Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager

Armstrong Group•Denver, CO

About The Position

A Ziegenfelder Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for maintaining food safety and quality systems, programs, and documentation. This role involves assisting with various QA department tasks such as mix making, CIP, equipment cleaning, product quality testing/sampling, and completion of master sanitation schedule tasks. The manager will actively participate in facility discussions, providing food safety and quality call-outs, and is responsible for developing and maintaining qualified personnel within the QA department through organizational development, personnel assessment, training, direction, motivation, and scheduling. This position serves as the SQF Practitioner and PCQI for the plant location, requiring the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, production-focused environment. The role ensures that managers, supervisors, and process owners uphold their responsibilities within the food safety and quality management system. Key duties include managing microbiological and chemistry testing, overseeing the food safety plan and supporting programs, coordinating documentation for compliance with all directives, policies, and procedures, and managing internal lab functions. The manager will provide leadership and training in Quality Assurance and Food Safety, partnering with operations to implement change and quality improvement, and verifying finished product meets quality standards. A significant part of the role involves overseeing the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the SQF System, including food safety fundamentals and the food safety plan, while also working hands-on with the QA team to ensure deliverables are met.

Requirements

Food safety and quality systems, programs, and documentation maintenance.
QA department tasks including mix making, CIP, equipment cleaning, product quality testing/sampling, completion of the master sanitation schedule tasks.
Food safety and quality call outs in facility discussions.
Development and maintenance of qualified QA personnel.
Serving as SQF Practitioner and PCQI.
Managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, production-focused environment.
Ensuring managers, supervisors, and process owners maintain responsibilities of the food safety and quality management system.
Managing microbiological and chemistry testing.
Managing the food safety plan and supporting programs.
Coordinating documentation for compliance.
Managing internal lab functions.
Providing leadership and training in Quality Assurance and Food Safety.
Partnering with operations managers and supervisors to implement change and quality improvement.
Verifying finished product meets quality standards.
Overseeing the development, implementation, review and maintenance of the SQF System.
Hands-on work with QA team to ensure timetables for deliverables are met.

Responsibilities

Maintaining food safety and quality systems, programs, and documentation.
Assisting with QA department tasks including mix making, CIP, equipment cleaning, product quality testing/sampling, completion of the master sanitation schedule tasks.
Actively participate in facility discussions providing food safety and quality call outs.
Developing and maintaining qualified personnel within the QA department.
Serving as the SQF Practitioner and PCQI for plant location.
Managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, production-focused environment.
Ensuring that managers, supervisors, and process owners maintain their responsibilities of the food safety and quality management system at the facility.
Managing the performance of microbiological and chemistry related testing as it relates to product requirements.
Managing the food safety plan and supporting programs.
Coordinating all documentation to ensure compliance with all federal, state, local, and Ziegenfelder directives, policies and procedures.
Managing internal lab functions including microbial samples, document completion & control, comparing internal laboratory results with outside laboratory results, and daily product release / hold management.
Providing leadership and training guidance in Quality Assurance and Food Safety and partnering with operations managers and supervisors to implement change and quality improvement.
Verifying finished product meets quality standards.
Oversee the development, implementation, review and maintenance of the SQF System, including food safety fundamentals and the food safety plan.
Hands on work with QA team to ensure timetables for deliverables are met.