Quality Assurance Manager

Our food processing client in Rock Hill, SC is looking for a Quality Manager

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for quality and food safety.
• Works with the Quality Assurance Supervisor to lead the quality team to high standards.
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of food standard compliance with local, state, and federal compliance of FDA, OSHA, GMP, and HACCP, as well as internal company policy.
• Manage Quality assurance, sanitation and food regulatory compliance.
• Develop Quality audit planning to assure continued compliance requirements.
• Responsible for internal quality issues and preventive actions for it.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary activities among various team members assuring timely, efficient, and cost-effective.
• Develop inspection plan of all incoming materials and quality of the vendors.
• Collaborate with other dept including production and R&D teams to improve processes and reduce quality risks
• Ensure the integrity of the SQF System
• Budgeting, Staffing, expenditure and capex of the department.
• Responsible for high level customer communication regarding product quality, food safety and general questions i.e recalls
• Responsible for working cross functionally with Purchasing Team to develop and maintain supplier approval plan and inspections
• Responsible for delegating SAP functions within the department to assure production runs smoothly
• May perform other functions as needed.

• 5-10 years of progressive leadership experience in food safety and/or quality assurance within the food or beverage manufacturing industry.
• Proven ability to lead quality initiatives
• Experience interacting with SQF, USDA, FDA, Kosher, Halal or other regulatory bodies.

• Ingredients, Formula, Mixing, Procurement, Packaging, and production processes.
• Thorough understanding GMPs, SQF, OSHA, and third-party certification programs and audits. HACCP Certified.
• Bachelor or Masters degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or related field (or equivalent experience) Certified SQF Practitioner
• ERP Knowledge and experience
• Laboratory testing equipment and quality monitoring tools
• Quality Best Practices, Process Compliance and Systems monitoring.
• Best practices in continuous improvement of processes & associates.

• Develop and maintain a productive relationship with employees from all departments.
• Develop and maintain a productive relationship with management from all levels.

• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Successfully multi-task.
• Ensure collaborative relationships with industry, trade, other associations, regulatory agencies, and CI team.
• Lead ‘best in class’ behaviors with focus on safety, quality, and policy focus.
• Use intermediate to advanced computer skills to add further value to the QA Department.

Proficiency in: MS Office Suite, ERP Quality System(s) . SAP experience is preferred