Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager

Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager:  We are currently seeking a highly detailed self-starter for this position.  The Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager's primary responsibility is establishing, implementing and maintaining of programs necessary for Food Safety, Quality Systems, HACCP, GMP, SQF 2000 and other regulatory/compliance or customer specific programs, including Food Security.  Manage the Quality Assurance Department to ensure quality standards are met and customer satisfaction is achieved.  Monitor laboratory testing and results to ensure the highest standards are met. 

Selected candidate will have five to seven years experience and/ or training in a food manufacturing environment, two to four years of supervisor experience and at least a Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field.  

Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Write quality assurance and food safety policies and procedures so that they are in compliance with individual customer requirements, regulatory requirements and SQF programs.
• Responsible for FSMA Compliance
• Formulate, direct, and participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for the quality assurance department. 
• Oversee the resolution of non-conforming areas. 
• Conducts Monthly Quality Focused Management meeting with Management and Ownership
• Work with production personnel in an advisory role to assist them with quality issues within their departments. 
• Responsible for continuous improvement efforts with regard to product quality and food safety.  Work with management team to achieve continuous process goals
• Troubleshoot and resolve product quality problems by researching problems, analyzing data, and developing solutions to problems. 
• Oversee analytical work done at each step of the production process to assure that quality control standards are maintained.
• Maintain, Update and review Product Specifications
• Insure compliance with customer specific quality requirements and interfaces
• Provide technical support to customers and assist in the resolution of problems. 
• Hire, train, monitor, and assist employees. 
• Enforce company policies, establish performance standards, and evaluate employee status.
• Maintain and manage the FDA, SSOP programs and review daily documentation generated to assure regulatory and specification compliance
• Maintain and Submit Process Filings with FDA on an as needed basis
• Acts as liaison for Kruger Foods regarding all regulatory inspections and audits by local county and state health; SQF (GFSI) FDA; Third Party; Kosher/Organic certification organizations; and customers. Ensures compliance with policies and regulations formulated by these organizations.
• Reviews all data obtained during all quality assurance activities and implements actions to solve problems that have been identified to ensure consistency with company policies and procedures. Applies statistical process control (SPC) methods for analyzing data as appropriate.
• Responsible for Food Quality, Safety and Legality.
• Perform or oversee micro and environmental testing as needed.
• Develop new products as requested, ensure that products are stable and all food safety standards are met.  Complete and file all required documents with FDA and the State of California Food and Drug Branch.
• Review, verify and validate HACCP program annually or when any product or line change occurs.  Review HACCP records and deviations.
• Define acceptable quality parameters as appropriate.  Review or revise as necessary.  Collect, investigate, trend, troubleshoot and communicate resolution of customer complaints.  Provide quarterly reports to Management Team including recommendations or corrective actions that have already occurred.
• Conduct periodic internal plant inspections and develop and effective vendor audit program for primary vendors. 
• Establish and ensure maintenance of Specification Books for all products produced.
• Direct special projects such as developing quality procedures for new products and performing product shelf life studies.
• Perform audits of records, logs, and charts for conformance to quality and food safety related standards.  Verify and validate the SQF program at least annually or if a significant change occurs.
• Ensure Prerequisite, HACCP, SQF and position based training is conducted and serves as the in-house expert for the food safety, SQF, food security and quality programs.  Ensure that standards are met.
• Oversee sanitation department and conduct or make arrangements for sanitation training.