Factory Quality Assurance Manager

 

We’re a leader in the pet care industry, which means we’re not only ahead in volume, profit and market share, but our associates dare to Stand Taller. We innovate new products, impart new agilities into existing processes, constantly advance pet nutrition, and always pay it forward in the form of service for our communities and families. Are you up for the dare?

 

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

 

 

POSITION SUMMARY

 

Since the doors opened in 1972, this factory has grown dramatically into a sustainable state-of-the-art facility. In 2013, we completed our largest solar project yet by installing a 450-kilowatt photovoltaic system of nearly 1,900 panels. The amount of energy produced annually by this solar array could power nearly 52 average-sized homes, or approximately 5,000 lights bulbs for an entire year. With sustainability and safety always top of mind, our Atlanta factory proudly and passionately produces 460,000 tons a year of our dry pet food brands, including Alpo®, Beneful®, Cat Chow®, Dog Chow®, Fit & Trim®, Friskies®, Nestlé Purina ONE® and Pro Plan®. This plant location is just along the southern crescent of Metro Atlanta – an area that nearly 5 million residents and over 340 of our associates can call home. Atlanta is considered the major commercial and financial center of the Southeast and, if this beautiful city were a country, it would be the 28th largest economy in the world.

 As the Factory Quality Manager for our Fairburn, GA site, you will champion compliance with all food safety and quality policies, procedures and standards established by the company and various federal, state and local regulatory agencies. You will drive the quality assurance (QA) strategy throughout the factory and proactively identify opportunities to continuously improve and generate exceptional results. In this critical leadership role, you will engage, empower and supervise the Quality department and ensure all manufacturing quality standards are met or exceeded.

 

• Manage strategic planning and daily operation of the factory Quality department.
• Coach, develop and mentor the Quality team.
• Ensure adherence to and improvement of Quality and Food Safety Programs, HACCP Programs, Good Manufacturing Practices, Cleaning and Sanitation, Pest Management Programs and others.
• Lead the internal and external factory audit programs to verify adherence to certification standards, regulatory requirements, product and process specifications.
• Review, maintain and enhance factory quality resources to support personnel training and competency development, food safety, and quality management systems.
• Manage adherence to ISO requirements and continually monitor external standards to inform internal strategy.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and consistent application of quality standards.
• Drive the Quality pillar in support of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) for the factory.
• Support, maintain, and continuously improve the Quality Management System and all related programs.

 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology or related scientific discipline
• 5+ years of Quality Assurance experience in manufacturing, production, military or related environment
• 2+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing, production, military or related environment

 

Other

• Food manufacturing experience strongly preferred

 

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