Job Description
Job DescriptionJob Title: Quality Assurance ManagerLocation: Cincinnati, OHDay-to-Day Role:
- Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the food safety and quality program, based on company, customer, legal, and regulatory requirements.
- Establishes and implements Quality Assurance policies and procedures for inspecting and controlling raw or packing materials, in-process and finished product to ensure that all products generated conform to predetermined standards and specifications.
- Monitors, audits, and approves facilities and manufacturing operations for conformance with established procedures and requirements.
- Ensures maintenance of required records and documents, including formula test results, inspections, file samples, vendor performance, product complaints, and product disposition.
- Interfaces directly with the FDA, USDA, as well as various state and local agencies to maintain plant/product certifications.
- Supports New Business Development activities in introducing new products through the plant and test products for testing and data evaluation. Supports major plant project expansions and new products to assure proper technical input and regulatory requirements.
- Responsibility for laboratories which include chemical, biological, sterility and environmental testing.
- Identify and implement statistically driven quality programs (SPC) as well as to provide assistance in continuous improvement in all manufacturing areas. Coordinates or aids in problem evaluation and problem solving. Manage quality and food safety incidents at the site level.
- Oversee monitoring, verification, and validation activities to ensure that all products leave the facility meet the facility Food Safety and Quality Plans.
- Works with Purchasing to assure that suppliers have appropriate quality systems and process controls to guarantee the delivery of usable inventories of the needed quality.
Core Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in food science/food technologies or a related discipline. An Associate’s degree would be considered with additional experience.
- 10 years’ experience in Quality Assurance and 5 years’ experience in Quality Management required.
- Prior experience in food processing with a manufacturing environment under HACCP, SQF or BRC requirements.
- External audit experience with various customers and regulatory agencies. Regulatory (FDA and USDA) experience with demonstrated knowledge of current interpretations of quality management system requirements and current industry best practices.
Competencies: Batch Testing, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Inspections, Kanban Methodology, Lean Methodology, Nondestructive Testing, Product QA, QA Management, Quality Assurance Process, Quality Audit, Quality Control Testing, Quality Improvement, Quality Management, Radiographic Testing, Total Quality Management (TQM), Quality Management Systems (QMS), Leadership Skills, Strong Technical written and communication Skills, Team Building, Detail Oriented, Driven for Results, Analytical Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Project Management, Planning and Decision-Making Skills, Integrity, and Operational Excellence.