Quality Manager

Hebron, KY

$85,000 - Salary

Position Summary:

Develops, implements and manages quality assurance and food safety programs to prevent or eliminate defects in new or existing products.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:           

• Experience in ISO 9000 or Food Safety program management
• Collects, organizes, monitors and distributes information to Packaging team related to quality assurance to ensure the overall understanding of quality procedures, requirements and processes.
• Prepares and maintains customer specification sheets and reports as required by the customer.
• Identifies, documents and tracks customer complaints and relays relevant information to operation manager.
• Ensures that corrective and preventative actions regarding quality have been implemented, in a timely manner.
• Documents all material quality issues and follows up, reports on and works with suppliers to resolve core issues.
• Analyzes, evaluates and presents information concerning factors such as business situation, production capabilities, manufacturing issues, economic trends, design and development of new products for consideration by other members of management team.
• Visits and communicates with vendors to obtain information related to supply quality, capacity of vendor to meet orders, and vendor quality standards.
• Manually and visually tests material prior to production process.
• Develops and maintains a productive work team through proper application of management skills in the hiring, coaching, training, and disciplinary action processes.

Marginal Functions: 

• Directs production line staff to stop production based on quality issues.
• Reviews technical publications, articles and abstracts to stay abreast of technical developments in the industry.
• Oversees and assists in startup and production line changeover to new items to ensure overall quality processes are followed.
• Reviews technical processes and procedures and recommends solutions to improve in operational goals.
• Strives for continuous improvements in production process.
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment.

Job Specifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience, preferred.
• Prior supervisory experience with emphasis on leadership, supervision, motivation, communication and planning.
• Excellent communication, organizational and analytical skills.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize, work under pressure and meet deadlines as required in a fast-paced production environment

The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the duties of the position, and do not include all the tasks that the incumbent may be required to perform.  The incumbent must be able to perform all of the essential functions of this job, either with or without reasonable accommodation.

Salary : $85,000