good eye-hand coordination
• Frequently works near moving mechanical parts
• Frequently exposed to cool and/or wet conditions
• Noise level sometimes loud

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

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