What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Manager position at Abacus Service Corporation?
Job Title: Quality Assurance Manager
Location: Milford, IA
Duration: 02 months Contract to hire
Position Purpose
The QA Manager is responsible for leading a team of technicians to implement and follow all food safety, quality assurance, labeling, and SQF policies and procedures.
JOB FUNCTIONS:
• Responsible for the safety for all employees under their supervision by conducting safety orientation and training of employees, enforce safe work practices, correct unsafe conditions, prevent lingering unsafe or
unhealthful workplace conditions or hazards
• Oversees internal activities related to food safety, product quality, microbiological performance criteria, finished products, SQF and HACCP systems, government regulatory compliance (including FDA, USDA and CFIA), inspection criteria, and customer complaint investigation and response.
• Supervises and assists with programs to include environmental monitoring, recall administration, good manufacturing programs and sanitation standard operating procedures.
• Routes, investigates trends and closes all customer complaint issues.
• Oversees product and retail labeling program.
• Ensures all personnel is trained on food safety and quality related items.
• Works as a liaison for plant audits and USDA inspections.
• Provide technical support for plant.
• Ensures that all company standards and government regulations are met.
• Performs monthly audits of manufacturing and warehouse locations at facility, along with allergen and HACCP.
• Assists with development, implementation and administration of new and existing QA policies.
• SQF Practitioner – manage SQF system and have an understanding of SQF Code and requirements to maintain system.
• Backup for this position is the QA Supervisor or Director of QA (SQF) or as needed.
• Provide backup duties for the QA Supervisor, QA Technicians and the QA Compliance Specialists as they relate to the required tasks needed.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards
Required Education
• Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree (BA) from a four-year college or university along with four to six years related supervisory experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience in the food Industry.
Work Experience • 5 - 7 Years
Required Qualifications
• Communication/Language Skills. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) are a must. Ability to read and comprehend documents, simple instructions and product labels.
• Technical Competencies. Experience & knowledge in MS Office products (Excel & Word) and SAP preferred.
• Mathematical Skills. Strong analytical skills with the ability to calculate figures and amounts along with performing basic math functions.
• Reasoning Abilities. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Strong analytical skills with ability to identify opportunities
