QA Manager - Atkins

Job Title: QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

Department: Quality
Control

Reports To: QA Director

FLSA Status: Salaried, Exempt

Salary Range:

Description:

Ideal candidate will manage all aspects of quality assurance, food safety, and
regulatory compliance in our production facility, including the management of
Quality Assurance staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Ensure that the facility is in full compliance with all relevant USDA,
FDA, and regulatory guidelines established for food manufacturing.

● Enforce current good manufacturing practices (GMP’s) and all relevant company
policies and food safety regulations.

● Review QA paperwork (HACCP, SSOP’s, and weight check sheets) on a daily
basis.

● Maintain and develop Quality Assurance and Quality Control programs for the
facility. Programs included are:
- Raw material inspections and
determination of quality and usability of product prior to production.
- Proper product rotation.
- Revise employee sanitation
guidelines and training programs (food hygiene) as necessary.
- Microbiological testing procedures.
- Maintain the facility's HACCP plans
and all associated documentation.
- Swabbing program / environmental
testing.

● Reporting to Purchasing of problematic items from vendors.

● Develop preventative QA programs to catch problems before they develop.

● Train all employees on all procedures and guidelines. Implement follow-up
training on basic food handling procedures for existing and new employees.

● Instill a quality approach in all new employees.

● Maintain the facility sanitation programs (Sanitation Standard Operating
Procedures (SSOP’s) and Sanitation Performance Standards (SPS) in compliance
with all applicable FDA and USDA regulations.

● Maintain BOM (bill of materials) files, formulas, batch sheets and
specification files.

● Respond to any customer comment, concerns, problems, and/or questions
regarding a quality or sanitation issue.

● Prepare product samples for bids/RFP’s, Sales and customer requests.

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Other duties as assigned by Division QA Manager or Plant Manager.

Requirements:

- Education and/or Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Meat Science, Microbiology or related
field. Dairy Science, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Biology is
required. - Food Science degree preferred. Minimum of 3 years experience in
supervising/managing employees in a manufacturing, food processing, or quality
assurance environment.

- Knowledge of food industry quality assurance, federal food safety
regulations, sanitation, HACCP systems and current good manufacturing
practices.

- Knowledge of food microbiology, general
microbiology, food hygiene, and food safety.

NOTE: This job specification should not
be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of
the position. Incumbents will follow any
other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as may be required by
their supervisor.