Quality Assurance Manager

5 days ago


Carol Stream, Illinois, United States Hearthside Food Solutions Full time
Job Summary

As a Quality Supervisor at Hearthside Food Solutions, you will lead and represent the Quality team on the plant floor, providing direction to maintain Quality Assurance systems in place. You will aid in managing facility internal audits, compliance to GFSI-customer-regulatory requirements, coaching-teaching-mentoring QA staff, and supporting continuous improvement activities in the plant.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead GFSI initiatives and serve as backup to the QA/Sr. QA Manager for all things Food Safety & Quality
  • Ensure preparation and compliance of all Quality Systems material and information often utilized in audits
  • Participate and at times lead audits with companies, agencies, and auditors for the site team
  • Perform and maintain risk assessments for new materials coming into the facility
  • Execute and lead RCA-CAPAs in accordance with corporate and site policies
  • Investigate consumer complaints and monitor corrective action effectiveness
  • Maintain and monitor the Quality Notification (QN) or similar supplier incident system to close out
  • Generate-Review-Close Incident Reports as related to FSQA
  • Coach-Teach-Mentor QA Staff to help build contingency plan bench strength
  • May be required to maintain staffing schedules and provide feedback for QA Staff performance reviews
  • Aid in management of commercialization projects from a quality perspective to assure specifications are met
  • Advise commercialization and production teams on process specifications, process capabilities, and customer requirements to include recipe and sensory
  • Be able to perform Mock Recall / Trace exercises as required
  • Oversee Document & Record Control programs as they pertain to FSQA
  • Support QA Manager and commercialization teams in integrating customer and compliance requirements into internal specifications
  • Actively participate in the Hearthside Production System activities (Drumbeat, Weekly KPI, Tiered Auditing, etc.)
  • Participate in sensory and/or product evaluation tests as required by site
  • May serve as primary Quality liaison on test, proof of concept, and initial production runs
  • May serve as primary resource to track action items developed via test runs through closure
  • Aid in monitoring Sanitation activities including, but not limited to verification of MSS, PEM and non-PEM swabbing, and Pre-Operational inspection
  • Coordinate QA and Production training related to FSQA requirements and initiatives
Requirements
  • Knowledge of PCQI (Preventative Controls Qualified Individual) or HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) Training Certificate
  • GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) certification a plus
  • Basic Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) tools
Skills
  • Skilled in internal Auditing
  • Influencing Quality Culture behaviors
  • Standard Operating Procedure/Standard Work generation
Abilities
  • Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
  • Recognize food safety & quality gaps and provide a plan to address
  • Manage multiple projects at a time
  • Investigate complaints and incidents with minimal oversight
  • Influence Quality Culture behaviors
  • Work collaboratively with all departments
  • Must be accurate and detail-oriented
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision and at times independently
Proficiency
  • MS Office Suite; Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • SAP experience required
  • High school level math
Minimum Qualifications
  • Two-year college degree in science or related field required. Four-year college degree preferred
  • Three (3) to Five (5) years of related work experience, including experience supervising and leading a Quality and food safety staff in a related food manufacturing environment
  • Knowledge and experience with SAP required
  • Proficient in MS Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • SQF or BRC/BRCGS certification a plus
  • Communicate in English both written and verbal
Safety & Environmental
  • Employee shall follow factory safety & environmental objectives and targets; follow the plant safety rules, report incidents and near misses immediately, maintain compliance with regulations, and take personal ownership of the Safety in their area -- to include the safety of visitors and contractors
  • The employee will also act to reduce negative environmental impacts by conserving paper, electricity, water, and will also recycle all appropriate materials (paper, plastic, food, etc.)
Physical Requirements
  • Reaching with hands and arms throughout shift
  • Ability to use hands and fingers
  • Ability to see, hear, and talk
  • Employee frequently required to sit
  • Occasionally required to walk, climb, and/or balance
  • Ability to lift and carry up to 40 pounds
  • Walk up to 400 yards to work and break areas
Work Environment
  • Frequent production environment exposure which includes noise, dust, heat, cold, moving machinery, fork lifts, and slippery floors
  • Ability to work in hot or cold temperatures dependent upon site (Bakery vs Frozen)
  • Handle daily employee issues
  • Travel: Up to 10% is possible


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