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Richelieu Foods is Hiring a Director of Quality Assurance Near Wheeling, IL
WL - WHEELING, IL
Position Type
Full Time
DescriptionThe Director Quality & Food Safety is a key member of the leadership team, providing strategic direction across our quality, food safety and sanitation organizations. The role will develop and analyze key metrics to identify areas of opportunity; provide expertise and guidance to our Operations teams in resolving complex food safety questions and challenges; represent Richelieu Foods with strategic customers regarding food safety matters; and participate in industry outreach activities to ensure that Richelieu Foods systems and processes are consistent with the latest science. This position reports directly to the Sr. Director of Quality and Food Safety.
Primary Responsibilities
- Develops strategic long range plans for the food safety, sanitation and auditing groups across the Richelieu Foods organization.
- Leads and directs continued implementation of best in class food safety, sanitation and supplier management processes and systems to protect the enterprise.
- Create a high-performance team by recruiting and developing teams with an appropriate mix of experience, capabilities, and skills to consistently meet company goals and departmental initiatives in the most cost-effective manner. Ensure effective succession planning for all pivotal positions
- Provides expertise, support and guidance to plant food safety & quality managers and the operations team in resolving critical and complex food safety and sanitation challenges, oversight for projects and programs including specifications, shelf life, quality audits and quality holds.
- Works collaboratively with Operations, Engineering and R&D leadership to resolve systemic challenges and implement effective and sustainable systems.
- Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and/or support groups.
- Oversees and provides strategic planning for all Quality and Food Safety programs, including SQF, FSMA, HACCP and customer requirements as related to the quality and safety of finished products.
- Inspire the team and be the voice of the company’s core values, to motivate and capture personal commitment in creating a pathway to both their individual and our collective long-term success and growth.
- Develop a strong discipline of role clarity and hold self and team members accountable for performance and collaboration with the whole enterprise establishing and maintaining an inclusive and diverse culture that provides a positive employee experience and ensuring proactive performance management based on feedback, coaching and mentoring.
- Serves as Richelieu Foods key contact for food safety with Private Label and Co-Pack customers regarding quality and technical issues, customer complaints and resolves customer’s technical issues as required.
- Maintains strong knowledge of FDA regulations and lead the implementation of all new or revised regulations.
- Oversees approval process for new materials, both ingredients and packaging, and new vendors, ensuring FSMA compliance.
- Responsible for updates, annual review, and audit of Organic Programs.
- Successfully achieves or maintains GFSI (SQF) certification at all facilities.
- Maximizes staff performance through staff development and coaching, and the appropriate use of rewards and recognition. This includes training and development, recruitment, and mentoring.
- By example, creates a positive work environment that encourages cooperation, team work and risk taking, and values and respects differences.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or equivalent
- 7-10 years of QA and Food Safety experience
- 4-8 years of managerial responsibility with project leadership accountability
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and strong leadership skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment
- Excellent written and verbal communications with the ability to share knowledge at appropriate levels of the organization
- SQF and HACCP certification
- Better Process Control training
- PCQI training
- Experience in Organic and Kosher food production
- Food and Environmental Microbiology
- Experience with FDA regulations and audits as it applies to Food Manufacturing operations
- Experience in USDA regulations
Job Summary
Full Time
Consumer Goods
$152k-183k (estimate)
06/04/2024
07/02/2024
richelieufoods.com
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL
500 - 1,000
1862
JIM CAMPBELL
$50M - $200M
Consumer Goods
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About Richelieu Foods
Richelieu Foods Inc., a Freiberger Group Company, is a leading national private label and contract packing food manufacturer focused on frozen pizza, salad dressing, and BBQ sauce product categories. PROUD EMPLOYER offering genuine career opportunities with a comprehensive salary and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, short-term disability, 401K with company match, and vacation. OUR MISSION is to be the preferred provider of premium products. We will achieve our mission by providing safe food and excellence in product quality, service levels, product information, and c ...
ustomer relationships. OUR GOAL is to consistently meet or exceed our customers expectations and satisfy all regulatory and SQF 7.2 requirements through education of our Associates, continuous process and product improvement and continuous improvement of our food safety management systems. COMMITTED TO SAFETY. Everything Richelieu Foods, Inc. does from choosing superior raw materials, selecting manufacturing techniques to the distribution of finished goods must be consistent with our mission. Top management is committed to providing the needed staff, training and support programs which will ensure the development, implementation, and maintenance of the Food Safety Plan of SQF 7.2.
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