Description:
This is a management level position within the organization, reporting to the SVP of Quality. This position has 2 employees reporting directly to them.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• BA in Microbiology, Biology, or equivalent work experience
• Experience in low moisture food processing preferred
• Experience in FSVP and USDA Organic required.
• Experience direct managing personnel preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
The employee is required to stand, walk, use hands and arms to perform repetitive tasks including reaching and lifting 25- 50lbs

• Establishes supplier quality requirements, maintains and improves supplier approval process to maintain compliance with regulations and initiates process improvement
• Monitors vendor quality performance and establishes criteria and rating system for critical vendors.
• Manages Raw Material and Finished Good Release programs
• Initiates and implements quality improvement activities as appropriate to raise the performance of the company’s product lines.
• Educates and trains employees as to their impact in the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Performs internal audits of the QMS, reports NCs, and aids departments in creating applicable corrective actions
• Manages quality control personnel on a day-to-day basis.
• Designs, implements and documents procedures for process control, process improvement, related to incoming product testing and inspection.
• Establishes and implements metrics (capability, control charts, measurement quality) for monitoring system effectiveness and to enable managers to make sound product quality decisions.
• Drives root-cause analysis and other problem-solving activities to identify effective corrective actions and process improvements.
• Establishes collection and analysis systems of data to predict trends in order to improve product quality.
• Creates and reviews vendor facing ingredient specifications
• Reports to management on quality issues, trends and losses.
• Participates in internal and external quality audits (occasional international travel required).
• Interfaces with supplier and customer service representatives concerning problems with products and ensures that effective corrective action is implemented.
• All other reasonable duties, as assigned.
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