Compliance Manager

Job Purpose

This role is responsible for supervising and maintaining the plants Quality systems to ensure compliance with regulatory federal state laws and internal policies. Areas of focus will include the identification and achievement of facility Food Safety & Quality (FSQ) KPIs through appropriate corrective/preventive actions and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Actively engaged in planning defining and directing the site auditing control program to ensure compliance with all procedures policies GMP standards Kraft Heinz requirements and regulatory federal and local laws.

• Ensures compliance with Food Safety & Quality (FSQ) principles through routine auditing reporting and trending or process and regulatory controls appropriately.

• Trains site on proper inspection procedure practices. Assist in ensuring the facility is inspection ready at all times.

• Manages all internal and external inspections/regulatory visits. Leads audit preparation activities accompanies inspector and completes necessary reports and posting. Performs follow up activities to non-conformances found and provides responses as appropriate.

• Provides Quality/Sanitation support for major project commercializations from a regulatory and Kraft Heinz procedural perspective. Periodically audits to ensure appropriate steps forms andapprovals are completed.

• Performs follow-ups to non-conformances found and provides responses as appropriate.

• Adhere to approved change control procedures to include reviewing partial HACCP plans

• Monitors and maintains plant KHMS program by complying to current Kraft Heinz and International Audit (FSSC/ISO) and co-lead site cross functional KHMS Team and participate with stakeholders to ensure successful certification for site.

• Completes or assists with validation studies for all CCPs OPRPs and other significant controls in accordance with approved methodologies.

• Creates and tracks Hold/Release documentation and disposition of products.

Expected Experience & Required Skills

• Proven history of technical quality or production knowledge of policies & programs in Food or relevant manufacturing settings.

• Education or Operational/On the job knowledge of Food Science Food Production Manufacturing Quality/Operations or other relevant environments.

• Strong leadership technical communication and interpersonal skills are required along with attention to detail.

• Knowledge of quality or production systems procedures and policies. Handle multiple assignments develop work plans and prioritize.

• Knowledge of statistical processes.

• Planning and organizing skills.

• Successful candidates possess a positive focus toward problem-solving solutions with emphasis on long-term preventative & proactive measures through individual or team-driven actions.

• Must be able to work shifts weekends and all required overtime. Prompt and regular attendance.

Work Environment & Schedule

This position is considered a Manufacturing plant environment with heavy machinery and equipment Additionally this role requires must be able to work shifts weekends and all required overtime as needed.

Physical Requirements

Physical demands include but not limited to

• Occasional activity or conditions sustained for 1/3 of working hours; keyboard or text input upright stance; Sedentary occasionally exerting 0-10 bs of force limited movement from workstation for brief periods of time.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain all duties or responsibilities that are required of the role. Duties or responsibilities may change or be added with or without notice.