Quality Manager AVO

About Us

With over a century of expertise, Adam’s Group is a fifth-generation family-owned company providing global solutions to the food industry. As a leading supplier of organic and non-GMO bulk and specialty oils, lecithin, and grains, we serve B2B customers in the natural and organic space, including food manufacturers, infant nutrition brands, and industrial processors. We are committed to delivering high-quality, sustainably sourced ingredients that support innovation and clean-label formulations.

Food Safety Policy:

Adams Group is committed to producing and distributing high quality products through adherence to industry and regulatory standards. As an Adams Group employee, you will be trained on our food safety policies and will be held accountable to adhering to them.  You will be encouraged and required to notify supervision about actual or potential food safety issues. Everyone at Adams is involved in delivering safe food - within your scope of work you will be empowered to act to resolve food safety issues.

Position Summary:

The Quality Manager reports directly to the Director, Quality. The Quality Manager is responsible for QFS programs at Adams Vegetable Oil, with growth opportunity to manage equivalent programs at other Adams Group entities.

Adams Group has a growing number of specialty products which require nuanced, detailed QFS program management. The Quality Manager should be excited by the dynamic nature of a growing product portfolio with an eagerness to learn about new products and markets.

The Quality Manager will develop an intimate knowledge of all production line and laboratory processes, and be a true Quality Expert for all products offered by Adams Group. This knowledge helps the Quality Manager successfully collaborate with the Plant Manager, Lab Manager, Safety Director, and other company personnel to accomplish the company’s goals in regard to product quality and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with QFS Director to set corporate direction for quality systems and implement process improvements, as needed.
• Implement, maintain, and update QFS programs including but not limited to –
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Annual Monitoring of Product Quality
  • Shelf Life
  • Allergen
  • Food Defense
  • GMP
  • Risk Assessments
  • Organic
  • Non-GMO
  • Kosher, Halal, RSPO
  • Micro program including process water & equipment sanitation
• Regularly audits QFS programs for continuous improvement
• Leads customer, regulatory, and supplier audits in collaboration with QFS Director
• Assists in developing and delivering educational materials for team member training in relation to QFS programs or corrective actions
• First point of contact for product quality incidents.
  • Investigates and real-time problem solves incidents & losses both independently and in collaboration with other departments such as operations, customer service, and production planning
  • Monthly review of incidents, analyze trends, compile findings for publication to management, operations, and sales team members
• Provides QFS focused guidance when collaborating with other departments on various projects, including developing SOPs in collaboration with operations, lab, production planning, customer service, or other departments.
• Manages customer-facing QFS Documentation such as Product Data Sheets
  • Audits for accuracy and updates when applicable
• Responsible for Specification Management across different commodities and products with the goal of streamlining specifications for operations while satisfying customer concerns and requirements.
  • Creates and updates inventory items in ERP
• Supports R&D efforts by developing and managing testing regimes for new or changed product quality; successfully accumulates meaningful data, analyzes, and reports results to management