Quality & Food Safety Manager, Snack Food Mfg.

3 days ago

Perham, United States Shearer's Foods Full time

Shearer's is a leading contract manufacturer and private label supplier in the snack industry in North America. Headquartered in Massillon, Ohio, Shearer's has 17 state-of-the-art, geographically diverse manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Iowa, Ontario and Alberta, Canada, including one of the industry's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design platinum LEED certified facilities in Massillon, Ohio. The Company is known for producing the highest quality snacks in assorted flavors and sizes, including kettle cooked potato chips, traditional potato chips, tortilla chips, cheese curls and other extruded snacks, and corn chips, as well as cookies, crackers, and wafers.

QFS Manager, Snack Food Manufacturing

The QFS (Quality and Food Safety) Manager is responsible for leading the quality assurance and food safety program at a specific facility. This includes working with customers, suppliers, corporate personnel, and manufacturing staff. Responsibilities includes auditing of Quality systems such as, SQF (Safe Quality Foods), the FSMA Food Safety Plan, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), and SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures) for plant Quality department. Responsible for communication of food quality standards to plant personnel through training, corrective actions, quality audits, production and facility monitoring.

Example of Duties and Responsibilities

  • Manage the Quality and Food Safety function at the facility.
  • Serves as SQF Practitioner and site FSMA Preventive Controls Qualified Individual.
  • Manage programs to verify, validate the Food Safety Pre-requisite programs.
  • Manage the plant Food Safety Plan and associated policies and procedures.
  • Serves as Food Safety Team Member.
  • Monitor, support and enforce all Shearer's Foods food safety processes and procedures. This includes all AIB standards, SQF standards, customer specific standards, and 3rd party certifications as identified in supporting documentation.
  • Participate in weekly Food Safety Inspections.
  • Investigates and responds to customer complaints. Tracks complaint and reacts to emerging issues or trends engaging the appropriate functions and process owners (i.e. production, maintenance, PD, etc) to resolve.
  • Responds to customer requests and queries.
  • Manages quality data collection, process measurements, process analysis, and reporting

Maintains a safe work environment

  • Ensures that behaviors, practices and the work environment support a safe workplace by enforcing safety and sanitation rules and principles
  • Communicates policies and ensures employees create a safe, productive and pleasant working environment

Education and Work Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in food science, microbiology, chemistry, engineering, or related field
  • Three (3) years of experience in quality assurance leadership role within a food manufacturing facility
  • HACCP Certification
  • Must be a certified Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI)
  • Prefer SQF Practitioner Certification.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Knowledge of Food Safety (FDA, FMSA, HACCP principals, GMPs, SOPs and SSOPs, Pest Control, Allergen Control & Recall programs).
  • Direct experience with AIB, SQF or similar food industry production audits.

We Offer a Feast of Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Flexible Spending Account, Retirement Savings Plan with Match, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Group Critical Accident Insurance, Group Critical Illness Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and numerous opportunities to volunteer in the communities in which we operate.

You will be considered for employment in our inclusive workplace

Because at Shearer's, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Note: Shearer's does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to any recruiting alias or employee. Shearer's is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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