Overview
SR Quality Manager Jobs in Grand Rapids, North Dakota, USA at Hearthside Food Solutions
Location: Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids – H1, 3061 Shaffer Avenue, Kentwood, Michigan, United States of America Req #4747
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Job Summary
Responsible for leading, maintaining, and executing all aspects of Quality Assurance and Food Safety for the plant. Coach, teach, mentor, and manage the Quality and Food Safety teams onsite. Utilize lean tools and root cause analysis to continuously improve the existing quality system. Ensure all requirements from customers, regulatory, and 3rd party certifications are met and in compliance.
Job Duties
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
Manage all Quality and Food Safety programs including HACCP, Food Safety Plans, Food Quality Plans, IA Vulnerability, and Food Defense.
Execute a robust internal audit program to ensure site is always audit ready.
Participate in Hearthside Production System requirements such as Drumbeat, Weekly KPI, Lean Steering Committee, and Tiered Auditing.
Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Actions/Preventative Action (CAPA) investigations.
Coach, teach, and mentor the QA and Food Safety teams to build bench strength and career paths for employees.
Collaborate with all plant leadership to drive quality culture improvements and consumer complaint reductions.
Coordinate multidisciplinary activities among various team members assuring timely, efficient, and cost-effective finality.
Administrate all product specifications and associated floor instructions assuring compliance with regulatory label requirements.
Ensure food standard compliance with FDA, USDA, OSHA, GMP, and company policy.
Assess Environmental Monitoring Programs to ensure continued seek and destroy approach to pathogens.
Oversee the Hold and Release program, ensuring proper hold verifications and disposition processes.
Lead Trace and Mock Recall exercises.
Measure and monitor various company KPIs and drive for improvements in key performance areas.
Lead customer QA discussions related to quality or food safety incidents in the plant.
Advise commercialization and production teams on process specifications, process capabilities, and customer requirements to include recipe and sensory.
Support commercialization teams in integrating customer and compliance requirements into internal specifications and critical quality parameters.
SQF Practitioner and PCQI duties.
Trend and analyze data as needed to drive improvements in the plant (EMP, Pest Control, Consumer Complaints, etc.).
Support and oversee all aspects of sanitation, including allergen matrix and control programs, chemical control programs, pest control programs, cleaning validations including all sanitation systems as assigned.
May perform other functions as needed.
Knowledge of:
Intentional Adulteration Vulnerability Assessments.
SMART goal setting and team coaching.
Basic RCA and CAPA tools.
7 Steps of Sanitation.
Skilled in:
Procedure and Standard Work generation.
Demonstrated proficiency in advanced quality statistics, measurement systems analysis, and continuous improvement.
Strong understanding of SQF and its implementation is required. SQF Practitioner certification is a plus.
PCQI/Food Safety Plans/HACCP Plan development and maintenance.
Ability to:
Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Manage multiple projects at a time.
Direct various program activities within the plant.
Influence Quality Culture behaviors.
Recognize food safety & quality gaps and provide a plan to address.
Work collaboratively with all departments.
Ensure
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Title: SR Quality Manager
Company: Hearthside Food Solutions
Location: Grand Rapids, North Dakota, USA
Category: Quality Assurance – QA/QC, Manufacturing / Production
