Director Quality and Food Safety -
Description
Job Title:
Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance Department:
Quality
Assurance Reports To:
Sr Vice President of Operations SUMMARY
OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Coordinate all activities of the Quality
Assurance Departments and ensure food safety and adherence to customer
requirements at each facility (Food Production, Assembly, and Storage
facilities). Provide leadership and technical expertise in standardizing GMPs, SOPs, SSOPs,
HACCPs and other food safety policies and programs.
Maintain audit preparedness and regulatory compliance practices.
Champion the development, implementation, and adherence of the Company’s Quality Systems Plan and associated policies to
ensure compliance with all applicable customer, regulatory, and internal
requirements. PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED A) Obey GMPs for production areas. MAJOR
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESA) Develop and implement
organization wide quality systems plan and related procedures and programs,
including but not limited to HACCP, GMP, SPC, Foreign Material Control, Food
Security and Defense, Recall, IPMP, etc.B)
Leads and identifies projects for implementation to drive product quality
improvement, customer risk mitigation, and organizational efficiencies.
C) Establish and maintain product
measurement and testing protocols in accordance with applicable customer and
consumer requirements.D)
Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory authorities including managing
relationships with various regulatory representatives.E)
Establish and implement an effective vendor audit program.F)
Maintain and ensure the quality and integrity of our products through
receiving, production, storage, handling, shipping and distribution to our
customers. G) Manage training of
personnel within the QA Departments. H)
Handle customer complaint investigations, customer response procedures, and
legal issues. I)
Implement an effective internal audit program that will ensure compliance
with regulatory and customer requirements. J)
Work with customers to ensure product quality standards are maintained.
Represent the company at customer sponsored quality summits or other forums
K) Manage food security issues.
L) Manage product specification and
label approval including an internal specification and controlled document
repository. M) Department budget control and
development N) 25% Travel required.
O) Other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION
and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) in food science or related from a four-year college
or university; minimum five (5) years experience in a similar capacity with a
food manufacturing entity or equivalent combination of education and
experience. Prefer certification in statistical process control, thermoprocessing, or HACCP. Contact information
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