Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager
To provide support on maintaining, updating, and implementing the Facility food safety and quality programs. Help to develop plant specific programs and forms in conjunction with FSQA Manager. Help the FSQA manager to coordinate, implement and maintain the GFSI FS22000 food safety standard.
Responsibilities:

• Support the internal quality audit function for the site and ensure effectiveness of the corrective and preventative action process within the framework of the plant's Quality Management System.
• Support the FSQA Site leader responsible for on-site product risk assessment and risk management plan.
• Help to report and drive continuous improvement in sanitation, food safety, quality, and preventative maintenance.
• Support the FSQA Manager to ensure regulatory compliance with USDA, FDA, State and local authorities and act as division's primary liaison with these agencies.
• Implement site specific programs for GMP's, SSOP's, allergen control etc.
• Develop and conduct site specific training programs for employees.
• Manage HACCP and SSOP validations and verifications.
• Support the FSQA manager on 3rd party lab on developing bacteria and quality lab testing as needed/required.
• Perform 3rd party audit preparation and supplier audits as necessary.
• Ensure sanitation requirements are maintained in all areas of the facility under scope.
• Work with the FSQA manager as needed to understand and reduce product returns and complaints and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Support the FSQA manager to ensure food safety and raw material compliance specifications.
• Manage labeling compliance with USDA/FDA regulations.
• Ensure complete data collection and trending on relevant programs.
• For exporting facilities only - manage export program, including update of product lists, AMS audit, update of QSA manual, exporting certification, troubleshooting of export related issues and review of all appropriate paperwork.

Supervision: Help and support the sanitation activities and/or crew (internal or external). Manage Quality Control Technicians in plants where applicable.
Relationships:

• Internal: Support operations associates at plant level.
• External: Various governing agencies such as USDA, FDA, local authorities, auditing companies, vendors, and customers.

Qualifications:

• Education/Training: High school graduate or equivalent required. Formal training/certification in Animal science/Food safety preferred. Formal HACCP training/certification preferred. Food safety training, sanitation (SSOP & GMP), USDA quality troubleshooting and QA process improving skills required.
• Related Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience leading plant food safety program required. Perishable foods background/experience with food safety/quality knowledge in a food production environment required. Experience with a HACCP plan design, measurement, documentation & training required. Preferred 3 years of experience in a food service processing & distribution environment.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize required. Critical thinking and analytical skills. HACCP. GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiatives). Strong interpersonal skills required, including the ability to relate and positively influence employees & third parties at all organizational levels. Physical Requirements: Up to 50% walking in a cold environment, up to 50% sitting, up to 75Lb lifting.

This role will also receive an annual incentive plan bonus.
Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance.
Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $50,000 - $80,000.
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