Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

A Ziegenfelder Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for:

• Maintaining food safety and quality systems, programs, and documentation.
• Assisting with QA department tasks including mix making, CIP, equipment cleaning, product quality testing/sampling, completion of the master sanitation schedule tasks, etc.
• Actively participate in facility discussions providing food safety and quality call outs.
• Developing and maintaining qualified personnel within the QA department. This involves organizational development, personnel assessment, training, direction, motivation, and scheduling.
• Serving as the SQF Practitioner and PCQI for plant location.
• Managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, production-focused environment.
• Ensuring that managers, supervisors, and process owners maintain their responsibilities of the food safety and quality management system at the facility.
• Managing the performance of microbiological and chemistry related testing as it relates to product requirements.
• Managing the food safety plan and supporting programs.
• Coordinating all documentation to ensure compliance with all federal, state, local, and Ziegenfelder directives, policies and procedures.
• Managing internal lab functions including microbial samples, document completion & control, comparing internal laboratory results with outside laboratory results, and daily product release / hold management.
• Providing leadership and training guidance in Quality Assurance and Food Safety and partnering with operations managers and supervisors to implement change and quality improvement.
• Verifying finished product meets quality standards.
• Oversee the development, implementation, review and maintenance of the SQF System, including food safety fundamentals and the food safety plan.
• Hands on work with QA team to ensure timetables for deliverables are met.

• Bachelor's Degree preferred. Preference will be given to Food Science, Food Technology Degree, or other related fields.
• 5+ years of experience and training with Food Safety, HACCP, SQF, Sanitation (SSOP & GMP), and/or other food safety systems and Quality Assurance process improvement skills required.
• HACCP and PCQI certification required.
• SQF certification preferred, but not required.
• 3+ years of experience in a supervisory role.
• Strong computer skills to include the use of Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel up to 5%.

• $89,387 - $107,979