FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

Monday – Friday

8:00 am – 5:00 pm

$70,000 per year

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Manages, plans, coordinates, and directs food safety and quality control program designed to ensure continuous production/service consistent with established standards.
• Formulates and maintains quality control objectives and coordinates objectives with production procedures in cooperation with other managers to maximize quality, reliability, and minimize costs.
• Manages the development and analysis of statistical data and specifications to validate present programs and to establish proposed quality and reliability expectancy.
• Manages workers engaged in activities to ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, services, and products.
• Plans, promotes, and organizes training activities related to food safety and quality management.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists employees in solving work problems.
• Initiates root cause analysis and directs corrective action for procedural product or process deficiencies.
• Manages installation, inspection, and testing procedures for finished products.
• Recommends corrective action necessary to ensure conformity with quality and food safety specifications and standards.
• Manages and investigates customer complaints regarding food safety and product quality and makes appropriate adjustments.
• Work as a part of a company team that is dedicated to accomplishing our company mission and is committed to food safety and quality management.
• Interact with customers and key accounts as related to quality, food safety and product improvement/development.
• Provide guidance and technical support for the operations team that facilitates building quality into product without sole emphasis on inspection.
• Assist in administration of quality, food safety, and GFSI Certification programs including maintaining full document registry in an on-line information portal.
• Serve as a liaison for regulatory agencies including USDA-FSIS, USDA-AMS and FDA.
• Lead all food safety, quality audits and GFSI Audits.
• Administer and maintain customer required Certifications (e.g., GAP).
• Administer the Quality Assurance Module in the company Shop Floor System.
• Manage product specification catalog.
• Provide technical assistance in FSIS and FDA labeling application and regulatory compliance.
• Responsible for administering Product Traceability, Product Recall and Product Hold program and assigning final disposition(s) to hold product.
• Responsible updating and reporting key elements to the management team.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor degree in a related field or commensurate experience in the food and beverage industry
• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years DIRECTLY RELATED work experience; 2 years Slaughter experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of HACCP, SSOP and Prerequisite Programs
• GFSI (BRC or SQF) experience and/or certified preferred
• Knowledge of USDA-FSIS regulations
• Self-motivated and able to work well with others
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient computer skills
• Team leader with high ethical standards
• HACCP Plan Development and Implementation required;
• Advanced HACCP-Verification, Validation and Auditing a HACCP System preferred.
• SQF Practitioner or BRC Trained

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• HACCP: 1 year (Preferred)
• Slaughter: 2 years (Preferred)
• GFSI: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Rowena, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person