Sr. Corporate Director of Food Safety and Quality-Stockton, CA

Diamond Foods • Stockton, CA

305d • $160,000 - $175,000

About The Position

The Director of Quality Control & Quality Assurance will develop, implement, and periodically evaluate a program to ensure the organizations production operations, from raw materials to finished products, meet the quality, integrity, and efficiency standards set by the organization.

Requirements

• 4 year degree and 8-10 years of experience or overall equivalent.
• Previous management experience in a food manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

• Food processing knowledge.
• Experience with packaging machinery.
• Knowledge of Food Safety, HACCP and Q.A. programs.
• Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices, Standard Operating Procedures, and Safety Regulations.
• Effective English language literacy; oral and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal and team skills for working with employees at all levels within the company.
• Effective presentation and facilitation skills for leading meetings and teams.
• Strong prioritizing, organizing, delegating and time management skills.
• Task analyzing, problem solving, and decision-making skills at both a strategic and functional level.
• Conflict Resolution skills.
• Effective math skills.
• Effective computer skills using MS Office products and required technical software.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Ability to listen, understand, and provide assistance to others.
• Flexibility and positivity in a fast-paced environment that changes quickly.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once while meeting tight deadlines.
• Ability to work in an environment with high level safety risks.
• Ability to perform tasks with a high level of confidentiality.
• Ability to perform tasks independently and as part of a team to accomplish company goals.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for QA oversight of internal and external operations.
• Provide quality assurance management support to the cross-functional QC & QA teams and ensure compliance with GMP requirements, in-house SOPs and standards both in-house and to Diamond's third party contractors as it relates to manufacturing and testing of the raw materials and products.
• Manage, develop, and train QA personnel and write performance reviews.
• Provide quality assurance oversight for production, testing and release of all different nuts product manufactured in-house.
• Provide quality assurance oversight for production, testing and release of packaging activities.
• Responsible for release of raw materials (almonds, pecans, cashews, etc.).
• Establish and maintain quality agreements for key Suppliers.
• Monitor quality performance and issue resolution for Suppliers (including monitoring of quality agreement parameters).
• Provide QA oversight for Process, Cleaning, and Shipping Validation.
• Implement and maintain programs and processes to ensure high quality products and compliance with GMPs.
• Organize and prioritize group tasks, provide job skills training and mentoring of personnel.
• Review and approve documents such as standard operating procedures, manufacturing batch records, packaging and labeling records, sampling plans, test methods, specifications, and protocols and reports for method validations and stability studies.
• Act as a compliance resource to provide guidance and assistance around aseptic processing and towards resolution of complex deviations, quality investigations, lab investigations, CAPAs and change control; review and approve quality system documents related to manufactured products.
• Responsible for QA reserve sample management.
• Responsible for Annual Product Review Program.
• Maintain product quality assurance performance metrics.
• Support regulatory agency inspections or third party audits by participating in inspection preparation and assisting the inspection strategy room.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Bonus Target: 15%.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Food Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree