Quality Food Safety Mgr

Post Consumer Brands-posted 3 months ago

Full-time • Senior

Lawrence, KS

Food Manufacturing

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The position is responsible for managing the plant Quality and Food Safety program at a pet food plant. The role involves assisting Operations in identifying and implementing quality improvements, as well as collaborating with Engineering to support food safety and GMP practices. The individual will ensure compliance with applicable quality, food safety, and regulatory standards, and will support, implement, and maintain food safety culture and quality practices as required through GFSI. The position also includes shared responsibility as a BRC practitioner and/or back-up practitioner.

Ensure that all raw materials, process parameters, sanitation procedures, and finished products comply with Customer, Company, State and Federal standards.
Manage and audit quality programs and maintain proper documentation.
Administer hold product dispositions and coordinate the release and/or removal of hold product through the proper channels.
Assure that HACCP/Food Safety plans are fully implemented and monitored for all processing lines.
Responsible for validating changes to food safety fundamentals (prerequisite programs).
Train employees in areas of noncompliance, metal detection, GMP's, preventive controls, color code, sanitation procedures, net weight, and quality requirements.
Coordinate activities of engineers and contractors in complying with GMP's during construction activities.
Work with vendors to correct noncompliance issues concerning ingredients and supplies.
Provide managerial and technical leadership to Quality Assurance technicians and other appropriate plant QFS staff.
Provide technical assistance regarding the use of chemicals and sanitation protocol.
Verify cleaning methods for control of microbial, allergenic, and organic product cross contamination risks.
Support the retrieval of suspect product involved in a product recall.
Direct the implementation, process and follow-up to corrective action items for audits and inspections by customers, state regulators, FDA, etc.
Collect quality data and develop reports for business units.
Research and approve temporary approvals and R D trials.
Investigate consumer and customer complaints and provide written communication regarding the findings.

Minimum of 4 year B.S. degree in Food Science, Microbiology or related field.
Minimum of 10 years' experience in food manufacturing business, preferably in the Quality Assurance or Production environment.
Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience.
Working knowledge of HACCP, FSMA requirements, GMPs, quality systems.
Experience working with and leading a team in a manufacturing environment.
Understanding of FDA and local regulatory requirements.

Effective management and supervisory skills.
Excellent facilitating skills in a team environment.
Effective communication skills, both written and oral.
Training skills with ability to develop own curriculum.
Demonstrated problem solver with the ability to implement effective solutions.
Working knowledge of statistical and other advanced analytical problem-solving tools.
Experience with canning/thermal processes.

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