QA Manager

**Qualifications**:

- Food industry: 5 years (required)
- Safety and Quality Management: 5 years (required)
- Safe Quality Food Certification (required)
- HACCP Certification (required)
- Certified Quality Inspector (preferred)
- Work authorization (required)
- Bachelor's (preferred)
- Report writing: 5 years (preferred)

**Position Summary**:
We're looking for an experienced and talented individual to be the Safety & Quality Assurance Manager. In this role, you will provide leadership for the plant by establishing a safety & quality strategy, developing/strengthening our internal safety & quality culture, and driving continuous improvement of existing QA/Safety programs to meet Morris National standards. This position works closely with operations, maintenance, R&D, plant leadership and upper management in achieving goals, objectives and manages the facility team members, Quality Management system and programs, sanitation, and product specifications.

**Responsibilities Include but not limited to**:

- Monitor the efficacy of the safety & quality system via internal audits/document reviews and organizes/publishes data and reports on facility/plant performance.
- Interface with regulatory, third-party audit certification bodies and keeps documentation of changes/preventive controls required to meet the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
- Responsible for ensuring the facility maintains SQF certification (achieving scores necessary to meet customer requirements) and meets all regulatory requirements.
- Provide the necessary safety and quality training, tools, and techniques when changes are made to programs and procedures, when refresher training is identified as a corrective action and at minimum annually to enable others to effectively achieve QA/Safety goals/objectives and keep employees safe while delivering wholesome, quality products that are safe for consumption.
- Respond to all near miss findings and customer/consumer complaints in a timely manner by conducting root cause analysis and implementing/documenting appropriate corrective/preventive actions.
- Manage product holds and product dispositions.
- Participate/manage all management meeting and safety meetings with other Managers.
- Support sales and regulatory compliance teams by updating product specifications and quality parameters into a product management system.
- Oversee budget of both Safety & Quality supplies stocked and ordered.

**Requirements - Education/Skills/Knowledge**:

- Assocaites degree required or B.S. in Food Science, Food Safety & Defense, or related field preferred.
- Minimum of 5 or more years’ experience in Safety & Quality Management in the food industry.
- Excellent report writing skills.
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
- Demonstrated problem solving skills (extensive experience with root cause analysis and safety programs).
- Excellent knowledge of food manufacturing processes, safety & quality programs, food sanitation, and process validations/verifications.
- Solid understanding of food safety and manufacturing of RTE foods.
- Experience using a full range of statistical and analytical tools and fundamentals related to safety and quality.
- Extensive experience in SQF, HACCP, OSHA, FDA, city permits and prerequisite programs.
- Must be HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) and SQF and/or PCQI certified.
- Must be a recognized as an SQF practitioner.

**Education**:

- Assoicates (required)
- Bachelors (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Food Industry: At 5 years' experience (required)
- Safety and Quality Management: (required)
- Report writing skills (required)

**License/Certification**:

- Safe Quality Food Certification (SQF) (required)
- HACCP Certification (required)
- SQF Practitioner Certification (required)

Pay: $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance

**Education**:

- Associate (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Selenium: 1 year (preferred)
- Test Automation: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person