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Quality Assurance Manager-
Abilene, KS
Russell Stover Chocolates LLC
As a company with a reputation built on being “Only the
Finest” quality assurance is a priority in our manufacturing operations. The
Quality Assurance Manager will promote and champion the company wide quality
vision within the Abilene Manufacturing Plant. The Quality Assurance Manager
will manage and direct the activities of a team of Quality Technicians and
entry-level Quality professionals to ensure quality and compliance processes
and standards are being properly executed. This position requires detail orientation,
the ability to balance multiple priorities and a sense of urgency for problem
solving and continuous improvement. A successful person in this role will
have a strong people orientation, an impactful leadership presence and
interpersonal skills to achieve results through influence. All of these
attributes must be used to develop a proactive approach to product quality
while maintaining a fast paced, continuous flow, large scale production
operation.
Key responsibilities include:
- assisting in hiring and training new
employees in food safety, quality assurance and quality controls
activities
- administering, executing and maintaining
internal audit program
- serve as the primary contact for customer
and 3rd party quality audits including management, preparation and
corrective actions
- interface with visitors, contractors, raw
material suppliers and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with
quality and food safety requirements
- managing the departments' workload
- addressing employee relations issues in a
timely manner
- keeping all policies, procedures, and all
new information updated and communicated to the site
- providing technical support to
Operations, Maintenance, Sanitation, Logistics, Procurement and
Sales/Marketing
- making recommendations to leadership to
support operations
THIS POSITION MUST BE AVAILABLE TO
WORK WEEKENDS AND OVERTIME AS NEEDED.
TO BE CONSIDERED AN APPLICANT FOR THIS POSITION, YOU MUST SHOW HOW YOU MEET
THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE REQUIREMENTS
Basic Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of quality and
production management experience in the food industry
- Knowledge of quality assurance methods,
standards and testing techniques including HACCP, FSMA, and GFSI
- Supervisory experience
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Food Technology,
Food Science, Chemistry or other Natural Science
- 7 + years of quality assurance experience
in the food industry; confectionery experience highly preferred
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work well in a fast paced environment
- Ability to balance multiple priorities
- Effective oral and written communication
skills
- Advanced knowledge of quality systems and
procedures
Company Description
Russell Stover Chocolates is the nation's leading manufacturer of boxed
chocolates. The company operates 3 manufacturing facilities in Kansas and
Texas. The company's three brands – Russell Stover, Whitman's and Pangburn's - are sold in the United States through
company-owned retail stores and 70,000 wholesale accounts. After nearly 100
years in operation the company manufactures approximately 100 million pounds
of chocolate candies each year in its proud tradition of being “Made in
America” and “Handcrafted in Small Batches”.
In September 2014, Russell Stover Chocolates was acquired by Lindt and Sprungli, the world leader in premium chocolates. This
was the largest acquisition in the history of Lindt and Sprungli
which has operations in over 40 countries across the globe. Russell Stover
Chocolates joins sister companies Lindt USA and Ghirardelli to form a
powerful confectionery triad in North America.
Employment by Russell Stover is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility
Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and
satisfactory reference and background checks.
Russell Stover is an EOE/MINORITY/FEMALE/VET/DISABLED employer. Principals
only please.
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