Quality Assurance Manager

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Job Title: QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

Department: Quality
Control

Reports To: Complex QA Manager

FLSA Status: Salaried, Exempt

Description:

Ideal candidate will manage all aspects of quality assurance, food safety, and regulatory compliance in our production facility, including the management of Quality Assurance staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Ensure that the facility is in full compliance with all relevant USDA,
FDA, and regulatory guidelines established for food manufacturing.

• Enforce current good manufacturing practices (GMP’s) and all relevant company
  policies and food safety regulations.
• Review QA paperwork (HACCP, SSOP’s, and weight check sheets) on a daily
  basis.
• Maintain and develop Quality Assurance and Quality Control programs for the
  facility. Programs included are:
  - Raw material inspections and
  determination of quality and usability of product prior to production.
  - Proper product rotation.
  - Revise employee sanitation
  guidelines and training programs (food hygiene) as necessary.
  - Microbiological testing procedures.
  - Maintain the facility's HACCP plans
  and all associated documentation.
  - Swabbing program / environmental
  testing.
• Reporting to Purchasing of problematic items from vendors.
• Develop preventative QA programs to catch problems before they develop.
• Train all employees on all procedures and guidelines. Implement follow-up
  training on basic food handling procedures for existing and new employees.
• Instill a quality approach in all new employees.
• Maintain the facility sanitation programs (Sanitation Standard Operating
  Procedures (SSOP’s) and Sanitation Performance Standards (SPS) in compliance
  with all applicable FDA and USDA regulations.
• Maintain BOM (bill of materials) files, formulas, batch sheets and
  specification files.
• Respond to any customer comment, concerns, problems, and/or questions
  regarding a quality or sanitation issue.
• Prepare product samples for bids/RFP’s, Sales and customer requests.
• 
  Other duties as assigned by Division QA Manager or Plant Manager.

Requirements:

- Education and/or Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Meat Science, Microbiology or related
field. Dairy Science, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Biology is
required. - Food Science degree preferred. Minimum of 3 years’ experience in
supervising/managing employees in a manufacturing, food processing, or quality
assurance environment.

- Knowledge of food industry quality assurance, federal food safety
regulations, sanitation, HACCP systems and current good manufacturing
practices.

- Knowledge of food microbiology, general
microbiology, food hygiene, and food safety.

NOTE: This job specification should not
be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of
the position. Incumbents will follow any
other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as may be required by
their supervisor.

I have read the attached
job description for this position and I believe I can perform the essential
functions of the position with or without a reasonable accommodation

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Associate (Required)

Experience:

• Quality Management: 2 years (Required)
• Food manufacturing: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person