Assistant Manager, Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Assistant Manager, Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Join Monogram Foods as an Assistant Manager, Food Safety and Quality Assurance. Apply to join a team committed to producing safe, high-quality food that meets regulatory standards and industry best practices.

The Assistant Manager, Food Safety and Quality Assurance plays an essential role in Monogram’s mission to produce safe quality food that meets regulatory standards and is made with the best industry practices. The role maintains the HACCP and FDA Food Safety Plans while supporting the Quality Assurance Manager in monitoring the successful implementation and daily execution of plant policies and procedures.

In addition, the role guides and directs the Quality Assurance Supervisors and other support staff through the facility’s food safety and quality programs throughout production and storage. The qualified individual should have previous experience working in quality assurance, a strong understanding of USDA regulations and HACCP systems, and the ability to establish, maintain, analyze, and improve quality management systems and procedures.

Strong technical knowledge of food safety standards in food production is critical to this role.

• Ensure that the company’s products meet the regulatory standards established internally and by USDA and customers.
• Develop, maintain, and improve the quality and food safety standards, processes, and procedures required to ensure a safe, quality product is made.
• Oversee departmental supervisors and staff, ensuring team members understand and follow the company’s quality assurance programs, providing appropriate direction as required.
• Manage the non-conforming product cycle, up to and including reviewing root causes and implementing preventative measures for recurrences.
• Identify and record quality-related problems, initiating actions to prevent non-conformances and recommending solutions.
• Update departmental documentation to ensure that the best practices are in place.
• Manage the department budget, ensuring that monthly and annual spend is in line with budget.
• Assist with customer audits.
• Investigate vendor and customer complaints and collaborate with colleagues as necessary to develop and execute corrective action plans.
• Maintain a working knowledge of relevant government and industry standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Associate degree is required. HACCP and PCQI certifications are also required.
• Preferred Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in a science field is preferred. Auditing and other relevant certifications are also preferred.
• Preferred Experience:
  
  Three or more years in a food manufacturing and USDA environment. Leadership and auditing experience are highly preferred.

• Working knowledge of relevant government and industry standards.
• Knowledge of SSOPs and GMP.
• Familiarity with a laboratory.
• Strong leadership, delegation, and coaching abilities, and the ability to develop team members.
• Good time management and multi-tasking skills.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, and the ability to engage with people at all levels within the company.
• Good technical writing skills and the ability to write and update reports, policies, and processes.
• Strong problem-solving, deductive reasoning, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in using a variety of computer software, including Microsoft Excel.
• Good attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Customer service mindset.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time in front of a computer.
• Ability to move about the facility on a regular basis to perform physical activities, such as, but not limited to, lifting items of up to 40 lbs. unassisted, bending, standing, climbing or walking.
• Visual and hearing acuity.

• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time in front of a computer.
• Ability to move about the facility on a regular basis to perform physical activities, such as, but not limited to, lifting items of up to 40 lbs. unassisted, bending, standing, climbing or walking.

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

• Generally, will be required to wear suitable Personal Protective Equipment.
• May be exposed to loud noises on the production floor.
• May, on rare occasions, be exposed to extreme temperatures, oils, and airborne particles.
• May, on rare occasions, be required to work near moving mechanical parts.