Food Safety

Quality Assurance Manager

(Ballinger)

ESSENTIALJOB FUNCTIONS

• Manages, plans, coordinates, and directs food safety and quality control program designed to ensure continuous production/service consistent with established standards.
• Formulates and maintains quality control objectives and coordinates objectives with production procedures in cooperation with other managers to maximize quality, reliability, and minimize costs.
• Manages the development and analysis of statistical data and specifications to validate present programs and to establish proposed quality and reliability expectancy.
• Manages workers engaged in activities to ensure continuous control over materials, facilities, services, and products.
• Plans, promotes, and organizes training activities related to food safety and quality management.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists employees in solving work problems.
• Initiates root cause analysis and directs corrective action for procedural product or process deficiencies.
• Manages installation, inspection, and testing procedures for finished products.
• Recommends corrective action necessary to ensure conformity with quality and food safety specifications and standards.
• Manages and investigates customer complaints regarding food safety and product quality and makes appropriate adjustments.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor degree in a related field or commensurate experience in the food and beverage industry
• Typically, requires a minimum of 5 years DIRECTLY RELATED work experience; 2 years Slaughter experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of HACCP, SSOP and Prerequisite Programs
• GFSI (BRC or SQF) experience and/or certified preferred
• Knowledge of USDA-FSIS regulations
• Self-motivated and able to work well with others
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient computer skills
• Team leader with high ethical standards
• HACCP Plan Development and Implementation required;
• Advanced HACCP-Verification, Validation and Auditing a HACCP System preferred.
• SQF Practitioner or BRC Trained

Salary Range: $50,000 - $70,000 / Year (Depending on Experience)

Job Order #16202834