What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Systems Management Associate position at Ole Mexican Foods Inc?
At Ole, our mission is to produce the finest Authentic Mexican inspired products with an unwavering commitment to quality and freshness. We believe that holding a seat at your dinner table is the ultimate compliment, and we strive to help families create wholesome, fun, and authentic eating experiences.
Quality Systems Management Associate
Responsibilities
- Ensure the Ole Mexican Foods Corporate database and all customer’s portal web bases are maintained and updated regularly. Collect data entry information and enter in customer’s portal.
- Assist on updating and deploying corporate policies and/or documents to facilitate raw material suppliers and contract manufacturers to ensure that process inputs meet Ole requirements.
- Assist in the development of QA policies and procedures in OLE-QMS document control module, ensure that they are properly communicated and deployed to designated plants, departments, raw material suppliers and/or contract manufacturers to ensure process input meets Ole requirements.
- Identify and update critical-to-quality attribute measurement updates in database as defined in quality assurance programs, specifications, processing manuals and other quality and/or food safety documents.
- Ensuring that QA KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) are logged in the database. Review data to ensure that critical-to-quality attributes meets Ole requirements and create trends and reports based on data mining.
- Support and collaborate with special studies in cooperation with the Quality Assurance and Marketing Department.
- Ensure the Traceability Corporate Program is tested regularly at each facility and that all recall information is updated on a regular basis.
- Assist with corrective action completion and record-keeping for out-of-compliance conditions at corporate and all subsidiaries.
- Assist on GFSI and Gluten-Free Plants Audits, audit preparation and ensure the facilitation of required audit materials.
- Ensure that the QA shared database are organized, updated, and maintained regularly in a complete and organized manner.
- Facilitate and train team members on the creation and update of fundamental operational documents such as forms and procedures.
- Administer bi-annual FDA registrations for all Ole facilities.
- Maintain customer (retail and food service) documentation requirement up to date and complete.
- Maintain, administer, and update the Raw Materials and Finished Product Specifications Central Database.
- Maintain and update Document Control Module Systems and facilitate new module migration process
- Supply Updated specifications concerning product developments to the Marketing Department.
- Responsible for new item spec creation in specification module for proper communication to designated plants and departments to ensure process inputs meet Ole requirements
- Collect, organize and maintain finished product attributes fate for Atlanta QA Department and Corporate
- Train QA and QC staff or assignees to meet the needs of the QA department database and or new devices as well as other required trainings.
- Assist on other tasks as required by QA corporate Coordinator, VP of Sales, VP Operations and or the Director of QA.
Requirements and Skills
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills that reflect professionalism and high work ethic, especially when interacting with customers and co-packers.
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access
• Must understand basic applied and theoretical statistics.
• Must be able to lift 40 pounds
• Must have a friendly, cooperative, and professional attitude
• Must have good people skills
• Must be organized
• Must be able to implement programs and perform tasks needed to keep the QA program up to date.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
- Retirement savings plan with company match.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Supportive and inclusive work environment