Job Summary

The Quality Manager plans, coordinates, and directs the site quality assurance program designed to ensure continuous production of products consistent with established standards by performing the following duties personally and through subordinates.

Essential Functions

• Monitors the safety environment of the workplace and acts to eliminated unsafe conditions, practices, equipment, and personnel.
• Enforces GMPs and all company policies and procedures. 
• Creates, implements, coordinates, and directs AIB and GMP programs and procedures.
• Creates, reviews, and maintains the HACCP documents.
• Oversees and monitors Pest Control program and contractor(s).
• Administers and maintains centralized document control for all departments with annual review of AIB, GMP, HACCP, ICP, Pest Control, and Food Safety programs.
• Manages/supervises Quality Assurance personnel and conducts performance reviews on those individuals.
• Collects data and analyzes via statistical methods.
• Generates product specifications utilizing input from T&D and statistical data gathered from samples of production generated product.
• Estimates quality and reliability expectancy of finished product.
• Creates and implements inspection methods, procedures, and work instructions.
• Provides audits and inspections of product during production runs via Quality personnel with feedback to Production personnel as needed.
• Direct workers engaged in inspection, testing, and auditing activities to provide documented on-going control over facility, materials, product, and personnel practices.
• Formulates quality control guidelines and limits within corporate expectations, policies, and goals.
• Interprets quality control philosophy to personnel within the organization
• Applies total quality management tools and approaches to analytical and reporting process within each department
• Participate in quality management teams within the organization.
• Design and implement quality control training programs for key personnel.
• Investigate and address customer complaints regarding quality.

• Other duties as assigned.

   

Job Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Bachelor's degree in a technical field required

5-7 years experience in the quality field

Prior supervisory experience is highly preferred

Knowledge of SQF regulations a plus

Knowledge of gauge R&R, ISO, HACCP, and SPC.

Knowledge of World Class Operations pillar structure of continuous improvements a plus.

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical documents and procedures.

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, auditors and the general public.

Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and management. 

Must possess good inter-personal skills.  Must be a team player.

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.

Ability to identify and define problems involving several concrete variables in a standardized situation.

Ability to research information, collect and analyze data, draw valid conclusions, and make recommendations and plans of action.

Ability to apply common s