Quality Assurance Manager
About The Position
The Quality Assurance Manager (Team Leader) leads the Quality Assurance Department’s efforts to achieve plant, category, and enterprise goals. The role trains and coaches partners, maintains compliance with customer requirements, oversees the design, implementation, and execution of quality, food safety, and sanitation programs, and ensures adherence to company and government programs, regulations, requirements, and guidelines. The manager leads continuous improvement in quality, food safety, and sanitation, maintains an audit-ready standard, and evaluates partner performance and accountability for following safety, food safety, quality, and sanitation programs. This position is 100% on-site at the Mount Vernon, Missouri manufacturing facility and may require travel up to 10%. The manager works with Operations, Sales, PLS leadership, plant teams, and EQFS teams to identify and meet customer and regulatory requirements. The role also manages department budgets, participates in capital project analysis and food-safe implementation, administers companywide processes and certification programs, and ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Food/Dairy Science or a related field.
- At least 3 years of experience leading small to mid-sized Quality Assurance teams.
- Experience in the food industry.
- Knowledge of food safety protocols, normally gained through licensing or certification programs.
- For positions requiring travel: valid driver’s license, at least state-minimum auto insurance (more may be required), an acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods’ discretion, and a vehicle that can meet the position’s travel needs.
- Authorization to work in the country where the role is based; sponsorship may be considered at Schreiber’s sole discretion, but not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.
Responsibilities
- Train, coach, evaluate, and reinforce continuous improvement principles with partners, including personal, people, business, and process leadership.
- Lead and participate in team efforts to meet or exceed plant, category, and enterprise goals using continuous improvement tools, processes, and teams.
- Work with Operations, Sales, and PLS leadership to identify, communicate, and meet customer requirements; develop processes, programs, and checks to ensure requirements are met.
- Work with plant and EQFS teams to meet regulatory requirements and ensure Food Safety, Quality, Sanitation, and Lab programs are designed, implemented, and executed daily.
- Track and maintain control of department budgets to support plant goals.
- Participate in capital project analysis and justification, and ensure food-safe implementation.
- Administer companywide processes and certification programs.
- Work with the leadership team to ensure compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans and customer requirements.
- Interpret and communicate customer requirements to plant production and support groups.
- Establish and audit PCPs, CCPs, and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes and ensure customer requirements are met.
- Review incidents in which procedures are not met and determine appropriate corrective action for partners who fail to follow standard procedures.
- Maintain an audit-ready standard and evaluate partner performance, including accountability for adherence to safety, food safety, quality, and sanitation programs.
- Remain knowledgeable about applicable government regulations, including OSHA, USDA, FDA, EPA, and EEOC.
- Travel up to 10% as required.
Benefits
- $10,000 relocation bonus and a relocation package for eligible U.S. salaried positions when relocating more than 50 miles.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day one.
- 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP, plus an additional company retirement contribution of about 8% of earnings.
- Opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when company goals are met.
- Up to $5,000 annually toward childcare costs.
- Wellness Incentive and employer-funded Lifestyle Spending Account for fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses.
- Role-relevant development opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision benefits starting day one.
- Onsite nurse and mental health counselor.
- Partners Helping Partners assistance program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
