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Robert Half Quality Assurance Manager in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Description
· Implement processes, procedures, and programs to develop scalable, transferable best in class quality and food safety systems.
· Oversee HACCP, Supplier Quality Management, and other supporting systems.
· Lead implementation of SQF over 3 facilities
· Manage, train, and provide coaching and development to geographically separated quality managers, including maintaining proper documentation of all training records and supervisory evaluations.
· Oversee applicable department managers for the daily activities of the QA lab, including establishing work schedules to accommodate production and/or customer requirements.
· Ensure customer complaints, deviations and customer specific requests are properly addressed.
· Report and communicate with executive management and ownership as well as interact with Production and Development teams to maintain quality of incoming goods and manufactured finished products.
· Perform periodic audits such as Food Safety and Security Audits
· Maintain and follow GMPs and Quality Laboratory procedures
· Monitor adherence to product specifications. Disposition of all out of spec product and notification of all concerned.
· Act as a technical resource for operational group regarding product compliance.
· Monitor and documenting process and product controls.
· Maintain SOP relating to product Quality, Safety and Security.
· Monitor plant performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports including customer complaints and out of specification products and processes.
· Ensure that all operational management and Corporate Quality are notified in the event of out of normal issues.
· Identify relevant quality-related training needs and delivering training, including initial and ongoing refresher cGMP, HACCP, Allergens, Food Safety/ Food Security training for employees and contractors as required.
Requirements
· Bachelor’s degree in a quality or science discipline (microbiology, food science etc.) is needed. Consideration will be given to those professionals that have a successful history working in a quality environment but lack a formal degree.
· Must have at least 7 – 10+ years in quality, with at least 5 years of management/supervisory experience in an FDA, USDA, or other applicable regulatory environment.
· Strong history of managing direct reports in a multi-plant; geographically separated high speed manufacturing facility is critical for success in this role.
· Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical documents and use scientific methods in regard to quality processes and improvements, pasteurization etc. in order to analyze problems and learn new techniques.
· Must possess strong organizational skills and the innate ability to communicate with all levels of the company.
· CQM, SQA, Lean and Six Sigma experience or certifications are a plus.
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