Assistant Quality Manager

Summary: Under the Quality Manager’s leadership, the Assistant Quality Manager will support the implementation and maintenance of food safety, quality, and sanitation programs of the facility. This includes helping to ensure the Quality department meets internal and external customer expectations. Primary Responsibilities: Support all activities in the laboratory and perform lab analysis as needed.

Provide support for meeting FDA compliance around GMP’s, Food Safety Plan (HACCP), Food Defense. Provide support for customer, 3 rd party, and company audits for compliance. Comply with established data quality control protocols, investigate and rectify discrepancies. Ensure laboratory standards are prepared according to established protocols and used as prescribed in the laboratory protocols to validate instrument operation.

Assure instrument calibration is conducted as prescribed, verify results, and maintain records of each instrument for which calibration procedures have been established. Assist in writing up customer specifications during each crop year. Assist with companywide employee training programs. Assist in developing location specific quality policies and programs Provide support and backup to Quality Manager and Quality Technician responsibilities Provide relief coverage for other locations.

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree Food Science, Grain Science or Baking, or equivalent industry experience with progressively responsible laboratory assignments in food manufacturing quality labs. Working knowledge of major commercial software programs. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

Requires a behavioral work style that is approachable, collaborative, hands-on and shows attention to detail. Basic knowledge of food plant sanitation, pest control, cGMP’s. HACCP and PCQI certification recommended or will be provided.