Quality & Food Safety Manager

A Day in the Life:

The QFS Manager provides leadership and is responsible for supervising all quality, food, and feed safety related matters for the facility.  The role of Quality and Food Safety is to ensure that controls are in place to meet customer and regulatory requirements for the products produced at the facility.

 

The primary function of this position is to ensure the integrity and safety of food products throughout the manufacturing process utilizing various standards and established testing methods, operating procedures and adherence to protocols and policies.

 

The scope of the following quality and food safety responsibilities correspond to Bunge facilities with a single processing platform and/or low risk profile finished products.

 

 

What You'll Be Doing:

 

• Manage the plant QFS Policies and Procedures.
• Represents the company with on-site customer auditors, third party auditors, food safety inspection/audits and state/federal inspectors. 
• Coordinate and support the development and maintenance of prerequisite and Food Safety Plans/Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) Programs for food and feed products.
• Arrange for/conduct external and internal audits of the Food Safety Plan, as required.
• Ensure that customer complaints, concerns and/or inquiries receive adequate responses in a timely fashion.
• Coordinate the plant sanitation program, including monthly internal sanitation inspections with Operations Manager.  Make recommendations to other managers on sanitation issues. 
• Serves as primary contact on all Lab Information Management System (LIMS, SAP, etc.) issues and inquiries.
• Work with Plant QA/QC personnel and technicians and Production personnel to ensure customer expectations are met and plant inspections are executed according to plan.
• Maintain QC laboratory equipment calibrations and ensure procurement of all lab supplies.
• Coordinate collaborative testing and check samples.
• Use of TraceGains program, with the support of Corporate QFS, for the management of suppliers/vendors.
• Review information from suppliers to assure proper product conformance, requirements and regulations.
• Manage the facility Food Defense Plan.
• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • Directly supervises 1-3 employees performing lab technician duties
  • Conducts timely coaching sessions and performance appraisals with staff
  • Rewards and disciplines employees; addresses complaints and resolves issues as needed
  • Manages and administers Safety Program to all Lab employees; Ensures compliance with all company policies, rules, and procedures

 

 

Skill/Experience Requirements