Quality, Environment & Food Safety Systems Manager

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Ensure compliance with regulatory, normative, and legal standards, and the proper maintenance of the Intraplás US Management and Food Safety System to uphold the highest standards in quality, environment, and food safety, with a strong focus on product quality control to meet customer and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilites

• Ensure the operation, coordination, and upkeep of the Management and Food Safety System.
• Oversee Certification Audits and Official Entity Inspections.
• Ensure the maintenance and updating of the document management system, including the training documentation for the HACCP team.
• Lead the Product Quality Control team, ensuring effective daily operations, alignment with quality and food safety objectives, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Lead the HACCP team, ensuring compliance with all relevant food safety standards.
• Ensure the implementation, maintenance, review, and updating of the HACCP system.
• Develop and ensure compliance with the audit plan, including regulatory and internal audits.
• Monitor and/or conduct internal audits.
• Promote and/or oversee Food Safety Culture initiatives.
• Identify training needs related to the management and food safety system and ensure training documentation is compliant.
• Ensure the implementation and maintenance of a pest control program.
• Provide training related to the management and food safety system.
• Prepare documentation related to the Food Safety System in response to customer requests (e.g., food compatibility declarations, absence of substances declarations, and other specific customer documents).
• Develop and implement optimization measures.
• Identify, monitor, and manage non-conformities, ensuring their effective and timely resolution.
• Perform root cause analysis to identify the origin of non-conformities and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Oversee the implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Support the management of complaints and issues with suppliers, ensuring compliance with FDA and FSMA standards and promoting continuous improvement.
• Use advanced statistical process control tools to analyze data, identify patterns, trends, and extract relevant insights to determine improvement opportunities.
• Define and monitor the analytical plan and analyze and interpret test results.
• Evaluate supplier performance to ensure they meet the required quality, regulatory, and reliability standards.
• Conduct supplier audits to assess compliance with food safety regulations and customer-specific requirements.

Soft Skills:

·       Entrepreneurship profile

·       Leadership

·       Analytical and problem-solving skills

·       Attention to detail

·       Accuracy

·       Resilience

·       Teamwork

·       Proactivity

·       Determination

·       Adaptability

·       Communication

·       Continuous improvement mindset

·       Results orientation

Technical Skills:

·        Higher education, preferably in Polymer Engineering or the food sector.

·        Knowledge of quality management systems and food safety regulations, including FDA and FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act).Knowledge of BRC Packaging Normative Standards or other GFI standards (preferred), ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.

·        Knowledge of statistical process control.

·        Experience with internal auditing and supplier compliance management.

·        Proficiency in user-level information systems.

Job Framework

• Integration into the Quality, Environment & Food Safety Systems department.
• Joining a financially solid company with opportunities for career growth and advancement.
• Professional development within a dynamic and innovative team.
• Competitive salary based on experience and capability, in line with market expectations.