QUALITY SYSTEMS MANAGER III

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains and implements the Plant's Quality Systems Policies and Procedures.
• Ensures each department has appropriate systems in place to assure compliance with all expectations and provides assistance when necessary to develop such programs.
• Documents the Plant's HACCP Program to ensure that all verifications and validations are current.
• Conducts/supervises internal audits, identifies root causes, recommends corrective actions, and works with Production and Engineering to verify line changes.
• Facilitates third party and regulatory audits for the Plant.
• Maintains documentation of all Quality programs to assist and support Customer Audits.
• Provides feedback to all Plant departments on sanitation and GMP issues.
• Makes strategic purchases to maintain quality systems and manage any implementation projects related to the purchase.
• Coordinates Plant activities and training as they relate to Divisional and Corporate Quality System Programs.

Required Qualifications

• Level of Education and Discipline: Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Food Science, Food Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience: 4 years of manufacturing QA/QC experience, with at least 2 years of food manufacturing QA/QC experience.
• Understanding of food processing requirements and government regulations.
• Liquid products knowledge a plus.
• Interpersonal Skills: leadership, interactions, communication, influence.
• Ability to work independently and have flexible work hours, good organizational skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary.
• Communication with upper management, regulatory inspectors and customers is frequent.