Quality Assurance Manager

**Responsibilities:**

• Implement food safety regulatory changes

• Maintain Gluten Free, Organic, Non-GMO programs

• Primary SQF, Gluten Free, Organic, Non-GMO, Auditor Contact

• Record and maintain audit documents

• Report to the Production Manager any out of specification verification checks.

• Maintain CCP documents

• Assist in resolution of Customer Complaints

• Assumes SQF practitioner responsibilities as described in the SQF code

• Maintain HACCP program

• Monitor Sanitation and Environment

• Ensure employee training is complete

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years experience in food safety and food safety/quality test methods

• Certifications: SQF Practitioner, HAACP, FSPCA

• Participate in gluten proficiency testing

• Develop GMP’s and Food safety requirements

• Ability to follow written regulations and customer specifications

• Remain abreast of regulatory changes

• Ability to accurately fill out required paperwork

• Ability to move and lift objects up to 50 lbs

• Able to wear required Uniforms & PPE

• Able to climb, bend reach and perform repetitive motions

• Able to work in temperature extremes

• Maintain a steady work pace

Standards of performance:

• Pass audits and inspections

• Maintain good relationships with stakeholders

• Maintain a clean safe environment

• Maintain a steady work pace

• Maintain safe equipment

• Observe facility policies and procedures

• Come to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrate dependability and punctuality

• Accurate completion of daily and intermittent paperwork

Authority: To stop a process for personal or food safety and or quality reasons.

Enforce all company policies & procedures. Report any food safety or quality issue to the General Manager.

The QA Manager will be backed up by the Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance Coordinator.

You should be proficient in:

• Quality Inspection Experience
• Quality Control Data Analysis
• Analysis Programs
• Basic Computer Skills
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
• High-level Operations Analysis