Quality Assurance Manager - Food Manufacturing

Immediate Career Opportunity for a Quality Assurance Manager with expertise in the food manufacturing industry to join the team of a very successful and growing company!

POSITION SUMMARY:

Assures quality food products and processes by establishing and enforcing food safety programs, plans, and quality standards; testing production; documenting results; managing staff.

* Accomplishes food quality objectives by hiring, ensuring training is completed for HACCP, GMP's, food safety, etc as well as  coaching, counseling, and and conducting performance reviews on personnel.

* Achieves food quality operational objectives by contributing information and analysis to functional strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; identifying and resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change.

* Meets food quality financial objectives by estimating requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.

* Establishes food safety program by developing ingredient control and storage policies including purchasing specifications, incoming inspection procedures, equipment cleaning and sanitation procedures and schedules, personnel sanitation procedures and training, and time-temperature inspection methods and schedules.

* Establishes food quality documentation system by writing and updating quality assurance procedures.

* Maintains and improves product quality by investigating customer complaints; collaborating with other members of management to develop new product and engineering designs, and manufacturing and training methods.

* Prepares food quality reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information and trends.

* Ensures compliance with AIB, FDA, FPA, Federal State and local agencies

QUALIFICATIONS:

4+ years operations / quality experience in the food manufacturing industry with proven leadership skills in hiring, training and motiviating staff.