Quality Manager

Join Pladis

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

The Quality Manager will create and promote a culture of quality throughout the plant which ensures product integrity to customer requirements, and regulatory compliance requirements. As a member of the plant team you are responsible for the management of all QA and QC activities at the site.

Key Accountabilities And Deliverables:

• Provide leadership for quality management systems to ensure systems are effective and aligned with all customer expectations, corporate requirements, industry specific standards, regulatory and statutory requirements, covering product concept, through customer order, to product delivery.
• Ensure food safety and regulatory compliance (SQF, HACCP, FSMA, GMP and environmental monitoring).
• Correct unsafe acts/conditions, facilitate safety meetings, perform safety inspections, and investigate accidents as required.
• Establish built-in quality control plans, develop control strategies to make sure product achieves quality targets and apply error-proofing techniques.
• Provide coaching and/or facilitation of methods and tools for establishment of metrics.
• Handle expectations for validation of new products and processes or validation of changes to existing products and processes where form, fit, function, or regulatory compliance is potentially impacted.
• Ensure that suppliers provide the highest quality materials that are ready for use. The scope of suppliers includes providers of raw materials, components, items, packing materials, finished goods, or contract manufacturing.
• Schedule inspection personnel to specific assignments to ensure the most effective utilization of manpower.
• The Quality Manager will be supervising a team of 10 quality technicians. The Manager will work towards great outcomes for everyone, including solutions both within manufacturing and collaboratively across key functional groups.
• Occasional travel to other plant locations.

Skills And Experience

Required:

• 6+ years in a manufacturing environment with experience in PCPD, utilizing quality systems, and data analysis.
• Certification in HACCP, PCQI preferred, and GFSI standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively lead a diverse group of people and influence at all levels of the organization.
• Successful and shown supervisory skills in manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of GFSI food safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

Required:

• BA/BS in Food Science, Microbiology or related degree

Additional Job Details:

• Base starting salary ranges from $105k - $130k/year. The base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. In addition to base pay, this role includes:
• An annual incentive opportunity, awarded based on individual and company performance.
• A comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being, and financial security

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.