Quality Assurance & Control Professional

Food Manufacturing Experience A Must:

We are looking for professional level candidates to join our Quality Team. Ideal candidate will meet the following minimum requirements:

Collects, organizes, monitors, and distributes information related to quality and process improvement functions, possibly including but not limited to compliance to and/or documentation of quality management standards, such as BRC. Typically generates reports using computer skills and distributes those reports to various users in the organization, customers, or suppliers. This position has a dual role in R&D.

Role and Responsibilities

·        Validates quality processes by establishing product specifications and quality attributes; measuring production; documenting evidence; writing and updating quality assurance procedures.

·        Maintains and improves product quality by completing product, company, system, Gluten-Free Program, compliance, and surveillance audits; investigating customer complaints; collaborating with other members of management to develop new product and engineering designs, and manufacturing and training methods.

·        Support Audit compliance for BRC, AIB, and Kosher.

·        Coordinate internal monthly audits.

·        Contact Supplier about any non-conformities.

·        Support compliance of the HACCP program.

·        Support compliance of CCP’s (Critical Control Points).

·        Oversee the Quality Control Technician(s) documentation of daily production paperwork.

·        Maintain and revise SOP’s as needed.

·        Maintain customer specifications.

·        Maintain current letters of guarantee from venders, Kosher certificates, Country of Origin documentation.

·        Support and document customer complaints.

·        Support Investigations of Quality concerns reported by production.

·        Sends samples to existing customers and potential customers.

·        Review existing business processes to identify inefficiencies in processing and potential weaknesses that may cause inaccurate processing.

·        Coordinates training.

·        Observe internal control procedures and evaluate their effectiveness.

·        Manage projects, including departmental and division initiatives.

·        Report and document safety, GMP, and Housekeeping violations to the appropriate parties.

·        Other uties as assigned.

Role and Responsibilities: R&D Functions

·        Ability to perform bench top work to provide prototype of new product ideas and to conduct plant trials to confirm manufacturing process and formula

·        Responsible for the evaluation of new ingredients and new suppliers

·        Assist QA/QC , Production and marketing for troubleshooting and problem solving

·        Adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) at all times

·        Maintain proper housekeeping in the area at all times

·        Follow all safety procedures

·        Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications. Education Requirements and Preferred Skills

·        Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or related field or comparable experience.

·        Ability to work independently and remain self-motivated with minimal direct supervision.

·        Auditing experience preferred.

·        HACCP certified.

·        Strong organization skills and close attention to detail.

·        Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

·        Mathematical skills.

 ·        Good interpersonal skills with ability to interview individuals associated with audit subject matter, as well as communicate findings to management.

·        Excellent computer skills. Able to work with production software applications, label printing applications, and MS Office Suite.

Physical Requirements

·        Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.

·        Be prepared to work a ten-hour shift.

Additional Requirements

·        May work in environments with varying temperatures.

 character expectations:

• You need to be reliable. Come to work 30-60 minutes before your shift starts so you can effectively transition with the preceding shift, same thing at the end of your shift. Don’t be absent and don’t be late.
• The workplace is no place for weapons, drugs, or alcohol. It will not be tolerated from anyone or by anyone.
• Our workforce is our most valuable resource! Treat everyone fair and respectfully. Don't create issues, Resolve them!
• We are made up of many different ethnic backgrounds, languages, personalities, and organizations. Your job is to work with all of them in a professional manner.
• Things will go wrong, that is a given. It’s how you handle the “tough times” that are the true mark of your skills and the value you add. People that quit, lash out or blame someone else will never get very far.
• Your word is your bond. What you say, write, email, send, and or do has your name on it. Be forthright in good times and in difficult ones, too. When you can’t be trusted, your career is already on “borrowed time”. 
• If you don’t possess both a “can do” attitude and a sense of urgency to make things happen, you will not last here.
• You too will have bad days. We all do. It’s how you handle them that determines what you are made of. Developing a “bad attitude” and taking it out on the people you encounter each day, will only “spread like a disease”. Coming to grips with the issue, learning from it, cleaning up the mess, and developing methods for avoiding recurrences will prevent some future “bad days” for you. 
• Asking for help is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of maturity. It is not possible to know everything or to be an expert on most. Make sure you are asking for help, not whining about your situation. The first will be well received, the latter will be ignored. 
• Not everyone will always behave correctly or professionally. You can’t control everyone, the only person you can control is yourself.

Message From HR:

Be the best representation of you possible at all times, treat each person with the same respect and dignity you require, handle conflicts in a professional manner and when you are faced with conflicts that are too much for you to deal with, don’t exchange the negative energy, ask for assistance from your supervisor or HR.