**Job qualifications**:
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Food Sciences, Microbiology, Engineering (Industrial and Mechanical).
- More than 3 years in a management position in quality or manufacturing in a FDA regulated industry.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the implementation and maintaining cGMPs is preferable.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in certification schemes, preferably SQF, BRC, ISO 22000, ISO 13485.
- Demonstrated experience in Statistical Process Control or Six Sigma (Green Belt minimum).
- Minimum 90 percent Technical English spoken and written.
**Abilities required**:
- Hands on type of person that spends at least 70 percent of the time in the production areas.
Analytical.
Excellent problem solving skills.
Spanish and English excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
Good negotiation skills.
High ethical standards (candor, respect, honestly).
Ability to effectively communicate at the different levels of the company.
Progressive thinking.
Good planner.
Well organized.
Self-directed.
Effective team building skills and team player.
Ability to educate and mentor direct reports but also colleagues.
- Efficient computer skills; knowledgeable of Microsoft Office.
- Ability to read, analyze and implement complex food safety and quality related documents.
- Good judgment and with a sense of urgency.
- Ability to effectively and efficiently address sensitive complaints and claims.
**General description**
- Customer protection and food and quality system assurance leadership.
Ensure regulatory compliance as well as compliance to organic and kosher (if applies) requirements.
Oversee continuous improvement in the company without compromising food safety and quality.
**Main functions (Responsibilities)**
**Safety**
- Complies and enforces all safety rules regarding personnel safety, machine operation and proper guarding in his area and throughout the facility.
- Reports and investigates any unsafe condition and/or practice to her/his immediate supervisor.
- Carries proper company's identification and parking permit.
- Complies with all safety, health, and environmental company's policies and procedures.
- Reports and investigates any work related injuries to immediate supervisor.
**Quality**
- Acts as SQF Practitioner deputy
- Ensures food safety and quality compliance on the existing products and processes.
- Provides leadership, mentoring of the Quality Supervisor, Quality and Laboratory Technicians.
- Evaluate employees through performance reviews, ongoing coaching and feedback methods.
- Continuously improve performance based on the key performance indicators.
- Analyzes and resolves, or assists workers in solving work problems.
- Participate with the other teams in the plant in programs such as HACCP, SQF and others as assigned.
- Support projects related with new developments, technology and processes.
- Participate in the GMP and internal audits of the plant, and monitors that the non-compliances are corrected.
- Implement manufacturing and quality process improvements.
- Comply and analyze test information to determine efficiency of process.
- Maintain the quarantine (hold and reject) inventory at the minimum levels.
**Production**
- Team player with Operations without compromising food safety and quality.
**Order and Cleanliness**
- Implement and enforce order and cleanliness of all the areas.
**General functions**
- Maintains the food safety and quality programs throughout the manufacturing and distribution of the products.
- Develops professional relationships with plant leadership teams, quality leaders, R&D, suppliers and auditors to ensure that the product safety strategies are implemented.
- Ensures the effective implementation of the goals and objectives to enhance food safety and consumer satisfaction.
- Develops, monitors and reports quality data to the Plant Manager and the Quality Manager by both trends and analysis of key data through the quality department.
- Analyzes together with the Quality Manager and other team members of the plant the food safety and food quality data including consumer complaints, customer feedback, finished product results, ingredient issues, and product and processing specifications while developing corrective actions that enhance the processes.
- Responsible for maintaining the company's supplier program.
- Provides technical support during for quality training in the manufacturing facilities as well as the development of the areas of HACCP, microbiology, allergen control, sanitation, pest control and others as required.
- Maintains communication with the plant personnel to investigate customer and consumer issues including root cause analysis and implementation of preventive and corrective actions.
- Supports the manufacturing facility during regulatory, customer and third party audits, and assists in corrective action as necessary.
Ensures non-compliance elements are addressed.
Tipo de puesto: Tiempo completo
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