Quality Assurance Manager

Schreiber Foods•Richland Center, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Manager (Team Leader) leads the efforts of the Quality Assurance Department to achieve plant, category, and enterprise goals. Duties include training and coaching partners, maintaining compliance with customers’ requirements, overseeing quality, food safety, and sanitation program design, implementation, and execution, and adhering to company and government programs, regulations, requirements, and guidelines. Additionally, this position is responsible for leading continuous improvement efforts in quality, food safety, and sanitation, maintaining an audit ready standard at all times, and evaluating partner performance, including partner accountability for adherence to safety, foods safety, quality, and sanitation programs.

Requirements

Bachelors in Food/Dairy Science or related
3+ years of experience in Leadership of small to mid-sized Quality Assurance Teams.
Experience in the food industry
Knowledge of food safety protocols which can normally be gained through licensing or certification programs
Valid driver's license, auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required), acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion, and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required.
Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based.
In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Ability to travel up to 10%

Responsibilities

Develop SFI Culture - train, coach, evaluate, and reinforce continuous improvement principles with partners as well as personal, people, business, and process leadership.
Goals – lead and participate in team efforts to meet or exceed plant, category, and enterprise goals through the use of continuous improvement tools, processes, and teams.
Customer Requirements – work with Operations, Sales, and PLS leadership in identifying, communicating, and meeting customer requirements. Develop processes, programs, and checks to ensure customer requirements are met.
Governmental Regulations – Be knowledgeable of various government regulations that must be complied with, i.e., OSHA, USDA, FDA, EPA, EEOC, etc. Work with our plant and EQFS teams to meet regulatory requirements.
Work with the plant and EQFS teams to make sure that Food Safety, Quality, Sanitation, and Lab programs are designed, implemented, and executed on a daily basis to meet goals and requirements.
Financial - Track and maintain control of department budgets to assure plant goals are met. Participate in capital project analysis, justification, and food safe implementation.
Administer companywide processes and certification programs.
Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer requirements.
Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and/or support groups.
Establishes and Audits PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer requirements are met.
Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met, and determines appropriate corrective action for partners failing to follow standard procedures.

Benefits

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
8% 401(k) match into the ESOP
Company contribution of around 16% in retirement savings annually
Incentive pay twice a year
$10,000 relocation bonus
Generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles
Up to $5,000 annually to help with the cost of childcare
Monthly contributions toward childcare expenses, including independent babysitters
Wellness Incentive
Employer-funded Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) to use on fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses.
Tuition reimbursement
Medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits starting day one
Onsite nurse
Mental health counselor