Quality Assurance Manager

The Quality Assurance Manager will oversee the day-to-day food safety and quality assurance functions within the facility, ensuring compliance with all food safety standards and regulations. This role will involve supervising a team, conducting inspections, implementing quality control measures, and fostering a culture of food safety and quality throughout the manufacturing process.

Client Details

My client is an industry leading food manufacturing company, based in Bohemia, NY

Description

• Lead and manage the quality assurance team to ensure adherence to food safety regulations and industry standards.
• Develop, implement, and maintain effective quality assurance protocols and procedures.
• Conduct routine inspections, audits, and assessments of production processes to identify and mitigate food safety risks.
• Review and analyze quality data, prepare reports with actionable insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues and promote best practices in food safety.
• Train and mentor staff on quality assurance processes, food safety regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Monitor compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles.
• Maintain accurate documentation and records related to quality assurance and food safety activities.
• Makes timely decisions to support production as needed.
• Demonstrate strong leadership of the food safety and quality agenda at the plant, serve as a change supervisor to drive improvements in programs, processes, and culture.
• Participate in ongoing training to stay current with quality assurance programs.
• Prepare sampling plans for ingredients, finished products and other materials to gather samples, perform analyses, and take appropriate actions based upon the test results.
• Ensure sufficient quality/sanitation staffing and competence to execute the responsibilities of the quality/sanitation function.
• Lead and facilitate the plant customer complaint investigation and resolution process, institutionalize corrective actions.
• Establish a quality culture along with the leadership team to ensure quality is proactively built in, engage all employees in quality & food safety strategies and facilitate an audit-ready environment.
• Supervise all associates directly assigned to the quality department and work closely with associates in the production, packaging, logistics, maintenance, the Human Resource departments, and the regulatory compliance manager.
• Counsel and discipline the employees as needed following the handbook. When needed, documents notable items of associates, both positive and negative, and places in personnel file.

Profile

• Sc. in food science or food safety with working knowledge is preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of Quality system management
• Minimum of 2 years of SQF or other GFSI standards implementation and certification
• HACCP Certified
• Certified SQF Auditor & Practitioner of current version and future updates
• PCQI certified, Food Defense Certified.
• Must be well organized, able to work on several projects at once and prioritize
• Demonstrate a high level of communication, cooperation and to maintain and troubleshoot plant issues
• Great working knowledge of FDA, State and USDA regulation or equivalent
• Working knowledge of SQF and/or other GFSI Standards, HACCP, GMPs and Sanitation standards
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Expert in writing detailed SOPs
• Expert in process control and process improvement
• Ability to train and mentor direct reports
• Proven ability to train teams
• Fluent in Spanish

Job Offer

• Competitive annual salary ranging from $81,000 to $115,000
• Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Paid time off (PTO) policy.

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