About The Company

Innovative Labs (IL) is a leading developer, formulator, and provider of single serve and multi-dose ingestible health and wellness products for leading brands and direct sales companies. Founded in 2006, Innovative Labs provides highly differentiated formulating, blending, filling, distribution, and other critical services for small-format liquid nutritional supplements, food and beverage items, personal care, household products and other consumer packaged goods. The company is SQF Food Safety Code Level III Certified and operates highly efficient, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.

IL is now the largest independent supplier of custom single serve flexible packaging west of the Mississippi. We provide our customers with a differentiated advantage of world-class turnkey solutions and full-service, front-end product development. With significant investments in packaging and pasteurization equipment, IL has the flexibility to meet the demands of large and small production runs from our Fortune 100 food and beverage customers to high growth emerging brands.

Summary

The Quality Manager performs a variety of training and management duties as needed to assure the ongoing compliance with quality standards and specifications are being met. This position works with a variety of individuals at Innovative Labs including but not limited to the quality team, management and customers. This position is part of a team atmosphere focused on achieving excellence in quality manufacturing. The atmosphere is energetic with the ability to be flexible while working in a regulatory environment.

Job Duties

• Oversees the quality management system and quality team for a liquid dietary supplement manufacturer.
• Assists in ongoing training activities designed to keep employees knowledgeable and informed of SOP’s methods and GMP’s.
• Oversees personnel, training and functions including employee hiring and performance plans.
• Performs updates to documentation systems as needed.
• Assist in the management of the company Food Safety and HACCP program and functions as the PCQI at the facility.
• Performs the sanitation supervisor functions of the facility.
• Oversee product analytical lab testing and instrument calibration.
• Interprets quality requirements and implements solutions and improvements.
• Oversees incoming product, in process product and or finished good product quality inspections, testing and releases. .
• Supports the management if internal traceability and quality control systems.
• May perform and host audits from customers and certifying agencies as necessary.
• Monitors and performs plant internal auditing and performs corrective actions.
• Performs corrective action and CAPA investigations and documentation.
• Responsible for all quality related documentation at facility.
• Assists in cross functionality of the quality team and other inter departmental teams.
• Responsible for working alongside manufacturing to maintain high quality standards throughout the manufacturing facility.
• Other similar duties as required.

Required Skills

• Ability to work as a part of a team
• The ability read, speak and understand basic English
• Must possess excellent oral / written communication skills, ability to manage multiple priorities at once
• Follows cGMP standards and guidelines
• Understands and applies information set forth in SOP’s
• Handles confidential information
• Ability to cross train in 2 or more areas within the quality system
• Ability to understand and interpret product quality, specifications, and regulatory documents
• Able to remain calm and helpful in a manufacturing environment.
• Must possess the ability to encourage others.

Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field
• 6 years related experience
• Management experience is required

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual Bonus Plan based on corporate financial performance
• PTO and paid holidays each year
• Medical, Dental & Vision Plans offered
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D) offered
• Training & Development opportunities provided