Job description

Description:
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Summary:*
Ensures food safety and quality of all products produced in the plant. Responsible for ensuring specifications are defined and communicated. Performs inspections of processes, employee training, compliance with applicable food laws and regulations and maintains plant HACCP and Food Safety Plans to regulatory compliance. Defines best lab practices and provides guidance and adherence to quality policies. Actively participates in resolving customer complaints. Is an integral part of the plant leadership team. Provides support to R&D, Operations on customer issues, questions, and concerns. Oversees the facility’s QA, sanitation, and janitorial processes to ensure that effectiveness of the food safety program.
All employees are responsible to follow all of Nutrition Corp. protocols of Food Safety.
Essential Duties:

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards including but not limited to: Good Manufacturing Processes, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Safe Quality Food (SQF), Gluten and Organic Certifications.
• Aim of achieving high performance, build a positive team-oriented work culture and environment where continuous improvement, innovative and positive thinking, teamwork, positive behaviors, safety, and security are natural outcomes.
• Perform process checks throughout our facility including the kitchen, production, packaging, sanitation fulfilment and warehousing functions of the company, including pre-operational checks, sanitation verification, label checks and net weight checks.
• Maintain a well-organized and sanitary workspace according the company’s required Good Manufacturing Practices and Sanitary Standard Operating Procedures.
• Coordinates with customers, vendor and regulatory authorities’ programs, policies and relationships.
• Monitors daily quality of products, waste, and incoming material.
• Manage product and customer complaints.
• Maintains comprehensive understanding of all raw materials, packaging materials, and finished products requirements.
• Assists Management in creating new policies, procedures, and products.
• Performs quality audits. Verifies quality policies and procedures are being conducted. Prepares documentation and evaluation reports.
• Coordinate the preparation and conducts all third-party food safety, FDA, and USDA audits.
• Oversee the HACCP and Food Safety program and conducts annual validations.
• Perform plant inspections according to company policies
• Direct and delegate duties to QA Technicians.
• Conducts annual evaluations of department employees.
• Perform and confirm plant wide environmental testing.
• Monitor and update food safety documents as needed.
• Maintain open communications with all departments.
• Promote a safe, secure, and positive work environment for all Employees.
• Generate and execute CAPAs for any ongoing non-conformances.
• Other duties as appropriate or assigned.

Requirements:
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Competencies:*
1. To perform the job successfully, candidates must be able to perform all essential duties satisfactorily.
2. 2-5+ years of related Quality experience in the Food Manufacturing Industry.
3. 2+ years in a Supervisory role managing a team with direct reports.
4. 2+ years’ experience supervising a team of quality assurance technicians and quality assurance compliance for a USDA food production facility
5. Experience in sanitation processes
6. SQF and / or BRC experience
7. Experience with USDA FSIS food production and regulation.
8. Writing and implementing food safety and quality programs
9. Generate and complete program validations.
10. Excellent communication, presentation, and team building skills
11. Strong attention to detail
12. Ability to multi-task to simultaneously complete several projects
13. Proficiency in Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
14. Knowledge and understanding of Lean System manufacturing
Supervisor Responsibility:
QA Team, Sanitation Team, Janitorial Team and Label Team
Work Environment:
Food Manufacturing Plant
Physical Demands:
Ability to stand, crawl, stoop, kneel, bend at the waist, and reach. Lift/push and pull up to 50 lbs. Work in cold/hot environment.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position. Standard days and schedules are usually Monday to Friday
Days and hours are subject to change depending on Company needs.
Education Required:

• Minimum Educational Level: BS degree in Food Science, Microbiology or other related technical field of study
• HACCP Certified
• PCQI Certification
• SQF Practitioner Certification

Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable)
Authorized to work in the USA
AAP/EEO
Warehouse
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designated to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-time

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