**Summary of Job**
The Senior Quality Manager plans, coordinates and manages the quality assurance program. The Senior Quality Manager is also responsible for conducting and supervising HACCP, quality and food safety-related monitoring, verification and internal auditing.
- **Essential Functions and Responsibilities**_
- Directly manages, establishes expectations, disciplines, and hires/trains Quality Assurance Supervisor and direct reports
- Functions as SQF Practitioner
- Communicates quality, food safety, regulatory and customer-related requirements, programs and policies to peers in all other departments at a plant level; educates peers as needed to ensure adequate understanding.
- Develops professional relationships with plant leadership teams, quality leaders, R&D;, customers, suppliers and auditors to ensure that the product safety strategies are implemented.
- Establishes clear goals and objectives to enhance food safety, quality and customer satisfaction.
- Develops monitors and reports quality data to the Plant Manager, Vice-president of US Operations, Vice-president of Manufacturing, Vice-president of Quality and Chief Operations Officer by both trends and analysis of key data through the quality department of the plant.
- Analysis food safety and quality data including customer complaints, customer feedback, finished product results, ingredient issues, and product and processing specifications while developing corrective actions that enhance the processes.
- Develops, revises, reassesses and maintains HACCP programs and documents
- Manages test and hold program
- Conducts mock product and packaging recalls




- Manages Allergen Control Program
- Manages raw material claims process
- Manage review of returned goods and follow up on cause for return
- Manages execution and performance of pre-operational inspection and environmental monitoring
- Trains and supervise all QA staff to assess product quality and safety during production
- Verifies correct monitoring procedures and documentation
- Determines, implements and documents thorough and appropriate corrective actions
- Helps develop training programs and materials for new and existing employees
- Ensure facilities and programs meet current and newly released FDA requirements
- Communicates with local, state and federal authorities and develops and implements response to non-compliance reports
- Writes, revises and ensures accuracy of product specifications for new and existing products
- Ensures new products conform to FDA labeling, HACCP, and internal and/or customer specification requirements
- Designs quality audits and microbial monitoring programs for new products
- Trains supervisors and line leads on new product or packaging specifications




- Communicates with customers regarding quality issues and/or concerns and serve as primary liaison for onsite customer visits and audits
- Ensures SQF Standard requirements are met and serve as practitioner for annual SQF certification audit
- Present audit findings to management
- Establishes and maintains the food safety and quality programs throughout the manufacturing and distribution of the products.
- Working Knowledge of:
- HACCP requirements, FDA and USDA regulations, directives and notice
- SQF requirements
- Third party and internal audits
- Product allergens, identity preservation and traceability
- Ensures compliance with all company and regulatory product quality standards, sanitation standards, food safety standards, employee safety, and environmental standards.
**Education and Qualifications**
- 5-10 years of experience in food processing required
- More than 5 years in a management position in quality or manufacturing in a FDA regulated industry.
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Microbiology, Engineering (Industrial and Mechanical) or Food Science preferred
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power point - strong computer skills a must
**Core Competencies**
- **Technical Skills**_
- Demonstrated experience in Statistical Process Control or Six Sigma (Green Belt minimum)
- HACCP certification required
- SQF certified practitioner preferred
- Preventative Controls Qualified Individual Certified.
- Food Safety training
- Strong managerial skills
Tipo de puesto: Jornada completa
Lugar de trabajo: Empleo presencial

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