Job Description:

Lead quality control routines across all manufacturing processes, ensuring that in-process and finished products are manufactured within specifications and in compliance with Food Safety Plan. Lead deviations, nonconformance, corrective actions and in-process hold of product.

Responsibility and Duties:

• Supervise performance, development and growth of FSQ technicians
• Execute FSQ competency training program within the plant to drive continuously enhanced employee knowledge in roles and responsibilities impacting FSQ.
• Assists the Quality Assurance Manager in the formulation and maintenance of quality assurance objectives complimentary to Company policies and goals.
• Track FSQ and Sanitation performance metrics and lead associated investigations and CI initiatives.
• Support and lead the application of Quality Engineering methods in FSQ, including SPC, RCA, FMEA, etc. to enhance FSQ aspects of the capacity of our processes.
• Lead testing and positive release process for finished products.
• Lead execution of actions associated to deviations, hold events and positive release of finished product.
• Supervise compliance aspects of plant operations with regards to FDA regulations including but not limited to 21 CFR Part 120 and 21 CFR Part 117, as well as USDA or any other federal, state or local regulation.
• Coordinate routines to ensure availability of supplies, equipment maintenance and resources required for the optimum operation of analytical and microbiology laboratories.
• Supervise competency development, effectiveness of technicians.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Provide supervision and support to:

• CIP validation, verification, effectiveness and corrective actions of CIP events for all CIP circuits and COP.
• Validation of sanitizing processes for thermal processes and fillers.
• Drive attainment of Master Sanitation Schedules for facility.
• Coordinate sanitation record review routines.
• Lead HACCP & PRP team
• Play the role of SQF practitioner, plan, lead and execute.
• Supervise activities of FSQ department associated to positive release, deviations, holds and corrective actions associated to ingredients and packaging materials.

Qualifications:

• Certification and experience in Juice HACCP and 21 CFR Part 120.
• Experience in Sanitation and Pathogen Environmental Monitoring.
• PCQI certification and experience.
• Experience with GFSI certification, i.e. SQF, FSSC 22000 or BRC.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree (B. S.) in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology or other related science-based degree. Three (3) years of supervision or leadership role in FSQ within food or beverage manufacturing. Extensive FSQ or Production experience in food or beverage manufacturing could be considered for candidates holding HS degree in lieu of a BS degree. Experience with the execution of Food Safety Plans and compliance to 21 CFR Part 117.