Quality Control Manager

Job Title: Quality Control ManagerDepartment: Quality Assurance DepartmentSupervisor: Quality Assurance DirectorFLSA Status: ExemptPrepared Date: August 2, 2023Location: Harahan, La.SummaryThe Quality ControlManager position develops, implements and manages Quality Control systems designed to ensure continuous production of product (consistent with established standards, customer specifications and production goals).Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.Formulates the food safety and quality policy.Establishes and maintains the food safety and quality system.Supervises inspection and testing activities to ensure high productivity and technical integrity throughout production cycle.Provides technical and statistical expertise to teams.Sets plant-wide policy for food safety and quality management as defined in the food safety and quality management systems documentation.Serves as the management representative for all food safety and quality systems.Initiates investigations of food safety and quality incidents throughout the plant.Interprets Quality Control philosophy to key personnel within company.Interacts with vendors to ensure quality of all purchased parts.Achieves and maintains the certification necessary to be SQF Practitioner.Responsible for validating changes to Food Safety Plans and Food Quality Plans that have an impact on the company s ability to deliver a safe quality food.Designs, develops and implements Quality Control training programs.Assists the management team and provide QC support as necessary.Supervisory ResponsibilitiesDirectly supervises four employees in the Quality Control Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.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.Education and/or ExperienceBachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or at least six years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Language SkillsAbility 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.Mathematical SkillsAbility to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.Reasoning AbilityAbility to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.Computer SkillsTo perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Word Processing and Spreadsheet software; Internet software; Database software and Manufacturing software.Certificates, Licenses, RegistrationsHACCP certifciation, SQF certification, PCQI certificationPhysical 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 regularly required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.