What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Manager (Food Safety) position at Roskam Foods?
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
The Quality Manager leads a team of Quality Supervisors and Technicians and is responsible for managing food safety and quality within a business unit. Activities include implementing, leading and managing food safety and food quality programs, developing and strengthening customer relations, providing a strong floor leadership presence and delivering continuous improvement. The individual will be required to provide direction, lead and manage projects, coordinate actions and deliver tangible results/improvements. Core responsibilities will include the following:
- Lead and manage a quality team and ensure resources are actively engaged
- Proactively plan, identify, develop and implement process and quality system improvements to meet Roskam policy, customer requirements, and/or SQF requirements
- Conduct process and/or product risk assessments
- Develop and implement preventive controls aligned with regulatory requirements
- Develop corrective/preventative action plans, leveraging internal resources to deliver results
- Promote GMP compliance
- Manage internal and external audit schedules
- Deliver and manage training programs
- Professionally represent quality to external customers and governmental agencies.
- Deliver continuous improvement (reduce/prevent internal failures, deliver right first time)
- Manage and mitigate food safety and quality risk
Required and Preferred Qualifications
Required:
- Demonstrated people and team leadership skills (3 years of supervisory experience)
- Strong working knowledge of quality systems (5 years of food safety/quality system management)
- Demonstrated experience with GFSI quality system implementation and management
- Experience with FDA and GMP’s
- Strong interpersonal skills to include team building and oral communication
- Strong customer facing and presentation skills
- Strong project management and planning skills
- Demonstrated data analysis and statistical process control skills
- Demonstrated accomplishment in the area of continuous improvement
- Strong documentation skills
Preferred:
- BS degree in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Food Science or a related scientific field
- Demonstrated SQF implementation skills
- Strong regulatory awareness in the food sector
We are excited to introduce you to all that Roskam has to offer—from the many valuable benefits to programs that support your lifestyle needs and opportunities for professional development. Roskam is an equal opportunity employer.
