MFG Plant Senior Quality Leader

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the plant in areas of food safety and product quality.
• Serve as liaison for governmental inspections.
• Participate in corporate regulatory compliance inspections and audits.
• Audit plant sanitation process through environmental testing, product testing and physical inspections.
• Assure that Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) are consistently and effectively followed and ensure pest control program compliance.
• Support quality initiatives by participating in routine Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) walkthroughs and participating in or leading any food safety or quality initiatives.
• Monitor to ensure that Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), Hazard Analysis & Risk-based Preventive Controls (HARPC), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), allergen programs, formulations, and finished product consistently meet specifications.
• Assure that Quality Assurance staff is properly trained and resourced.
• Ensure thorough and effective annual training of Safe Quality Foods (SQF), Good Manufacturing Practices GMPs and Food Safety Programs.
• Assure that record keeping is accurate and meets Kroger, SQF and government regulations.
• Ensure receiving procedures for incoming and outgoing ingredients are in compliance with quality and safety standards.
• Investigate consumer comments, collaborate with production on resulting action plans.
• Assist Corporate Food Technology (CFT) with product development, product audits and calculation of raw materials.
• Provide support to production in continuous improvement efforts.
• Provide feedback to suppliers to improve relationships and resolve quality issues.
• Assist the staff management team in all Safe Quality Food policies and requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor's Degree food science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years quality assurance lab experience.
• Preventative Control Qualified Individual certification.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; able to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to apply statistical process control concepts.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.
• SQF practitioner certified.