Quality Assurance Manager

Quality Assurance Manager

Direct Hire

 Essential Job Functions: 

• Directly manages up to 10 non-exempt employees in the Quality department. Carries out managerial responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. 
• Responsibilities include directing, interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees: addressing complaints and resolving problems 
• Responsible for creating and implementing quality programs, SOP's and guidelines for the plant. 
• Directs the Quality Supervisor in the testing of products for a variety of qualities such as microbiological, physical and chemical characteristics.
• Reviews and audits sanitation and operational practices and procedures.
• Evaluates data and writes reports to validate or indicate deviations from existing standards. 
• Recommends modification of existing quality or productions standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability. 
• Conducts Quality GMP training's
• Implements written specifications on raw materials, in process and finished goods. 
• Handles all co-packer quality related issues 
• Assist with capability studies on machine or existing processes 
• Directs all responses to customer complaints to consumer affairs group. 
• Oversees computer activities: File maintenance, reports and system requirements. 
• Responsible for maintaining a superior rated level of GMP's and sanitation, and be ready for regulatory/customer inspections at any time. 
• Maintains the maintenance and validations of the plant's HACCP program 
• Maintains compliance and certification to SQF GFSI food & safety standard 
• Reviews all organic and Kosher guidelines and certification process. 
• Develops and oversees experiments and plant tests 

Knowledge & Skills:

• Computer proficiency 
• SPC and HACCP experience desirable 
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution determinations of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis 
• Effective utilizing software programs such as Microsoft Excel and Word, ERP system and other statistical of database programs available. 

Educations & Experience 

• Bachelor of Science in Food Science or related field required 
• 3 years of quality exp or equivalent combination education and experience. 
• Minimum 5 years in food manufacturing required 
• 3 years supervisory experience