Quality Team Manager (Lab)

Key Responsibilities

• Leads and manages the laboratory technicians to achieve key indicator results that support the MMC’s strategic objectives, goals, strategies and 10% Provides direction and supports the daily management and work prioritization of approx. 15 direct reports to achieve flawless process and product quality goals
• Aids in the creation and implementation of site’s Quality Systems, and provides 3rd party audit & Regulatory inspection support
• Creates and leads the structure of High Performance to engage the team to utilize continuous improvement and lean tools to optimize results within the quality team
• Affirms compliance with Corporate QA/QC policies and procedures, as well as Federal, State, and local regulations
• Manages fiscal responsibility to ensure the department spend is consistent with business requirements
• Investigates, identifies, and communicates documented root cause and corrective actions for quality defective material
• Maintains customer quality satisfaction through inspection of raw materials, in-process materials, production processes, environmental conditions, and finished products
• Ensures the timely compliance to all corporate, divisional, and customer correlation/calibration programs
• Conducts and participates in customer visits and audits as needed

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or Master's Degree in Engineering, Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or another technical field
• Certification and/or Licenses: Certification and/or Licenses: SQF Practitioner Certification PCQI certification
• Experience: Functional/Industry/Commercial knowledge, business acumen: Willingness and ability to work flexible hours to manage a 24/7 four shift operation Minimum one (1) year of experience leading others through a project or initiative. Minimum three (3) years working in Quality in food, beverage, flavor, pet food, and/or ingredient manufacturing plant(s)
• Demonstrated knowledge of increased complexity such as working in another functional or technical area, significant project assignments, job rotation, etc.
• Experience with food manufacturing sanitation programs Sustained demonstrated leadership in a High Performance / High Performance Systems (HPS) environment Successful management of projects through to successful completion Demonstrated understanding of how day to day decisions affect business results, customers, staffing, materials, processing and maintenance Experience reacting to multiple and changing priorities and achieving results within a compressed time frame Experience recognizing problems, analyzing them, offering solutions and using logical thought processes when making decisions Experience reading and interpreting technical documents such as specifications, procedure manuals and technical data sheets Experience developing, coaching and motivating employees in a team based environment Excellent verbal and written communication skills Experience writing technical procedures

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of and experience working with Food Safety Programs
• Working knowledge of statistics
• Experience managing Quality Systems and Pre-requisite Programs
• Experience working with SAP software system
• Experience with High Performance Organization (HPO) Programs
• Demonstrated analytical skills to determine root cause and deliver corrective actions
• FDA and USDA experience