What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Compliance Lead position at Cibo Vita?
Company Description
Cibo Vita, co-founded in 2009 by Emre Imamoglu and Ahmet Celik, is a producer of health-conscious snacks, specifically dried fruit and nut blends. The company's flagship brand, Nature’s Garden, aims to redefine snacking expectations and seamlessly integrate into diverse lifestyles. Cibo Vita's products are featured nationwide in various retail outlets and hold certifications aligning with different dietary preferences. The headquarters and certified facilities are located in Totowa, New Jersey, with a dedicated workforce of over 900 individuals.
The Quality Control Lear will be responsible for supporting the Senior QA Manager in maintaining a high level of customer and consumer satisfaction by assuring consistent quality. The ideal candidate will apply a knowledge of food safety and quality, GFSI schemes, and second/third party auditing knowledge to meet business needs under direction of the Senior QA Manager. This role offers responsibility, variety, and the satisfaction that your role makes a real impact on our success.
Major Responsibilities / Accountabilities
Assist in implementation of corrective action required as a result of audit
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Communicate nonconforming product to appropriate personnel
Perform all additional Quality Control tasks as required on the production lines
Minimum Qualifications
Cibo Vita, co-founded in 2009 by Emre Imamoglu and Ahmet Celik, is a producer of health-conscious snacks, specifically dried fruit and nut blends. The company's flagship brand, Nature’s Garden, aims to redefine snacking expectations and seamlessly integrate into diverse lifestyles. Cibo Vita's products are featured nationwide in various retail outlets and hold certifications aligning with different dietary preferences. The headquarters and certified facilities are located in Totowa, New Jersey, with a dedicated workforce of over 900 individuals.
The Quality Control Lear will be responsible for supporting the Senior QA Manager in maintaining a high level of customer and consumer satisfaction by assuring consistent quality. The ideal candidate will apply a knowledge of food safety and quality, GFSI schemes, and second/third party auditing knowledge to meet business needs under direction of the Senior QA Manager. This role offers responsibility, variety, and the satisfaction that your role makes a real impact on our success.
Major Responsibilities / Accountabilities
- Assist Senior QA Lead with implementing various quality systems (SQF, Organic, kosher, RSPO, UTZ, etc.)
- Support the Senior QA lead on large projects and improve consistency, efficiency, and product quality
- Work towards achieving and maintaining GFSI certification
- Implement training based off of audit deficiencies and customer complaints
- Provide support for quality related trainings for all departments
- Reports all monthly trending reports to Management
Assist in implementation of corrective action required as a result of audit
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Communicate nonconforming product to appropriate personnel
- Write technical reports and supporting documentation such as deviation, CAPAs, reports, testing protocols, and trend analyses preventative/corrective actions. Ensure timely closure of investigations.
- Participate in internal audits for compliance with SOPs, GMPs, and regulations.
- Participates actively in technology transfer, method qualification and validation
Perform all additional Quality Control tasks as required on the production lines
Minimum Qualifications
- Experienced with GFSI and HACCP Scheme (SQF, BRC)
- HACCP and PCQI Certified
- 2-3 years supervisory experience (including conducting performance evaluations)
- 2-3 years of Strong Regulatory, Recall and Labeling knowledge
- Relevant work experience in a medical device, pharmaceutical, or food processing industry field.
- GMP experience in manufacturing environment
- Working knowledge of safety rules, regulations and training.
- Bilingual (Spanish/English)
- Good Communication skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).
- Attention to details and be vigilant to detect process/product variations
- The ability to solve practical problems or issues and report in a higher level
- Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results.
- 3 years of experience in 3-tier Customer interactions
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Weekend work as needed
- Working overtime
- Working on holidays as needed
- Frequent physical demands including lifting and/or moving up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lifting and/or moving up to 50 lbs.
