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Senior
Manager, Quality Assurance - Orrville, OH 44667
The J. M. Smucker Company
Full-time
Job details
Job Type
Full-time
Benefits
Pulled from the full job
description
Flexible schedule
Health insurance
Full Job Description
Why Smucker is the Place for You
You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment. One that allows you to deliver your
best work and become your best professional self. That is exactly what you
will find at Smucker.
Inspired by our unique culture, we
are determined to support every employee holistically by meeting their
physical, emotional, and financial needs through:
- Our Total
Reward benefits program – includes competitive health and financial
benefits that reflect your needs at different life stages, and a
continued commitment to empower flexible work schedules and remote work
opportunities to help you thrive.
- Continuous
opportunities to learn, grow and develop – beyond functional job-based
education, we promote well-rounded development and encourage a spirit of
continuous learning as part of our commitment to help you realize your
professional goals.
- Our continued
progress on the journey to become the inclusive and diverse organization
we expect to be supporting equity across our communities. We firmly
believe that an inclusive environment and diverse organization
strengthens our Company and enables every employee to reach their full
potential.
Your
Opportunity
Lead
and manage the Supplier Quality Assurance team to deliver compliance for all
new and existing suppliers of The J.M. Smucker Co. Collaborate with external
suppliers and internal Smucker teams to ensure compliance of food safety and
quality standards across teams like Research and Development (R&D), operations,
and procurement.
In this
role you will:
- Develop, manage and implement supplier Food
Safety & Quality programs and procedures; the scope of the position
involves assurance that new and existing suppliers comply with all
Regulatory, Food Safety and Quality standards
- Lead and manage the Supply Quality team
- Coach and develop team members for JMS and
individual growth
- Ensure compliance and improvements to
Approval Process for qualification of new ingredient suppliers and
materials
- Define Food Safety/Quality audit program
standards including training and qualification of Supply Quality
auditors
- Conduct audits at supplier locations to
include audit corrective action follow-up
- Manage quality and food safety expectations
for existing ingredient supply chain including resolution of quality or
food safety issues that affect products and operations
- Monitor industry related events and recalls
to guide Supply Quality program development
- Lead team to maintain raw material hazard
analyses, monitor compliance to Smucker Ingredient Specifications and
work to reduce non-conformances
- Advocate for TraceGains
system improvements and opportunities
- Collaborate with Supply Chain Quality
leadership team on best practices and continuous improvement
opportunities
Is this
the Role for You?
Are you
a driven professional with a passion for delivering results while expanding
your skillset and enhancing your expertise? Are you eager to share your
opinions ( and have them heard)
and make a positive impact through your work? Do you share in our dedication
to continuous improvement and growth?
Check
out our requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Biology,
Microbiology or related scientific degree
- Preventive Controls Qualified Individual
(human or animal food) or HACCP experience
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing
environment, QA preferred
- 10+ years of progressive experience in
QA/Food Safety
- People management experience with small to
mid-size teams
- Meat or pet food experience is desired
- Working technical knowledge of FDA
regulations (cGMPs, FSMA, Allergens), quality
assurance, food manufacturing, AAFCO and GFSI
- Strong ability to lead & work in
cross-functional & team-oriented environment with multiple
disciplines
- Able to communicate clearly to all levels of
JMS, including Leadership, and externally to suppliers
- Self-motivated with high energy level;
self-starter, take charge, positive & proactive attitude
- Proven capabilities in the area of project
management with ability to lead multiple complex projects simultaneously
- Proven results in advancing continuous
improvement initiatives
- Flexible to support manufacturing plant
issues when they arise including outside of Mon – Fri 8-5
- Detail & process oriented with strong
problem resolution abilities but able to see “the big picture”
- Strong verbal, written and computer skills
(Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Prodika/PLM,
Spotfire data analytics tools)
- Position may require up to 40% travel
annually, including international travel
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