Quality Compliance Manager

Maker's Pride Talent Acquisition Team•Front Royal, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Compliance Manager will be working in our Front Royal, VA wafer & cracker plant (located 80 minutes from downtown Washington D.C) which produces more than 150M lbs. per year! This is our one of our largest plants in North America which employs 350+ non-union team members. This state of the art facility is nearly 400k sq. ft., operates with 6 highly automated production lines and possess a strong team-oriented culture. Job Scope: The Quality Compliance Manager will have the drive and ability to lead implementation and the sustainability of the compliance process & supplier quality program with minimal oversight. Ability to influence/lead internal personnel, customers, and suppliers to meet quality objectives is required. The position reports directly into the site Quality Assurance Manager. Core schedule: Monday-Friday 7am-4pm, with the ability to flex to support business needs.

Requirements

Knowledge of Ingredient hazards in accordance with FSMA
Intentional Adulteration Risk Assessments
Food Defense
Knowledge and experience with SAP or large ERP systems is preferred
Intermediate computer skills and a knowledge of project management tools
Maintain harmonious working relations with employees from all departments.
Maintain harmonious working relations with management from all levels.
Communicate effectively with all employees and management.
Comfortable with leading difficult decisions.
Flexible, agile, creative, able to lead by example and be ready to be part of a multidisciplinary department team.
Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Manage multiple projects/ trackers at one time
Ensure collaborative relationships with industry, trade, other associations, regulatory agencies and Hearthside staff.
Lead ‘best in class’ behaviors with focus on safety, quality, and policy focus
MS Office Suite and ERP experience, with SAP preferred
Problem solving: Create hypothesis for a challenge, elaborate on test plans, analyze and interpret results, critical thinking.
RCA-CAPA Tools (5-Why, Fishbone, etc.)
4-year College or university degree in food science, microbiology, biology or experimental scientist related background is preferred or four years of related experience and/or training.
Minimum 4 years’ experience in quality compliance, product compliance and/or commercialization in food manufacturing, product development or similar discipline, in a food or beverage manufacturing segment is required.
Familiar with state and federal food processing regulations.
Knowledge and training of SQF/BRC is needed and a certification is a plus.
HACCP and PCQI certifications are ideal.
Must be accurate and detail oriented.
Excel (conditional formatting, formulas, drop downs, trend charting, pivot tables, etc.)
Ability to work with minimal supervision and at times independently.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience with SAP or large ERP systems is preferred
4-year College or university degree in food science, microbiology, biology or experimental scientist related background is preferred or four years of related experience and/or training.
HACCP and PCQI certifications are ideal.
Knowledge and training of SQF/BRC is needed and a certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

Evaluate, understand, and develop plans to comply with customer requirements.
Create metrics to monitor compliance per customer and agency requirements
Facilitate all customer and 3rd party audits
Manage audit related CAPA (Corrective Action Preventive Action) to closure
Serve as technical liaison/leader for the facility/procurement on supplier related defects and improvement opportunities
With procurement develop a supplier rating, corrective/preventative process to improve supplier quality
Partner with Quality Systems on supplier approval, incoming ingredient requirements, and ingredient hazard analysis
Act as primary quality resource and coordinator on sanitary design & change control activities
Facilitate all internal auditing processes & maintain/perform training on departmental-specific policies, procedures and programs
Manage compliance schedules with all departments
Ensure all HACCP and Food Safety Plans are up to date, verified, and validated
Support Quality Manager and commercialization teams in integrating customer and compliance requirements into internal specifications
Support Quality Assurance department as necessary, in other areas.
Serve as a backup for the Quality Manager if needed during his/her absence.