Job description
Food Safety & Regulatory Manager required for Leading Food Production Firm
- Food Safety & Regulatory Manager
- Neptune City, NJ Area
A leading Food Production firm is seeking an experienced Food Safety & Regulatory Manager to help lead the Quality team.
This Manager will oversee the company's quality management systems and ensure customer satisfaction. They will be responsible for ensuring the quality of food products while also developing, implementing, and upholding standards, programs, and systems to ensure food safety and compliance with industry regulations.
The Quality Assurance Manager will have the following responsibilities:
- Plan and oversee Quality Assurance staff members, maintain performance standards through staff meetings, and conduct staff performance reviews in compliance with the company code
- Ensure food Quality standards and safety are following the FDA, HACCP, and SQFI regulations
- Enhance current quality processes and systems
- Identify and investigate customer quality complaints
- Implement efficiency tactics and ensure quality standards by conducting, and reviewing, internal audits
- Conduct and develop reports on food quality systems while maintaining documentation of all tests and inspections that have been performed
- Stay up to date on food quality/safety news and trends that could have a potential impact on the business
- Conduct training with all business units to provide education to all staff and personnel
- Responsible for maintaining operations SOP's and implementing Supplier Qualification Program
- Implement and uphold quality based KPIs
The ideal Quality Assurance Manager candidate will have the following skill set:
- S. or higher in Food Science/relative discipline (science degree preferred)
- 5+ years Quality Management experience within the Food industry
- Certified International HACCP Alliance trained within the last 5 years
- Preventative Control Training for animal food certified (PCQI)
- SQF certified practitioner
- Experience in 3rd party auditing and internal auditing training certification
- Expertise with USDA and FDA regulations
- Proven people management abilities
- LEAN/Six Sigma Certification preferred
