Manager, Maintenance - 1st shift

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FULL TIME Seabrook, NJ, US

2 days ago Requisition

POSITION SUMMARY

The Quality Assurance Manager reports to the Plant Manager and is based out of our Seabrook, New Jersey location. This individual will be responsible for managing and executing the adherence to the quality of the product, product safety, and production-related issues, including the oversight of others involved in these operations. Supervises and coordinates the activities of assigned staff engaged in quality and sanitation.

Pay Range for this position is: $114, 000 - $171,000 plus annual bonus, depending on experience and geographical location.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES (essential functions of the job)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage the daily operations of the department including following the basic production scheduling, work assignments, employee supervision, counseling, employee safety, and administration of company policies and procedures. Prepare written performance evaluations and counsel employees as needed. Resolve any employee issues and document disciplinary actions and performance recognition on all employees in their area.
• Manage the sanitation department support their role and facilitate with the production and warehouse departments to maintain cleanliness throughout the plant. Follows up with the master sanitation schedule determines if gaps exist in the process and makes corrective actions to improve the process.
• Interface and effectively work cross-functionally with other individuals and departments in the organization including but not limited to Maintenance, Production, Supply Chain, Warehouse, and Finance.
• Ensure employees comply with established standards and counsels and disciplines as appropriate. Reinforce that GMP, HACCP, Food Safety, Food Security, Safety Rules, Work Rules, and company policies and procedures are followed.
• Oversee document review of all Food Safety & Quality reports.
• Manage customer audits, 3 rd party audits, FDA audits, USDA audits, Organic audits, and SQF audits with a focus on Food Safety, Quality, and pest control programs. Act as the contact for the plant as it relates to audit corrective actions.
• Work in accordance with the Corporate QA manager on consumer complaints. Review and perform trend analysis to determine the root cause for each consumer complaint.
• Determine when to place the product on hold and when to disposition the product from hold.
• Act as the point person for product recalls.
• Ensure financial performance in the department including labor and materials budget.
• Monitor and ensure the quality of the product produced from the beginning of the process to the end.
• Ensure the completion of employee training, including but not limited to the validation and verification of all other SQF-related programs.
• Oversee any sanitation-related procedures, while providing supervision to the sanitation employees
• This role will be required to taste test products as needed.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Mentor and manage direct and indirect reports.
• Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe, secure, and legal work environment; developing personal growth opportunities.
• Communicates job expectations; planning, monitoring, and assessing job results; coaching, and counseling employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, procedures, and productivity standards.
• Establishes strategic goals; identifies and evaluates trends; chooses a course of action; defines objectives; evaluates outcomes.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be detail-oriented and can multi-task
• Must have excellent time-management skills

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. /B.S.) from a four-year college or university; or two or more years related experience and/or…