What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Control Manager position at Lamagna Food Group, LLC?
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We are seeking an experienced, detail-oriented Quality Control Manager to join our cheese production team! This position is a vital role on our team as they are responsible for the oversight of quality assurance compliance and food safety at Lamagna Food group ensuring that products meet company and customer standards. While our Quality Control Manager works alongside a 22-person production team, this individual does not have any direct reports.
Reports to: Operations & Sales Manager
Key Tasks & Responsibilities: Work with Multi-Plant General Manager, Operations & Sales Manager, Plant Manager, and production teams to complete all tasks within the quality assurance and food safety areas. These items include but are not limited to the following:
- Monitor processing operations, employees, and equipment to consistently assure superior quality, world class, food safe products for our customers and consumers.
- Ensure standards for product quality are met and improve company compliance, to increase “First Pass” efficiency and profitability in reducing waste.
- Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of in-process materials, raw materials, environmental samples, finished goods, or stability samples
- Inspect raw materials and review COA’s for compliance. Perform visual inspections of finished products
- Analyze statistical data and recommend changes to production processes or quality controls
- Identify quality problems and recommend solutions.
- Maintain / update the HACCP plan
- Meet / maintain the BRC requirements
- Regulatory inspections – state, federal
- 3rd party audits – BRC, organic
- Appendix-N certifications and inspections
- Product specifications
- GMP
- Overall food safety program management
- Pest control (oversite of record keeping)
- Training records
- Internal audits – sanitation, glass and plastic, GMP, etc.
- Kosher – schedule A and B updates
- Supplier requirements / updates / records
- ATP swabs
- Thermometer calibration checks
- Measuring devices – calibrations scheduled
- Mock recalls / mass balances
- Various monthly, quarterly and/or annual reports
- Oversite of Preventative Maintenance requests and records
- Maintain Alcosan wastewater lab results and submit annual report
- Lead customer complaint investigations to determine root cause and implement solutions to prevent
- Lead food safety and quality initiatives to improve our processes
- Develop food safety and quality competencies across the facility
- New product development working with production, purchasing, sales
- Investigate and recommend new technologies/advancements in food safety & quality
- Lives the Mosaic Way while promoting our values and culture drivers
- Other duties as assigned
Experience & Attributes:
- Degree in Food Science or Biology preferred
- Minimum of 3 years Quality Control/Quality Assurance experience preferred
- Cheese/Food Manufacturing experience required
- HACCP, PCQUI certified preferred
- Familiar with BRC, SQF, FSMA, IMS, State and Federal regulations.
- Working knowledge of Quality Assurance disciplines and interaction with plant personnel and procedures.
- Understand and develop strategic environmental monitoring program.
- Focus in Food Safety and Process Improvement/Operational efficiencies
- Safety focused, Detail-oriented, Trustworthy, Ethical, Self-driven
- Quality Control Analysis experience required
- Experience monitoring performance of individuals and manufacturing process to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- Quality audits: 3 years (Preferred)
- Food production: 3 years (Preferred)
- Food safety: 3 years (Preferred)
- Quality control: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- HACCP Certification (Preferred)
- Safe Quality Food Certification (Preferred)
- PCQUI (Preferred)
Work Location: In person