QA Manager

About the role

Provide leadership and guidance for the business unit level Quality Control & Assurance to ensure compliance with quality systems to protect our animals, our customers, and improve our processes and business.

Adherence to these quality procedures and systems ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Establishes in-process product inspection standards & policies by studying processing methods; devises testing methods and procedures, working with the company vet and all operations’ managers.
• Checks and ensures all Aviagen Quality procedures meet and/or exceed government requirements/regulations.
• Generates ideas to improve quality procedures and participates in development and implementation of new policies, procedures and/or programs.
• Checks export chicks/HE conditions at airports/seaports at regular intervals.
• Checks day-old GP chicks' and/or HE physical quality on arrival and communicates feedback.
• Works with Technical Service and Planning Specialist, monitors the DOA and FWM records ensures that they are recorded in the relevant systems.
• Makes sure PS and By-Product production and chick quality are monitored.
• Makes sure the conditions of chick holding areas, chick transport vehicles are checked and informed negative situations are reported to the Hatchery Management and follow up required corrective actions are taken.
• Makes sure the vaccination applications made in hatcheries are examined, supplier company inspection reports are examined and if possible, accompanied and the vaccination quality is informed to the Hatchery Management team.
• Identifies training needs and provide training to all employees regarding Aviagen’s quality expectations and how to embody QMS procedures.
• Gets involved in selection and hiring process of quality technicians.
• Works with internal Teams, improves, controls and supports the correct application of QMS and informs hatchery management about preventive/corrective actions.
• Investigates customer complaints and/or non-conformance issues and provides report to Commercial Manager and Technical Managers (customer facing teams) about findings and corrective actions taken and/or will be taken.
• Audits, Statistical Quality Data Analysis & Reporting.