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Quality Assurance and Food Safety Manager -
Southern New Jersey POSITION: Quality Assurance and Food Safety Manager REPORTS
TO: Operations
Manager/Executive Leadership LOCATION: Southern New Jersey THE ORGANIZATION Our
client, a South Jersey-based cocoa processing plant dedicated to providing
the highest quality cocoa products, is seeking a Quality Assurance and Food
Safety Manager. With an impressive client base of some of the biggest names
in confectionery, our client has a number of facilities strategically located
throughout the United States and abroad. In
order to satisfy an increased demand on the East Coast, our client is opening
a larger South Jersey-based operation.
Committed to supplying its customer base with the highest quality
cocoa products, the Quality Assurance and Food Safety Manager will be a
critical hire for this new and growing facility. THE
POSITION The Quality Assurance and Food
Safety Manager (QAFSM)
will be responsible for directing and overseeing all quality
assurance activity for the organization.
Specific responsibilities will include developing and implementing the
company’s quality assurance and operational key indicators used to verify that all products
meet Food Safety, Quality, and SQF
2000 standards. In addition, the QAFSM
will work closely with the Operations Manger and
other manufacturing leadership to ensure quality control adheres to product/package
specifications as well as regulatory agency requirements. Additionally, the QAFSM is responsible for maintaining accurate
documentation, and initiating
corrective action for product or process deficiencies, as well as interfacing
with clients to insure product integrity and customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities The
QAFSM will have oversight of the following key areas:
Quality
Assurance Compliance and Oversight ·
Identify
and implement appropriate quality science techniques and quality management
methods in order to enhance operational performance and product quality
throughout facility. ·
Ensure
that all operational processes and procedures are in compliance with annual
QC, HACCP, SQF, and Food Security audits requirements. ·
Ensure
adherence to Corporate Standards, including those required for the review of
all quality control, lab testing, sampling,
production, batching, warehouse, and sanitation records. ·
Develop
and implement proactive response to all critical quality assurance issues through an
ongoing program of assessment. ·
Work
in conjunction with customer Quality and Procurement to approve raw material
supplies and develop appropriate sampling, lot controls, and sample retention
library per customer requirements. Operations ·
Oversee
operations, from design through start up of Quality
Lab, providing expert guidance in the development and implementation of a
sound quality assurance program aimed at total customer satisfaction and
economic efficiency. ·
Manage
on-site personnel and interface with all sites with respect to Quality
Assurance aimed at monitoring process, inspecting materials and finished
products and recording results for management examination. ·
Serve
as point of contact for all external audits. ·
Promote
Cost of Quality awareness throughout the organization. Data
and Safety Monitoring ·
Lead
and assist in the development, implementation, and review of the SQF 2000
system. ·
Ensure
the integrity of current SQF 2000 system and other customized Quality Systems as
required by customers and/or
regulatory agencies. ·
Develop
a strategy for supplier certification and work closely with customers to
assure quality performance of suppliers. QUALIFICATIONS A
Bachelor’s Degreein in a scientific discipline
related to food production is required as well as more than five years of
working experience in a food processing environment. Qualified candidates must have SQF
certification and proper training and experience in HACCP programs, coupled
with good communication skills. Ability to relate to and appropriately
respond to inquiries, complaints, or other concerns from customers,
regulatory agencies, and/or members of the business community is
required. For
more information please contact: Jane
McMahon Opus
Search Partners 215
790-1188, ext 231 |
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