Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager

Job DescriptionJob Description Job Summary: The Manager Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) is responsible for the daily management of all activities of the FSQA department to include food safety programs specification adherence and product quality for products within their assigned facility. In addition, the FSQA Manager will oversee all special projects as assigned departmental budgets turnover and safety. Essential Duties, Responsibilities: Daily oversight of production practices including raw material receiving requirements; preoperational and operational sanitation; finished product quality and Food Safety Systems; Insuring all our FSQA policies and procedures are followed Monitoring verification and documentation associated with adherence to government regulations; developing implementing and maintaining the HACCP and SSOP based inspection programs Ensuring finished product conforms to customer product and label specifications Report product issues and audit results to plant and corporate FSQA, plant management, corporate, sales, and operations Interacting with customers and their agents for product showings plant tours and audits; visits to customer facilities initial product runs and investigation response to quality related customer complaints Monitoring microbiological results conducting bacterial swabs and investigations. Performing research and development activities conducting and promoting sanitation training and education to employees Responsible for implementing and maintaining food safety and quality programs and for the selecting training and managing of FSQA Supervisors and FSQA Technicians. REQUIREMENTS: Education & Experience : No degree with a minimum of 10 years of FSQA experience. B.S. degree or above in Food Science or related field with a minimum of 3 years' experience working in FSQA. Experience with SQF or BRC audits preferred. Computer Skills : Standard computer skills required; generating spreadsheets and develop templates for use by plant management and corporate FSQA sales and operations. Communication Skills : Excellent communication skills required both written and verbal demonstrating the proven ability to correspond with all levels - line team members to corporate management. Special Skills : Must have good problem identification and problem-solving skills. Must be able to work independently yet interact with many different facets within the organization and be the plant liaison to USDA. Supervisory: Manage crewing labor and attendance of the FSQA department.