Here at Strut, we value dedication, creativity, and growth. We have been named one of the Top 10 Fastest-Growing companies in UT for the last 5 years in a row and named #2 in 2022. We just opened a second facility in Cartagena, Colombia. Strut is known for its diverse culture and inclusivity. We want to empower our employees to succeed. We need dedicated people to join our team as we work together to meet professional and business goals. Our environment is collaborative, team-oriented, and fast-paced. Our Quality Manager is a vital role in the success of our company. They work directly with our Product Lifecycle, Purchasing, and Manufacturing teams to help ensure we meet all the needed requirements to ensure the highest quality of our products.

Summary of Functions:

• Coordinate and oversee all quality activities for the Company.
• The Quality Manager will perform duties that support the company’s QA and operational key indicators as well as verify all suppliers, raw materials, packaging, labels, finished goods, lab results, and preventive measures to ensure Food Safety, Quality standards, and specifications are met.
• Responsible for the review, verification, validation, and sustainability of the food safety and quality management system.
• Works directly with manufacturing to schedule and control inspection activities and to enforce requirements as specified by raw materials, ingredients, products, package specifications, and regulatory agencies.
• Reviews documentation for completeness and accuracy.
• Works with research and development during new product start-ups and establishes checkpoints for testing new products and processes.
• Initiates corrective action for a procedural product or process deficiencies.
• Works with teams to prepare for and handle inspections and recertifications related to product production including, FDA, GMP, Organics and more.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for directing quality and food safety efforts to ensure that requirements for processing components and other materials into finished goods and products conform to quality standards.
• Develop and initiate standards and methods for inspections, testing, and evaluation.
• Establish programs to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement, and analysis equipment and facility.
• Optimization of product recipes in order to improve yield and compliance with customer specifications.
• Optimization of raw material control and use within recipes.
• Oversee HACCP systems, preventive controls, validating testing, and assurance compliance.
• Document quality information and prepare reports and/or manuals for future internal and external audits.
• Review production and quality report on a weekly basis, watching for any quality deviation.
• Follow-up on corrective actions when quality deviation occurs.
• Support R&D on sensory evaluation and/or product testing.
• Participate in projects for continuous improvement.
• Oversee all customer complaints focusing on Food Safety Complaints
• Set up the quality assurance/ control systems for proper certification.
• Lead and facilitate the facility in consumer and customer complaint resolution and reduction activity.
• Provide the means for incorporating the necessary tools, equipment, and methods into the new and existing processes aimed at continuous improvement.
• Lead and support the achievement of plant operations, food safety, and quality goals.

Food Safety Requirements/Responsibilities:

• Comply with all Plant, State, and Federal OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, and Organic regulations.
• Conduct verification of monitoring activities to assure finished products comply with food safety and quality specifications.
• Participates in the yearly review of the food safety system.
• Directs the maintenance of the Food Safety and Quality system.
• Suggest and implement changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase food safety and efficiency of operations departments.
• Interface with other departments and trainers to develop and implement food safety programs as required.

Qualifications:

• CGMP Experience: 2 years (Preferred)
• ISO 9001 Experience: 1 year (Preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Microbiology or Food Science, or a technically related field or equivalent experience in the field.
• Food Processing Experience is desirable
• Experience with FDA and Quality Systems rules, and regulations, including planning and implementation.
• PCQI certified
• HACCP training course a plus
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English and Spanish.

Work Environment:

• Must be able to work in all areas of the factory as well as office environment and laboratory. Some exposure to a high noise environment is possible.

Physical Demands:

• Occasionally lift or carry up to 50 pounds.

Why We’re Awesome:

We have an amazing team of professionally driven individuals. The executives at Strut have fostered a very friendly work environment where people are supportive and encouraging of one another while we push the business in the right direction and push ourselves individually and professionally. We love to promote from within once we see your amazing intelligence and talents!

**Please note: Strut manufacturers and handles products with gluten and a variety of nuts. All candidates should consider the impact of any allergies they might have prior to applying. **

Strut Corp is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• In-person
• Office
• Warehouse

Ability to Relocate:

• Lindon, UT 84042: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person