Quality Lead

About The Opportunity

The Quality Lead – in Open Foods ensures that all finished goods produced meet customer specifications and requirements by effectively training Quality Team members and leading their work, as well as enforcing compliance with GMPs and internal SOPs. This position is responsible for participating in, facilitating, or performing audits to ensure customer conformance to specifications and that expectations are met.

• Thoroughly understand and be able to perform regular Food Safety and Quality Audits for Open Foods and Closed Foods production lines within the HACCP Flow Process.
• Understanding of HACCP and Critical Control Points as it relates to Ready to Eat (RTE) Foods and Primary Packaging.
• Train Quality Team in their functions and line audits per specific customer and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure and manage proper distribution of workload for Quality Team.
• Follow, train, and enforce company processes and procedures.
• Thorough understanding of Environmental Monitoring Program; including swabbing protocols, completing corrective actions, trending, and documentation of EMP results.
• Print/Coordinate print code dates and distribute for shift as necessary.
• Perform investigations to help determine possible root causes for Production variances, HACCP Deviations and EMP results.
• Document, control and contain any non-conforming customer inbound food, packaging, and Finished Food based on Food Safety and Quality regulatory standards and/or customer specifications.
• Responsible for verification of work packets, line checks, and QA documentation (based on customer specifications and regulatory requirements).
• Prepare, Submit, and ship samples and paperwork to outside laboratories and customers as necessary.
• Coordinate ordering of QA supplies, lab supplies, environmental swabs, ATP swabs and Allergen swabs.
• Sign off on all HACCP documentation daily.
• Coordinate rework process and partner with Operations team to ensure procedures are documented and executed properly, both systematically and physically.
• Will provide coverage in the absence of the QA Supervisor to ensure adequate sources are available to achieve food safety objectives and support the development, implementation, maintenance and on-going improvement of the SQF system.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management/supervisors.

• Adherence to Food Safety policies and procedures and corporate initiatives.
• Adherence of Safety Policies.
• Quality of work.
• Quality Goals.

• High School Diploma (Required)
• Some College or completion of Associates or Bachelor’s Degree or training in Quality and Food Science and Certifications (HACCP, Environmental) (Desired)

• 3-5 years of related experience or training (Required)
• 5+ years of Experience (Desired)

• Represent the Quality Department in a positive and consistent manner.
• Safety sensitive position – ability to work in a constant state of alertness and a safe manner.
• Ability to work overtime and weekends as required based upon the needs of the business.
• Ability to work on a rotating shift as needed.
• Ability to effectively work in teams.
• Ability to work in a production-based environment with moving equipment and people.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with a wide variety of roles.
• Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate with individuals associated with subject matter, as well as communicate findings to other quality representatives.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple and/or complex/highly detailed tasks.
• Must be detail oriented and pay close attention to accuracy.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding and communicate accurately to carry out detailed instructions (both verbal and written).
• Ability to analyze information gathered in order to maintain accurate and detailed records using both computerized and manual means.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to communicate accurately, clearly and concisely in…