Quality Assurance Manager

Company: Jobot
Location: Harrisonburg
Posted on: November 23, 2022

Job Description:

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Amber PessagnoAre you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button and sending us your resume.Salary: $70,000 - $90,000 per yearA bit about us:The only 100% organic and humane-certified chicken company with a mission to protect and promote generational family farms. By shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best.Why join us?

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Supplemental Insurance
• 401k
• Production doesn't run on SundaysJob DetailsDescriptionEssential Functions Statement(s):
  • Contributes to the development and execution of product food safety and quality programs to support the organization's goals of operational excellence, customer/client satisfaction, financial performance, market leadership, and preferred employee.
  • Works closely with the QA-Compliance/HAACP Specialist
  • Responsible for developing and on-going maintenance of the Food Safety Plan.
  • Actively provides new and on-going training of employees to ensure the Food Safety Plan is understood and executed properly
  • Ensures all HACCP, GMP's, sanitation preventive controls, supply chain preventive controls, and all other prerequisite food safety standards are met according to USDA, FSIS, FSMA, and corporate requirements
  • Manages verification and validation procedures
  • Manages Allergen Preventive Controls Program ensuring accurate allergen labeling on finished food products and prevention of allergen cross-contact
  • Ensures complete traceability of incoming raw materials and finished product while managing lot code tracking
  • Conducts regular organoleptic and shelf life evaluations of the finished product
  • Involved in all food safety audits
  • Meets with vendors, customers, quality representatives, and company personnel to discuss and resolve quality problems as required.
  • Establishes/revises internal metrics to measure and improve the location's quality service performance.
  • Provides/coordinates training of production personnel in making quality measurements and developing core quality competencies.
  • Revises and updates the quality control manual to incorporate statistical control programs.
  • Assumes responsibility for a variety of assignments and projects, potentially including technical support of product specifications; private-label, external sales, export, and other procurement and business initiatives.
  • Other duties as may be assigned.Preferred Qualifications
    • B.S. degree in food technology, food science, or related curriculum and/or experience required.
    • At least 4 years of directly related experience required in a Quality Assurance/Food Safety manufacturing role.
    • HACCP program development and FSMA is required
    • HACCP certification, Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI), and GFSI auditor certification a must
    • Working knowledge of food processing and distribution regulations, i.e. FDA and USDA/FSIS, and industry practice
    • Track record of food safety/QA success in any of the following focus areas a plus: meat, poultry, seafood, processed foods, distribution, proprietary/private-label product development, and/or monitoring.
    • Must have knowledge of or familiarity with LSAS software for label creation.
    • Strong data management, reporting, and technical writing skills.Other Requirements
      • Must have fine hand and finger dexterity.
      • Must be able to climb stairs to view processes.
      • Must be able to work any shift and be versatile.
      • Must be willing to participate on audit team or safety committee.
      • Must comply with all safety rules and instructions, participate in the Company training programs, and make every effort to learn, develop, and upgrade skills required for this job classification.WORK ENVIRONMENT: Will be required to access the production environment. Must be able to tolerate the varying heat, wet and chill of the plant. Hearing and eye-protective equipment required in the production area. Required to wear hair and beard nets in the production area.Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply Now" button.

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