Bringing our love of food to families for five generations! Blount Fine Foods is a family-owned and operated manufacturer, marketer, and developer of premium fresh prepared foods. We are an engaging team, bringing restaurant-quality products to America including single-serve grab-n-go fresh soups, mac & cheese, and entrées in grocery stores across the country, as well as for hot bars and restaurants. Help us create the finest food experiences including those with specialty certifications that include organic, gluten-free, and low sodium, among others. Join a proven team for growth, success, and a satisfying career!

POSITION SUMMARY:

Assists Quality Assurance Management in the maintenance and improvement of overall product quality and safety. Regularly assures the effective completion and documentation of Quality Assurance responsibilities. Provides leadership and daily direction department technicians for better reduction and resolution of quality and food safety metrics/root cause. In event of absence leadership responsibility will be filled by a FSQA Specialist or Supervisor, all daily task related items will be delegated by management to an adequately trained Tech II or I.

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION:

Associate’s degree (A. A.) in a related field or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or 3 + years related quality assurance experience.

• Oversees the daily review of HACCP, SSOP, and other QA related records to assure conformance to requirements.
• Takes action when non-conformances are noted, including by not limited to:
• Assisting management in making initial decision if a food safety risk is present and significant for non-conformances identified; placing affected product on hold or on hazardous hold
• Assists/conducts full investigation
• Assists management in make final disposition on product/equipment affected. Decision based on information gathered and reviewed against USDA and FDA regulations including the FDA’s Seafood Hazards and Control Guide or other scientific studies.
• Looks for continuous improvement opportunities in programs and tasks versus performing tasks.
• Responsible for overseeing document control and system updates; Coordinates all HACCP plan and plan related paperwork updates.
• Assists Quality Management with verification and validation by designing the studies, interpreting data and finalizing reports.
• Ensures trend analysis is completed for food safety and quality initiatives and communicates data to Management. Assists with implementing any action based on this analysis
• Initiates tests, analyzes results, and finds solutions to technical problems.
• Interacts with Operations Department to ensure continuous improvement.
• Provides leadership and daily direction for shift Quality Assurance Technicians. Coordinate the assignment and completion of daily and other than daily Quality Assurance tasks.
• Observes production activities to assure consistency and conformance to standards, as well as providing improvement suggestions.
• Work with QA management to resolve any issues that arise and reduction of defects
• Must be able to interpret testing data in correlation with production specification and make decisions based off this information.
• Maintain finished product ON HOLD database and disposition product.
• Monitors and trends all customer/consumer complaints; orchestrates corrective actions/root cause analysis and trend analysis with communication with necessary internal departments.
• Final review on all customer surveys or finished product specification forms; required to communicate and obtain/necessary required information from R&D, QA and/or QC.
• Develop, update and maintain all finished product specifications within our internal system and any online customer databases as required.
• Oversees the Organic Program through formulation review, supplier spec review, and supplier certification review as well as to be the direct liaison with our organic certifying body.
• Carries out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include assisting in the interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Other duties with similar skill, work conditions, and responsibilities as assigned.
• Act as liaison for regulatory (USDA /FDA) inspectors.