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Director of Quality Assurance, Tukwila, WA
Join us as our Director of Quality Assurance to help produce addictively
good, artisanal crackers and cookies! We are a mid-sized, privately owned
company and are looking for a pro-active, experienced manager with at least
7 years of hands-on experience to drive all strategic and operational
aspects of Quality Assurance, including the Food Safety Management and
Regulatory Affairs for the company.
If you are an energetic ,
hands-on leader with a proven track record of
mobilizing staff at all organizational levels to implement and
maintain Quality Management Systems, and are willing to have a presence on
the production floor, you are the perfect fit!
General Purpose of the Position
The purpose of this position is to develop, implement, and coordinate
Quality Management and Food Safety Management programs and practices for
our two production facilities and to safeguard the quality, safety, and
legality of our production operations.
Essential Functions
- Ensures compliance with
applicable food safety regulatory requirements, including those of the
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), customer requirements and
company policies
- Obtains and maintains Global
Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certifications for each facility
- Responsible for the company’s
HACCP, GMP, CAPA and Sanitation programs
- Identifies ongoing
opportunities for improvement/corrective actions and works with an
interdisciplinary team to implement those changes
- Provides supervision and
direction to plant Quality Assurance team
- Oversees programs such as
supplier approval, customer complaints, specification review, crisis
management, recall and traceability
- Resolves customer/consumer
quality issues involving illness or injury claims and provides
guidance to the Customer Service Department related to general product
complaint issues
- Proactively works
cross-functionally to ensure all quality standards are met
- Partners with
commercialization team to prioritize support for new or changed
commercial products
- Serves as the in-house expert
for compliance in the Company’s international markets
- Develops annual budget for
the Quality Assurance department within given guidelines
- Partners with other members
of the executive leadership team in identifying and prioritizing
initiatives for company “best practice” processes and procedures
- Ensures that all job tasks
are performed in compliance with all food safety and quality
management system rules, procedures, policies and guidelines.
Other Functions
- Other tasks as assigned by
the Company.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
- Proficient understanding of
all regulatory standards for food manufacturers
- Proficient in domestic and
international labeling requirements for food manufacturers
- Proficient in the application
and implementation of GFSI, FSMA, HACCP, GMP and other Food Quality
initiatives, programs, rules and regulations
- Able to write effective
policies and processes and implement sound practices at every level of
the organization
- Able to work in a
collaborative fashion with other departments to effect positive change
- Able to be to participate
directly in the day – to – day work directly involved with the
implementation of new processes and identified areas for improvement
as well as lead professional staff
- Excellent oral and written
communication skills with ability to convey information clearly and
accurately
- Strong computer skills,
including but not limited to QA software, Outlook, Excel, Word and
PowerPoint.
- Ability to travel nationally
and internationally.
Education and Experience Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Food
Safety, Food Science, Environmental Health, Public Health, Business,
or in similar field
- Minimum seven (7) years of
experience in Quality Assurance required, with
- Minimum of three (3) years of
supervisory experience
- Food industry experience
- Or any combination of
education, professional certifications and experience that provides
the same expertise.
Please send your resume together with a brief
description why you are qualified for this position, and your pay expectations.Candidates must be eligible to work in the
U.S. without sponsorship. Must be able to pass background check and drug test.No phone calls, agencies, or third parties.
Seattle area-based La Panzanella® Artisanal
Foods Co. is part of the family-owned company, Madrona
Specialty Foods. Our mission is to create uniquely crafted and always
delicious artisan foods. From our all natural, non-GMO verified line of
Italian Croccantini® crackers to our European inspired
all natural, Dolcetini artisan cookies, our
products are made with recipes and traditions handed down through
generations and preserved today. Learn more at www.lapanzanella.com.
Madrona Specialty Foods is an equal
opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin,
age, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other
characteristic protected by law. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act,
should you have a disability that requires assistance and / or reasonable
accommodation with the job application process, please contact the Human
Resources department.
Required experience:
- Food Manufacturing Quality
Assurance: 7 years
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