What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager Quality position at Harvest Hill Beverage Company?
About Harvest Hill:
Harvest Hill Beverage Company is one of the nation’s largest independent branded beverage producers, delivering consistent annual revenue growth, with sales of just under $1 billion. The company was formed in June 2014 with the acquisition of Juicy Juice, and further expanded with 3 subsequent acquisitions which were consolidated into one company in May 2017. Our portfolio of iconic brands includes Juicy Juice®, SunnyD®, Veryfine®, Fruit2O®, Little HUG®, Daily’s Cocktails®, and Nutrament®. We manufacture, market, and distribute across multi-channels including Grocery, Mass Merchandisers, Warehouse Clubs, Convenience, Foodservice, and Liquor Distributors.
Harvest Hill is headquartered in Stamford, CT with a nationwide network of manufacturing and distribution facilities. We employ over 1,000 employees in the United States and are owned by private equity firm, Brynwood Partners. For more information, visit harvesthill.com.
Position Summary:
The Sr Manager of Quality successfully manages Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Quality Control Systems by providing leadership through proven knowledge and experience. As an acumen of Food Safety/Quality Systems the Sr. Mgr of QA elicits continuous improvement through best practices, coaching, and concise decision-making skills. Fosters a culture of food safety, quality and ‘Product Excellence’ across two manufacturing facilities.
Essential Duties and responsibilities include the following:
• Be a Steward who supports and protects the Mission and Culture of Harvest Hill Beverage and ABC
• Exemplifies Transformative Leadership in the Operation as a major contributor in collaboration and support
• Infuse Purpose, Clarity, Energy, and Opportunity to your department and extended Workforce
• Promote and Support Training and Growth of personnel, inclusive of direct training
• Create a platform of Huddles and internal audit reviews that are efficient, informative, with succinct follow up
• Support relative topics with sensible Metrics, issue detailed Reports to direct manager and operations as required
DEPARTMENTAL AND POSITIONAL RESPONSIBILITES
• Lead the Food Safety Program, own and direct FSQA at the sites (FSMA, SQF, FDA, Dept of Ag).
• Provide strategic leadership to the organization, champion a quality culture, share best practices with QA network
• Provide mentorship to the quality team focus on growth, development and succession plans.
• Responsible for overall adherence to applicable Food regulations as the primary liaison for the two sites.
• Responsible to continuously develop and monitor KPI’s and quality scorecards (DMS)
• Supplier compliance, working close with Supply chain and vendors
• Environmental program(s) ensuring they meet FSMA and customer requirements
• Responsible for the effective implementation and adherence to the Recall and Traceability Program.
• Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) process is effective, and the proper tools are used to ensure a true RCA.
• Compliance to validation, and verification activities.
• Manages customer complaints and trends reports to management on a weekly basis finding as part of KPIs.
• Manage and perform internal audit program, with effective CAPA plans implemented.
• Lead and continuously improve all food defense plans, allergen management program and food fraud program.
• Oversee, audits Employee Training Matrix for compliance, completeness, and accuracy.
• Oversee all water and air supply documentation are up to date and work closely with the maintenance department .
• Oversee the Pest Control program to ensure compliance, monitoring and preventive/corrective actions.
• Manage QA budgets, projections, accruals and variances for both facilities, (capital ,expenditure requests and AP).
• Oversee compliance of receiving, storage and handling and shipping practices.
o Ensure programs used to report quality data are capable of the collection; manage and report quality data. SPC charting (RedZone)
o Product specifications
o Forms uploaded into the system, daily operational checks, line checks, qualitative checks and all quality related forms such as Monthly Glass & Plastic inspections, GMP checks, Temperature checks, etc.
o Ensure compliance to weekly conformance spec conformance per line.
o Verify and monitor site Master Sanitation Program activities
o ATP Testing/ Environmental Testing
o Reviews all wet, dry, and allergen cleaning practices ensuring compliance to procedure and program
• Integral in reviewing compliance to the Triangle K Kosher program.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
• Provide support to Senior Management
• Backup to Supervisors
• Perform approved non-management job functions in the event of an emergency .
WORK INSTRUCTIONS TO POSITION: Critical to meet Customer specifications and maintenance of food, safety, quality and process efficiency can be found in the SQF manual located in the Quality Department.
WORK SAFETY Ensures that all tasks and functions of position are performed in a safe manner at all times and that all procedures and requirements are properly followed to accomplish assigned tasks.
Position Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Ability to work any schedule and overtime as required to perform duties. The employee must be able to evaluate and analyze: taste, aroma, and texture of the beverage products.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: BA/BS degree with 8 years of experience in food processing, beverages preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience, Proven management experience is required.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, concentration levels, proportions, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING SKILLS: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
COMPUTER SKILLS: Windows based software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access), Visio, Apple based software RedZone.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Valid driver's license
HACCP Certification
SQF Certification
Preventive Control Qualified Individual (PCQI) Certification
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 10% Phoenix, AZ manufacturing site as needed
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close visions and ability to adjust focus.
NOTE: THE ABOVE IS NOT MEANT NOR SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS AN EXCLUSIVE LIST OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
