Food Safety and Quality leadership role

Davita Inc.; Nelson; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Food Safety and Quality leader, where you will oversee critical quality assurance processes. This role involves monitoring quality checks, managing budgets, and leading teams to ensure operational excellence. You will collaborate with various stakeholders, including governmental agencies, to uphold the highest quality standards. With a commitment to continuous improvement, you will play a vital role in enhancing efficiencies and driving results. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a cooperative that values innovation and sustainability.

Benefits

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Flexible scheduling options

Vacation pay up to three weeks

Career development opportunities

Tuition assistance programs

Employee discounts

Employee appreciation events

Parental leave

Fitness reimbursement

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in food/beverage quality systems.
• Ability to support a 24/7 operation and influence others.

Responsibilities

• Monitor plant FSQA processes and manage quality checks.
• Lead Quality teams, providing training and coaching.

Skills

Food Safety Management

Quality Assurance

Interpersonal Skills

Problem-Solving

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Food Science

Job description

Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Food Safety and Quality leadership role! We're a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role - it always comes back to this: we're a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all - and we've been making our own way ever since.

The Food Safety & Quality leadership role will be responsible for monitoring plant FSQA processes. You will manage process control and quality checks, evaluate quality reports, and implement corrective measures as needed. You will also lead Quality teams, providing training, leadership, and coaching to ensure operational excellence. Additionally, you will manage project budgets, coordinate audits, and enact continuous improvement initiatives.

A Day in the Life...

* Monitors process control, raw and packaging materials, quality checks, and GMP compliance.
* Analyzes and evaluates various quality reports and trends, developing corrective actions and pro-active plans as needed.
* Provides training and coaching to assigned Quality Technicians and employees as required.
* Provides leadership in an environment of continuous improvement to maximize operating efficiencies with adherence to all quality standards.
* Interacts with outside governmental agencies, USDA, FDA, and State Department of Agriculture, as directed or required. Coordinates internal audit requirements as directed or required.
* Responsible for creating/managing assigned budgets.
* Perform other miscellaneous projects/duties as assigned.

What We Are Looking For:

* Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field required
* 5+ years food/beverage quality systems experience
* Requires the ability to support a 24/7 operation
* Ability to influence others in daily interactions
* Successfully demonstrated interpersonal skills in dealing with employees at all levels
* Appropriate business management acumen
* Effective problem-solving skills
* Excellent communications skills are also required

Education:

Bachelor's or University Degree (Required)

Work Experience:

At least 5 Years of Experience

Benefits:

• Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs
  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life and accident insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Telehealth services
  • Fertility benefits
  • Transgender benefits
  • 1:1 health coaching and more
• 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
• Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses
• Flexible scheduling options
• Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)
• Holiday pay for 12 holidays
• Career development and growth opportunities
• Tuition/Education assistance programs
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Scholarship programs for children of employees
• Parental leave
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions - Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
• Adoption assistance
• Bereavement leave
• Up to $300 fitness reimbursement
• Up to $300 massage reimbursement
• Employee appreciation events
• Employee discounts
• Charitable giving

Who We Are:

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what's better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.

Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:

• Grower Mindset - We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
• Sustainable Results - Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
• Integrity Above All - We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other
• Inclusive Teamwork - We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.