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Quality Assurance Superintendent - Blue Planet Foods
Collegedale, TN
REQ: POS10001512-20100603
(R)
QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED:
- A 4
year Science or Technical degree.
- Minimum
of one year supervisory experience.
- Minimum
of three years experience in Q.A. or Food Science or a Related Field.
- Effective
verbal and written communication skills with all levels of employees.
- Effective
planning and organizational skills.
- Knowledge
and understanding
of Food Safety systems, GMP’s, FDA, HACCP, and GFSI.
- Excellent
skills in human relations.
- Computer
skills relating to communication, word processing, databases,
spreadsheets and statistical analysis (statistical process management
techniques (SPC)).
- Commitment
to McKee Foods’ values, ethics, goals and objectives.
- Demonstrated
proactive leadership skills.
- Demonstrated
problem solving skills.
- Demonstrated
ability to self manage.
- Demonstrated
ability to plan, manage, and implement projects.
- Demonstrated
ability to use data and information
to gain/share insight into problem solving and to guide decisions to
take action to eliminate causes of variation in process results.
- Demonstrated
ability to use persuasion and influence to get results.
- Demonstrated
ability to create positive business relationships.
- Ability
to travel and work alternative shifts.
- Tests.
QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED:
- Post Graduate Microbiology,
Food Science, or related technical degree.
- Three
to five years supervisory experience.
- Experience
relating to quality auditing, product formulation, and implementing process
management programs, implementing quality control programs (such as GFSI
& HACCP).
- Experience
with McKee Business Systems i.e. WMS, OPM, etc.
- Quality
Assurance experience in a food processing company.
- Knowledge
of company policies.
- Understanding
of quality measures, test equipment, process data and other measurement
systems.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage
the BPF Quality System to maintain BPF’s BRC certification.
- Oversee
the Plant HACCP program.
- Be
involved in medium to long-range plans for the QA Dept and TN Plant
Technical Services as it relates to Food Safety and FDA Regulations.
- Organize
and lead the Technical Services Department through operational planning
to support plant operational goals. Oversee planning and implementation
of Quality Assurance Dept projects.
- Collaborate
with R&D in activities within the plant relating to quality research,
quality and process improvements, ingredient quality, formulation,
product specifications, packaging and finished product.
- Develop
and plan departmental budget, equipment needs, staffing needs and other
requirements to maintain or improve product quality.
- Prepare
and analyze objective measurements both with other departments and
within the Quality Department.
- Interpret,
communicate and relate trends in consumer complaints; work to implement
improvements.
- Assure
safe, successful, day-to-day operations of the Plant Quality Dept.
- Manage
the employees and all routine activities of the department.
- Be
involved in developing performance standards for each position in the
department.
- Establish
regular reviews with each employee against the standards.
TO APPLY:
If you are a team-oriented person
with the ability to work with people at all levels of the organization and
meet the above criteria, please visit our website at www.mckeefoods.com under
current job openings to apply.
To
be considered as an applicant for this position, all resumes and/or
applications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, June 17,
2010.
**We are an Equal Opportunity
Employer**
M/F/V/D
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