Quality Assurance Manager
Quality Assurance Manager
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Job Description
We are looking for a Quality Assurance Manager for a highly technical spray drying facility in Western Kansas. This is a great opportunity to be involved with a collaborative national organization with growth opportunities. This position will manage a team of technicians and a QA Supervisor. Please apply if interested. Full relocation is available.
Must have experience in food processing or pharmaceutical manufacturing **
Location: Western Kansas
Job Responsibilities:
- Ensure daily plant quality and food safety operations follow company policies procedures customer requirements local state and federal regulations
- Responsible for food safety and quality plans along with supporting prerequisite programs
- Enhance and maintain plant policies procedures and practices to safeguard a cGMP environment
- Through cross functional collaboration assess and maintain an effect plant hygiene plan
- Ownership of PEM Program utilizing information to ensure holistic management of food safety issues while implementing effective corrective actions
- Oversee plant sanitation to drive a robust sanitation program that supports a cGMP environment
- Ensure the plant pest control programs are current followed and utilized to enable proactive maintenance
- Manage the facilitys change control program to enable robust risk assessment and decisions
- Collaboratively lead investigations relating to nonconforming events driving to root cause and effect resolution. Maintain the CAPA program
- Serve as point of contact for customer related issues
- Collaborate with R&D during new/reformulated product introduction
- Serve as a key member of the plant leadership team
- Partner with operations to build a world class food safety and quality culture
- Track and report on plant KPIs
- Provide training to plant personnel concerning food safety FSMA and regulatory compliance
- Oversee the development of cGMP laboratory practices to ensure accurate and precise QC results
- Perform data analysis to identify critical trends
Required Skills/Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree is preferred in food science biological sciences or related field
- 5 years of experience in a food processing environment or pharmaceutical is a must
- 3 years experience managing teams
- Prefer experience in dairy manufacturing
- Certification or Licenses HACCP SQF PCQI
- Knowledge of both laboratory and plant cGMPs
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and company computer systems specifically LIMS Excel and ERP
- Knowledge of principles and practices of supervision training and personnel management
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing
- Able to manage challenging situations in a professional manner
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
