Our client is looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Manager for their manufacturing plant in Delaware.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the Quality and Sanitation Department's daily operations
- Implementing and executing quality and food safety programs
- Lead, coach, and manage a team of 35+ FTE Quality and Sanitation team
- Coordinating the local HACCP Team and partnering with Corporate Quality and Food Safety
- Leading all customer, regulatory, and third-party quality and food safety audits
- Investigating and responding to consumer and customer complaints
- Managing the non-conformance process
- Leading validation of all changes in manufacturing process
- Supporting new product and process trials and launches
- Being a member of the Plant Leadership Team
- Owning the budget for lab supplies, labor, general supplies, lab services, and pest control
- Ensuring compliance with GMP's, SOPs, Corporate Programs & Training
Qualifications
- BS Degree in Food Science. Nutrition, Chemistry, Biology or related degree required.
- 5+ years of Quality Management experience in food manufacturing
- Experience with sanitation oversight
- Strong knowledge of FDA/PCQI/SQF/GFSI
- HACCP certification
- Strong leadership skills, excellent communication skills