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Quality
Manager (Food Safety) - Darien, WI
Conagra Brands
Full-time
Job details
Job Type
Full-time
Full Job Description
Job Summary
Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will ensure food safety and
quality of all products produced in the plant. You will ensure specifications
are defined and communicated, perform inspections of processes, employee
training, compliance with applicable food laws and regulations and maintain
plant HACCP plans to regulatory compliance. You will establish best lab
practices and provide guidance and adherence to quality policies. You will
participate in resolving customer complaints and provide support to Sales,
R&D and Operations on customer issues and concerns. The main focus of
this position will be food safety, but will also be expected to engage in
plant quality and operations.
Position Responsibilities
- Comply with
all company safety procedures and complying with all OSHA rules and
regulations.
- Ensure all
plant personnel follow good manufacturing practices (GMP) including
proper waste disposal, personal hygiene and personal practices
- Present to all
employees a complete orientation process which provides training in the
Key Concepts of Food Safety and Quality and understands that
identification of any failures in these areas is their responsibility.
Maintain compliance to annual training requirements
- Work with
Operations and Maintenance to improve Food Safety and Quality ownership
to the floor
- Train team
members in the performance of their responsibilities
- Manage Plant
timelines and milestones for the Food safety and Quality Improvement
Plan and other food safety/quality metrics (ie.
Complaint reduction, quality incident reduction, and quality index
scores)
- Interpret and
communicate food safety issues, Micro results, swab results, etc… and initiate applicable corrective measures
- Ensure
compliance to all applicable regulatory agency requirements (USDA, FDA,
CFIA)
- Liaison with
local USDA and FDA inspectors and any other food regulatory officers
that visit the plant
- Provide
leadership for compliance to food safety and quality programs Implements
and maintain quality programs. i.e., HACCP to regulatory and company
requirements; maintain SQF certification; specifications for raw and
finished materials; recall program; environmental monitoring program;
and comprehensive pest control program
- Develop
corrective action when Food Safety or Quality deficiency is identified
- Be the liaison
for all technical and food safety issues between operations, RQI, and
food safety teams.
- Provide
corporate with quality assurance assistance involving vendor issues,
both improvements and corrective measures
- Oversee
product food safety with regards new product implementation and
introduction into market. Ensure use of applicable MOPD and CQV tools
- Use continuous
improvement tools (UPS, quality index) to identify opportunity and
development improvement plans with focus on finished product testing and
EMPC and sanitation effectiveness swab results.
- Maintain,
develop and modify all food safety and HACCP plans as required.
- Work closely
with Quality Manager to ensure all food safety and quality requirements
are met.
- Participate in
and/or lead all audits- SQF, Customer, Regulatory, etc….
- Own plant QMAN
process for development and implementation of plant procedures and
processes.
- Participate in
auditing of GMPs, plant processes, QMAN procedures, etc….
- Work with
plant team on ensuring corrective actions for food safety issues have
been implemented and are being sustained.
- Participate in
plant CPS process supporting Quality Pillar and other plant pillars.
- Manage plant
swabbing program and corrective actions within Sample Manager.
- Manage Quality
Incidents that are food safety related including investigation, root
cause analysis, and corrective action follow through.
- Qualifications/
Education/Experience/Skills:
Education:
- B. S. degree
in Biology, Microbiology, Food Science, or other
related program
- 5+ years experience
- Experience
reading and analyzing common scientific and technical journals,
financial reports, and legal documents
- Experience
addressing common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory
agencies, or members of the business community
- Experience
with microbiology and interpreting results.
- Experience
- Apply
mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution,
determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance,
correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis; formalize
process capability, institutionalizing process control and predictive
quality process
- Experience
collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions
- Skills in
monitoring and measurement of process control, auditing, manufacturing
of food products, sanitation process, knowledge of HACCP, SSOP
regulations, skills in team leadership, and root cause analysis
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Our Benefits:
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the
following, subject to your location and role:
- Health:
Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and
disability insurance
- Wealth: great
salaries, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
- Growth: online
courses, virtual and classroom development experiences
- Balance:
paid-time off , flexible work-schedules
Our Company:
Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food
companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s
passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every
occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's
®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and
emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.
We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and
inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com .
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers
qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color,
religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran
status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected
by national, federal, state or local law.
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