Posting Title Quality Continuous Improvement Manager

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The Continuous Quality Improvement Manager plays a pivotal role within the bakery's management team, collaborating closely with all departments and supporting daily operations to deliver the highest quality products while maintaining strict adherence to food safety programs. As an expert in food safety and quality, this position ensures compliance with regulatory standards and conducts regular training to enable employees to maintain exceptional food safety and quality practices.

In addition, the Manager serves as the HACCP team leader, conducting comprehensive hazard analyses, developing and maintaining HACCP plans, and overseeing verification and validation activities to ensure continuous compliance and improvement.

This position reports directly to the Vice President, Business Transformation, dotted line, Bakery Manager, fostering strong collaboration with key stakeholders across various departments including Business Transformation, R&D, Sanitation, Engineering and Maintenance to ensure seamless integration of quality and operational initiatives.

• Wonderbrands believes in Home Grown Talent and accelerated career growth
• Competitive Compensation, Health, and Dental Benefits
• Pension plan with matching contribution
• Quarterly incentive program
• Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping, etc.

• Leadership and Development:
  Lead and mentor the team's quality professionals, providing 24/7 support and oversight for bakery quality and food safety initiatives.
• Collaboration:
  
  A key member of the bakery's management team, they work closely with departments such as Research and Development, Hygiene, Engineering, and Maintenance to implement initiatives and ensure smooth daily operations. Subject Matter Expertise:
  Act as a food safety and quality expert, providing guidance and overseeing regular training programs for bakery employees to maintain high quality standards.
• HACCP Leadership:
  He leads risk analyses, develops and maintains HACCP plans and carries out activities regular verification and validation to ensure compliance.
• Records Management:
  Reviews and verifies food quality and safety records, including critical control points (CCPs), addressing any issues promptly and maintaining accurate documentation.
• Inspection and Audit:
  Plans and conducts daily inspections, monthly self-inspections and internal audits. Applies Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), facilitates root cause analysis and drives corrective and preventive actions.
• Environmental Monitoring:
  Oversees the environmental program, including sampling equipment, drains and soils, submitting samples for laboratory analysis and addressing out‑of‑specification results with corrective action.
• Process Verification:
  Performs online process checks and CCP verifications, ensuring follow‑up quickly of any deviation.
• Product Quality Supervision:
  Organizes and carries out quality and food safety checks for finished products, providing immediate feedback to production teams and managing product disposal when specifications are not met.
• Traceability and recall management: evaluates the traceability program by verifying ingredient lot numberand participates in mock recalls to ensure system readiness.
• Allergen control: ensures the effectiveness of the allergen control program to prevent the risks of cross‑contamination.
• Complaint and Supplier Management:
  Supports investigations of consumer and customer complaints and assists with supplier management programs to maintain quality standards.
• Equipment Calibration:
  Checks the accuracy of measuring devices such as thermometers and scales to ensure process consistency.
• Audit Preparation:
  Assisting in the preparation and conduct of various assessments, inspections and audits, including BRC, client and regulatory audits.
• Client and R&D
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Works with clients and the R&D team to develop and finalize product
• Audit Leadership:
  Prepares documentation and leads organizational efforts during audits, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
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