Sr Mgr Quality Assurance

HomeTown Food Company•Milton, PA

175d

About The Position

The Sr, Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for establishing and providing the strategic vision, policy and leadership for food quality and food safety at the Milton production facility. The Sr. Quality Assurance Manager will ensure that all manufactured products meet the highest standards of quality, food safety and complies with all federal, state, local, SQF 2000, and company rules and regulations. This position is expected to act as the liaison between the Plant and Corporate Quality, outside regulatory agencies, and third-party auditors in the areas of food quality and food safety.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Engineering, or related discipline.
5+ years of quality assurance experience in food manufacturing, preferred expertise in canning, UHT, and aseptic processing.
Certified Process Authority or experience with thermal processing validation (retort, UHT).
Better Process Control School (BPCS) certification
Strong knowledge of FDA low-acid canned food (LACF) and aseptic regulations (21 CFR Part 113 & 114).
Experience with GFSI schemes (SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000) and audit procedures.
Ability to lead, coach, and develop salaried personnel including performing annual performance appraisals for all direct reports and key personnel
Strong attention to detail, and capacity to multitask efficiently
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Proven ability to manage multi-site quality systems and teams.
Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic vision and leadership for the Quality Department (set direction, build capability, and maintain action plans) and serve as the Quality Department representative to the leadership team.
Advocates for product quality, safety, and compliance throughout the organization.
Perform annual performance appraisals for all direct reports and develop key personnel through coaching, training, and organizational development.
Supervises, coaches, and develops direct reports to help them achieve both corporate and department goals.
Creates and maintains key initiatives scorecard and reporting, and provides analysis, trend information, and reports as required by senior management.
Maintains a relationship with Corporate Quality and partner factory Quality Managers.
Establish, maintain, and improve programs and policies designed to ensure compliance with all Federal, State, and local regulatory requirements.
Manages corrective and preventative action (CAPA) process and leads continuous improvement activities.
Leadership in change management as quality gatekeeper and quality champion for projects.
Develop and implement new programs, policies and procedures around Quality Control and Food Safety.
Provide technical support to the manufacturing facility in relation to quality and food safety requirements. Key decision maker for disposition of non-conforming goods.
Spends time daily on the production floor providing guidance and training to supervisors, maintenance, warehouse and operations personnel. Ensure quality and food safety issues on the production floor are identified and addressed in a timely manner.
Verifies and approves new and revised formulas. Assists in plant trials and critical process improvements as needed. Provides for supplier deficiency improvements, problem cause identification and correction, customer complaint resolution, etc.
Develop and control the capital and operating budget for the quality department.
Performs all other duties, responsibilities, and special projects as assigned.