Remote Quality Assurance Manager with Travel

 

Position Title: Remote Quality Assurance Manager with Travel 

Reports To: Sr Vice President of Operations

Job Details:Seeking a QA Manager with travel up to 90% of the time to audit healthcare foodservice operations, develop action plans, train staff, and implement change.

Salary: $100-$115K

Other Forms of Compensation: travel expenses paid, laptop provided, phone stipend 

 

Morrison Healthcare is a leading national food and nutrition services company exclusively dedicated to serving more than 600 hospitals and healthcare systems. Morrison's hospital kitchens, restaurants, and cafés feature socially responsible practices and exceptional guest experiences. The company's comprehensive Mindful Choices® wellness and sustainability platform includes the latest in healthful eating and an understanding of behavioral change in food consumption. Morrison's alignment with Partnership for a Healthier America's (PHA) Hospital Healthy Food Initiative positively impacts up to 41 million patients and 500 million hospital meals annually. Morrison has been named one of Modern Healthcare's "Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare" for the past five years, and Training Magazine's Top 125 organizations for the past six consecutive years. The company is a division of Compass Group and has more than 1,200 registered dietitians, 300 executive chefs, and 17,000 professional food service team members.

 

This position is eligible for an Employee Referral Bonus! If you know someone that is qualified for this role, please use the ‘job search’ in PeopleHub to refer your referral and email them a link to apply. Your referral will be able to apply by clicking the link in the email then you can check the status under Careers in PeopleHub by clicking on ‘referral tracking.’ For Employee Referral guidelines, FAQs and the Compass Employee Referral Policy, email MyReferral@compass-usa.com. Click here to view the step-by-step instructions to refer a friend to this position.

Job Summary

Job Summary:

The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for development and maintenance of all QA programs, meeting USDA, FDA and customer requirements and ensuring the quality and safety of supplied goods. Must have strong knowledge in Preventive Controls for Human Food.  A strong background in manufacturing, quality assurance and strong understand of FSMA is a must.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Contributes to development and execution of product food safety and quality programs to support the organization’s goals of operational excellence, customer/client satisfaction, financial performance, market leadership, and preferred employer.
• Responsible for developing and on-going maintenance of the Food Safety Plan.  Must be able to identify deficiencies and implement new strategies.
• Ensures all HACCP, GMP’s, sanitation preventive controls, supply chain preventive controls and all other prerequisite food safety standards are met according to USDA, FDA, FSIS, FSMA and corporate requirements.
• Must have extensive knowledge of the facilities process flow and engage personnel in all areas of food safety and quality within the flow. 
• Manages Allergen Preventive Controls Program ensuring accurate allergen labeling on finished food products and prevention of allergen cross contact.
• Manages the written recall program.
• Ensures complete traceability of incoming raw materials and finished product while managing lot code tracking.
• Ensures labeling programs is accurate in accordance with allergens, ingredients and nutritional information.
• Oversees all food safety audits conducted by government and third party agencies.
• Responds to customer safety and quality concerns as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 6 years of directly related experience required in Quality Assurance and Food Safety manufacturing role. 
• Experienced in prepared foods manufacturing a plus.
• HACCP program development and FSMA is a must.
• HACCP certification, Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI) and GFSI auditor certification a must.
• Strong understanding of required third party audit and GFSI audit scheme programs and standards.
• Working knowledge of food processing and distribution regulations, i.e. FDA and USDA/FSIS, and industry practice. 
• Experience developing and motivating personnel.
• Track record of food safety/QA success in any of the following focus areas a plus: meat, poultry, seafood, processed foods, distribution, proprietary/private-label product development and/or monitoring.
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