Assistant Manager, Quality Control

Do you love snacks? Are you looking to join an ever evolving and rapidly growing team? PIM Brands might just be exactly what you’re looking for!

At PIM, We Make The Brands You Love®. Our portfolio of products, from Welch’s® Fruit Snacks to Sun-Maid® Chocolate Raisins and Sour Jacks® Sour Candies are enjoyed by millions of consumers every day. And when it comes to careers, we seek talented, results-oriented individuals who want to play a part in building amazing brands and products while working in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-paced office environment.

At PIM, you can make an immediate and lasting contribution to help grow iconic snack and confectionery brands, no matter your area of expertise!

We are looking for a Assistant Manager, Quality Control interested in a career with a top ranked and growing snack company, to join our Quality Control department at PIM’s Somerset New Jersey location. This position will report to our Director of Quality.

Responsible for maintaining certification standards by updating and maintaining the Food Safety System by training, auditing, maintenance of QA related documents, as well as reassessment and validation of policies and procedures.

Audits the consistency and uniformity of all manufactured products to the approved specifications. Monitors and advises on the performance of the quality management system. Submits data and prepares reports on quality performance measured against established specifications. Collaborates with manufacturing to ensure that the Quality System is functioning properly. Advises organization on changes and implementation; provides training, tools and techniques resulting in the achievement of product quality.

Manages the Quality Control function, monitors and audits quality of the product. Functions as the key decision maker on issues related to acceptability of ingredients, materials in process and finished goods in consultation with the production team. Interacts with production management, R&D, process engineering, warehouse and sanitation.

Supports SQF, Food Safety and Quality Programs. This includes all SQF standards and customer specific standards as identified in supporting documentation

• Report food safety and quality issues to Plant management.
• Follow PIM Brands GMP rules and ensures GMP and Food Safety standards are in compliance
• Monitor fellow employees for adherence to GMP’s
• Support HACCP policies and procedures and participate in Food Safety Inspections.
• Ensure all quality procedures and processes are followed according to document policies
• Maintains a comprehensive understanding of all products manufactured by the plant as well as the raw materials, packaging materials, and operations required in the manufacturing process including quality specifications and standards
• Determining if specifications are met.
• Conducting material reviews and making product disposition decisions.
• Provides technical support to operations by assisting in troubleshooting.
• Ensures the quality of product and services by testing product, performing audits of product lines and placing defective products on hold.
• Reviews CAPA (corrective action and preventive action) program for effectiveness to eliminate recurring non-conformances (food safety, customer complaints and first pass hold)
• Performs other duties including but not limited to communicating holds and discrepancies with supervisors and other departments, completing various reports by reviewing Process Quality Records, maintaining hold logs, completing weekly and monthly reports.
• Supervise the quality programs of the plant. Review and update all the Quality Control Reports of Packaging, Mogul/Kitchens, Panning.
• Oversee incoming inspection process and…