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Crescent Foods, Chicago based, premium Halal poultry
provider since 1996. Today Crescent Foods is the largest Halal poultry
provider servicing retail stores, restaurants, chains, food-service and
institutions in the United States. Supplying natural, healthy, fresh, and
frozen products to accounts nationwide.
Crescent Foods, is seeking an experienced, Food Safety Quality Assurance
Manager, with experience in the meat/poultry/food industry environment,
responsible for maintaining all aspects of keeping the plant/production
area sanitary and compliant to USDA regulations. A self-starter with strong
leadership experience, professional work ethics, and creative problem
solving skills. Able to handle legal compliance, customer expectations and
coordinate activities in order to meet quality standards.
Position Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the
coordination/scheduling of Quality Technicians.
- Assures the quality of the
product leaving the facilities/warehouses.
- Creates, develops,
implements, monitors, and improves programs designed to monitor and
communicate process deviations and assure the quality of the product.
- Oversees the pest control
program.
- Chairs or participate in Q.A.
Council/attends meetings.
- Procures sanitation,
housekeeping and lab supplies.
- Interfaces with Sales
Administration manager and Q.A. council in handling customer and
consumer complaints.
- Interfaces with Customer QA
departments.
- Responsible for Q.A. Micro
program and interfaces with outside Labs.
- Conducts plant GMP
inspections.
- Maintains HACCP plan. Member
of HACCP team.
- Creates, develops,
implements, improves and files all QA inspection forms
- Maintains written QA
procedures on file.
- Assists the Plant Manager in
developing the Master Sanitation Schedule.
- Conducts procedural time
studies to maximize Tech performance.
- Insures effective
communication exists between the Techs and the Supervisors to assure
product quality.
- Trains employees on GMP’s,
HACCP, SSOP’s, M.S.D.S. & Allergen controls.
- Develop and implement systems
and procedures to ensure that operations are in compliance with
corporate QA standards and policies, and Good Manufacturing Practices
- Develop and implement systems
and procedures to monitor and manage contract manufacturer and vendor
Quality, including implementation and monitoring a formal vendor
certification system.
- Develop and implement systems
and procedures to ensure that all distributed products meet product
specifications, consumer expectations and regulatory requirements.
- Disposition product and
review change control.
- Identify and address
operation and product Quality concerns and improvement opportunities.
This includes talking corrective actions and implementing preventative
measures as well as facilitating process improvement in the plant.
- Identify and communicate
consumer Quality and safety concerns or trends to ensure prompt
resolution.
- Identify and address training
and development needs of department employees to enhance their ability
to contribute to the achievement of plant goals.
- Develop, review and
disposition Packaging Specifications, Bill of Material and other
operations related documentation.
- Develop, implement and monitor
HACCP & Food Defense programs.
- Conduct internal and external
systems and GMP audits (including follow-up and close-out items).
- Creates and implements
incoming material inspection criteria and procedures.
- Designs and implements
Quality Assurance training programs to key personnel in conjunction
with other department managers.
- Handle assignment of special
projects as needed.
Position Requirements:
- BA or BS or equivalent work
experience
- 5+ years
Experience as QA Management in the food industry preferred
- R & D a must
- Poultry, Meat, and handling,
preparing or cooking background a must
- Ability to speak and
communicate in Spanish, a plus but not mandatory
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