Quality Assurance Manager

Position Summary

This Quality Assurance Manager will be responsible for developing and executing broad quality and food safety policies and processes. On a tactical level, this position will focus on opportunities to improve quality and enhance food safety. 

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed below satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement:

Competency Statement

• Extensive knowledge of quality and food safety methods and techniques, quality assurance standards, food laboratory testing methods and operations, and statistical process control techniques
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory compliance – FDA, HACCP, SQF -- Lead the internal Safe Quality Food (SQF) accreditation.
• Self-motivated and results oriented, able to set own agenda within wide parameters
• Create, support and contribute to the quality culture of the company.
• Strong and supportive team player.
• Able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form for safety, reporting and documentation requirements.  
• Ability to add, subtract, and divide using whole numbers and decimals.
• Have a working understanding of units of measure in grams, ounces, and pounds, including decimals. Shall have the ability to add and subtract the units of time, e.g. days, hours, and minutes.

Supervisory Responsibility

This role has supervisory responsibilities of the Quality Assurance and the Sanitation departments.  This position will be required to train new employees, employees who change job classifications, and/or assist with any other training that may be required. Communicates with the following departments: Plant Manager and Upper Management regarding any product quality, inventory, discrepancies, or safety issues within the scope of this position. 

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles.  The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands

This is a largely sedentary role with the physical abilities below may be required.

Stand                                    O                                                             Reach above shoulder                   O

Walk                                      F                                                              Climb                                                     O

Sit                                           F                                                              Crawl                                                     N

Reach Outward                 F                                                              Squat/Kneel/Bend                          O

Lift/Carry                                                                                             Push/Pull

10 lbs or less                      O                                                             10 lbs or less                                      O

11-20 lbs                              N                                                             11-20 lbs                                              N

21-50 lbs                              N                                                             21-50 lbs                                              N

50 lbs                                  N                                                             50 lbs                                                  N

N (Not Applicable)           Activity is no applicable to this occupation

O (Occasionally)                                Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0-2.5 hrs/day)

F (Frequently)                   Occupation requires this activity up to 33%-66% of the time (2.5-5.5 hrs/day)

C (Constantly)                   Occupation requires this activity up to 66% of the time (5.5 hrs/day)

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a Full-time position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Hours and work shift may change in accordance with business needs.  Exempt employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AAP/EEO Statement

Bakery Bling is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.  Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristic protected by law

Education: Bachelor’s degree in related field

Experience: 5 years’ experience in food technology, food science, or food industry; Previous experience with plant audits/inspections including customer, 3^rd party and governmental.

Computer Skills:  Advanced Microsoft Suite skills.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Must be able to accomplish any and all duties with little to no assistance.