Food Safety Quality Lead OOJ - 32931

Food Safety Quality Lead

The Food Safety Quality Lead will provide specialized knowledge of specific segments of quality systems or plant processes such as food safety and quality auditing, instrumentation, specific product line knowledge, computer systems, management or oversight of suppliers and other needed focus areas.

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Plant Manager, interface with internal management, and external auditors.
• Ensures activities on the Master Cleaning Schedule (MCS) are performed and documented
• Ensures that cGMP and Quality requirements are followed throughout facility
• Maintains AIB certification and meets minimum 965 score
• Communicates challenges, findings and suggestions for continuous improvement
• Maintains approved chemical list database and monitors chemical control program
• Establishes and maintains the Internal Audit schedule
• Trains personnel on policies and procedures
• Performs Root Cause Analysis and develops Corrective Action Plans
• Active participant in the Daily Staff Meetings, be an active Safety Committee Member
• Maintains certification as a First Aid Responder and accredited CE's
• Enforces adherence to Control Plan
• Completes assigned tasks listed in Corrective Action Plans
• Understands Lean Manufacturing tools including: 5 why's, Brainstorming, Fishbone, Graphs and Root Cause Analysis
• Maintains equipment calibration

Requirements

• 3 -5 year's experience in a manufacturing environment working in a management or supervisory role.
• SQF Certified
• Working knowledge and experience with Safety Programs (OSHA, Workman's Comp).
• Experience managing food defense program.
• Working knowledge and experience with Quality Assurance Management (RCAs, Corrective/Preventative Measures, ISO, AIB, SQF).
• Working knowledge or certification in Continuous Improvement Methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma)
• Bilingual - English/Spanish a plus

Summary

Seeking a Food Safety Quality Lead/Manager (Preventive Controls Qualified Individual) for a growing packaging company in the Grand Prairie, TX area. You will be responsible for implementing, monitoring, and maintaining Food Safety and Food Defense requirements outlined in American Institute of Baking (AIB/FSNS) Food Distribution Warehouse, Food Defense plus and other 3rd party auditing scheme throughout company facilities.