Qa & Food Safety Manager

QA & Food Safety Manager

Company Description:

America's Best Beverage is the leading specialty coffee roaster in Northern California who specializes in premium grade roasting services, branded coffee manufacturing, specialty coffee roasting, packaging services, and holds premium sustainable coffee brands in its portfolio. Located in Oakland, CA, America's Best Beverage leads the specialty coffee industry in all aspects of coffee manufacturing.

Job Description: The primary role of the QA & Food Safety Manager is to manage the QA/QC Food Safety program. This includes developing, implementing, and maintaining company policies and procedures relating to all regulatory Food Safety requirements, food security, quality assurance and certifications (SQF, National Organic Program, ROC, Kosher, Fair Trade etc.).

Position Reports to: Vice President of Success

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Manage the Food Safety, quality assurance, and sanitation programs.
• Responsible for the documentation of Food Safety and Quality Assurance procedures, guidelines, and work instructions.
• Develop, implement, and maintain effective quality systems to continuously improve quality and Food Safety.
• Execute and document all employee Food Safety training.
• Maintain HACCP program, pest control program and conduct crisis management and mock recalls.
• Trend and conduct root cause analysis on customer complaints and non-conformances and determine corrective actions and/or preventative actions.
• Develop, review, and refine all company QA and QC policies and SOPs.
• Interact with all departments and teams to ensure Food Safety and Quality standards are maintained.
• Lead all internal audits as well as external supplier audits.
• Ensure compliance with applicable certification agencies and ensure audit readiness.
• Responsible for all incoming raw ingredients and finished product evaluations.
• Maintain document control system.
• Conduct process and equipment validations.
• Supervise sanitation of equipment and facility.
• Conduct product sampling and testing set by company or customer specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement throughout the supply chain by refining the sampling/ testing/ approval of procured materials, enhancing vendor and customer onboarding and compliance, monitoring and aiding in improving production and processes.
• Prepare company for SQF certification in 2024.
• Stay up to date on all Food Safety regulatory requirements to ensure compliance.
• Assume additional responsibilities as they arise.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Food Science, or Chemical Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certifications, Licenses and Registrations:

• PCQI, HACCP and SQF Practitioner certification is required.

Skills:

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Must be fluent in English.

Reasoning Ability:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); Internet Usage, and PC Windows Usage experience.

Other Skills & Abilities:
The ideal candidate will provide leadership and continuous improvement in a team environment. This person will lead by example, encouraging innovation and change while setting goals and making timely, high-quality decisions. This individual will be expected to energize and develop people!

• Familiarity with OSHA requirements
• Concrete knowledge of HACCP, GMP, SSOP, GFSI and SQF.
• Must be able to set and attain goals, initiate action to resolve problems and improve products and processes.
• Must be able to provide concise executive summaries of quality issues, summaries changes needed or made to QA/QC processes.
• Good organizational and project management skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interface with a variety of people at various technical and management levels.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; regularly required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

Join us and contribute to a team that values integrity, quality, and commitment. Apply now and make a difference in our organization!

America's Best Beverage is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $90,000-100,000 D.O.E.

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Physical setting:

Office/ Warehouse

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person.

Oakland, CA 94601. Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Food Safety Manager: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• SQF Practitioner (Required)
• PCQI Certification (Required)
• HACCP Certification (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Oakland, CA 94601: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person