Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager

FSQA MANAGER – 1st shift               

Chicago, IL        
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide proactive guidance to establish and maintain controls, programs, and organizational structures that comply with Food Safety, Regulatory, customer, and GFSI requirements.
• Lead and coach site quality team to ensure clear understanding of individual goals and the development of robust plans
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth within the team
• Design, implement, and verify analytical testing and procedures to ensure statistically significant results for the safe manufacture of products
• Implement a comprehensive training program covering GFSI requirements, Food Safety, and Quality Programs
• Provide technical expertise to all departments, focusing on quality and Food Safety, continuous process improvement, and product development
• Act as the primary point of contact for all regulatory agencies and customers
• Develop project charters and facilitate action plan identification
• Develop, implement, and maintain Food Safety and Quality SOP's, Food Safety Plan/HACCP, GMP's, pest control, allergen control, Good Laboratory Practices, Traceability, Recall, and other applicable Food Safety/quality programs
• Oversee the resolution of quality management issues, including KPI reporting, corrective action plans, analytical/microbiological concerns, and held inventory disposition
• Provide subject matter expertise in corrective and preventive action (CAPA) activities
• Utilize data to drive statistical process control (SPC) and implement process capability improvements
• Manage and direct staff responsible for microbiological and other quality control testing
• Evaluate and resolve customer/consumer product quality issues
• Ensure all quality-related information required for regulatory reviews and reporting is maintained.
• Directly manage employees in the QA department, This position has three direct reports:
  • One Document Control Specialist; One Process Quality Technician and One Lead Process Quality Specialist.
• Hire, train, coach, develop and evaluate all staff.
• Foster culture of effective teamwork and support throughout the facility
• Implement and ensure adherence to all safety procedures related to plant operations.
• Compliance with company, local, provincial and federal regulations, HACCP guidelines and other programs designed to safeguard employees and customers
• Knowledge of meat and poultry product manufacture / Familiarity with  meat-processing equipment
• Sanitation requirements

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, Food Science/Food Technology, or related field
• Minimum 5 years experience in a food manufacturing facility
• SQF Certification and experience.
• Minimum of 3 years in a QA Manager role in a meat processing facility
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel computer applications