Quality Assurance Manager

Position Summary:

As the Quality Assurance Manager, you are responsible for ensuring that our products are consistently produced at the highest quality. You will partner with the Production Manager & Director of Operations to oversee all the food safety regulations, policies, and procedures, including HACCP, SQF, regulatory audits, food safety training programs, standard operating procedures (SOP’s), product inspections, and standardized work instructions.

If you thrive in a challenging, high performing and fast-growing company, then we are ready for you to join our team!

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Develop and provide training for food safety and quality requirements
• Develop and maintain documentation such as SOP’s, as well as maintenance of manuals, policies and procedures as relate to any food safety concerns
• Conduct facility food safety audits as well as manage third party audits (such as SQF, State, Organic and Kosher)
• Monitor and verify activities to ensure that all products coming in and out of the facility meet food safety standards in addition to quality standards
• Maintaining and managing the food safety security plan
• Update existing food safety procedures and documentation to keep up with changing requirements
• Assist buyers with training and educating potential suppliers to ensure compliance
• Responsible for ensuring product meets food safety and quality requirements
• Work closely with Production Manager on any food safety or quality assurance issues
• Oversee proper maintenance and sanitation of all facility to comply with food safety requirements
• Ensure that all company food safety and quality assurance procedures are always followed and documented correctly
• Responsible for reporting food safety and quality issues to management
• Partner closely with the Production Manager in overseeing all functions of QA and QC

Requirements:

• Dairy Experience required (Yogurt experience preferred)
• A minimum of 3-5 years of food safety experience
• HAACP certified.
• SQF Practitioner
• PCQI or willing to be trained as PCQI.
• Knowledgeable in QA and QC
• Experience with FSMA
• Comprehensive knowledge of HACCP, GMP’s, and GAP’s
• Previous experience with SQF, FDA or USDA audits desirable
• Familiar with cultured dairy experience preferred.
• Able to work unsupervised and manage independently.
• Have strong communication skills and proficiency in English reading and writing.

About PlantBased Innovations (PBI)

PlantBased Innovations is an award-winning brand focused on clean, wholesome, plant based, healthy, and good-for-you food products.

PBI specializes in producing high quality, delicious, plant-based, cutting edge, on trend food products for the progressive consumer, creating healthier and happier people and a healthier and happier planet with every product we make.

Our team is what makes PBI great. At PBI you'll work beside a strong team of high energy, experienced and accomplished individuals with a strong team-based, and collaborative approach. PBI also has a three pillared approach to all aspects of our organization and business, including a focus on our people and our community, the environment, and running a profitable, growth-oriented company. PBI offers a great workplace culture where you will feel valued while you perform key work to help produce healthy and natural, Plant-Based products that people love across the country.

PBI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age, or genetic information. PBI’ commitment to diversity and inclusive selection practices includes ensuring qualified long-term unemployed job seekers receive equal consideration for employment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Leominster, MA 01453: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $60,000 - $75,000