Overview
Quality Assurance Associate Jobs in Paris, KY at Avantor
Title: Director of QA/Food Safety
Company: Privately held dairy products manufacturer that is expanding their business footprint.
Position Summary:
Provide leadership to build the strength of food safety and quality systems throughout the facility. Ensure food safety, food security, sanitation, and regulatory compliance (HACCP, GMP, environmental monitoring, product protection, weight control, allergen, control) are executed properly to Company expectations. Serve as a Safe Quality Food (SQF) practitioner with overall responsibility and authority to take action, lead, and oversee the implementation, development, and maintenance of the food safety plan and all associated plans supporting food safety.
Responsibilities:
● Implement the food safety plan and associated procedures such as but not limited to ingredients and finished product sampling, CCP monitoring, verification, pre-shipment review, and corrective action.
● Implement the environmental monitoring program and associated procedures such as but not limited to maintenance of the master site list, sampling, trending results, investigation and root cause analysis.
● Implement the sanitation program and associated procedures such as but not limited to routine sanitation, pre-operational inspection, pathogen response sanitation, the master sanitation schedule, and trending metrics for sanitation.
● Prepare and lead all audit functions and make recommendations for corrective and preventive actions necessary to ensure conformity to regulations.
● Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with USDA officials.
● Responsible for overseeing the functions and performance of the Plant QA and Regulatory Affairs Staff; hire and train new and existing personnel in the department for professional development.
● Act as the HACCP Core Team member responsible for food safety.
● Communicate with the General Mgr., Manufacturing personnel, and department staff.
● Act as a Safe Quality Food (SQF) practitioner with the overall responsibility and authority to lead and oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of the current SQF code.
● Identify and execute cost savings.
● Perform root cause analysis for customer complaints and HACCP failures.
● Aid and serve on Company cross-functional teams within the company as needed
● Flexible hours with potential weekend work.
● Minimal travel and overnight travel.
● Accept special projects and complete them promptly.
Qualifications:
● Education: Bachelor’s degree in Animal/Food /Meat Science
● Critical thinking skills
● Effective writing skills
● Effective oral communication skills
● Experience in dairy manufacturing (preferred) and QA team management (must have) within in the food industry. Development and management of critical food safety and quality systems (HACCP, SQF, Organic, USDA regulations) must have.
● Accreditations/Certifications: SQF, PCQI, and HACCP (must have)
● Technology/Equipment: Strong computer skills with high-level proficiency in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $135,000.00 – $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
Health insurance
Health savings account
Relocation assistance
Retirement plan
Schedule:
8 hour shift
Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
Do you have at least 5 years of Quality management experience?
Work Location: In person
Title: Quality Assurance Associate
Company: Avantor
Location: Paris, KY
