What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Manager position at T. Marzetti Company?
Overview
Marzetti Company is looking for a Quality Assurance Manager - Top technical individual at the plant level. This position leads the plant in assessing food safety and quality related to all aspects of the facility. Leads and participates in initiatives to improve products and processes related to quality, food safety and consistency. As a key member of the plant management team, assists the plant manager in providing quality and food safety leadership to employees. The QA Manager will participate / lead projects in conjunction with Corporate QA/Food Safety management.
Responsibilities
- Ensures compliance to quality, food safety and HAACP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards.
- Makes recommendations and decisions involving food safety issues and quality issues having significant potential business impact to corporate and plant management.
- Develops and implements programs, policies, procedures, and work instructions for quality and food safety assessment and improvement.
- Coordinates plant quality and food safety audits (internal and third party). Works with plant manager to assign audit responsibilities to various members of the plant team.
- Serves as a key technical resource in plant and as a liaison between corporate R&D, Tech Services and plant operations.
- Resolves non-conformance issues/quality problems at plant facilities, warehouses, and in the market. Works with plant management team to develop corrective action plans and communicates plans to QA management, sales, marketing, and the customer as appropriate.
- Recommends and/or develops orientation and training programs for quality, food safety, GMP training. Assist members of the plant team in training as appropriate. Trains and instructs plant employees in recommended quality assurance testing and general housekeeping practices and advises on equipment sanitation; confirms these procedures are being maintained.
- Reports on key Quality Indicators to plant and corporate management
Qualifications
BS or BA degree in food science, food engineering, microbiology, chemistry, or other similar science related field.
Competencies
- Business Insights
- Drives Engagement
- Courage
- Directs Work
- Decision Quality
- Plans and Aligns
Working Conditions/Environment
Work in a laboratory and manufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, read, sit, stand, walk, reach, lift, grasp, and bend. Requires some lifting of moderately heavy items such as test equipment and product cases. The employee is regularly exposed to moving machines and handling of hazardous testing and sanitation chemicals. The noise level in the lab is moderate and loud in the plant. Hairnets, beardnets (if facial hair exists), earplugs, safety glasses and steel-toed/slip resistant shoes are required in the plant in accordance with company GMP and safety standards.