Food Safety & Quality Manager

ZipRecruiter; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in packaging solutions seeks a Food Safety & Quality Manager to implement and monitor food safety standards at their Grand Prairie facility. This role involves managing the Food Defense Program, training staff, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality regulations. Ideal candidates will possess management experience, strong communication skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in a management role.
• Working knowledge of Safety Programs.
• Experience with Quality Assurance Management.

Responsibilities

• Manages Food Defense Program and ensures quality requirements are followed.
• Communicates challenges and findings for continuous improvement.
• Trains personnel and maintains AIB certification.

Skills

Management experience

Food Safety knowledge

Quality Assurance Management

Communication skills

Bilingual - English/Spanish

Education

High school Diploma or GED

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Quality Packaging (Qual Pac) is looking for individuals who have a strong professional ethic, are passionate about innovating for positive change, and are collaborative team players. We have been in business for over 50 years. Our success is due to a culture created by our founder that embodies these principles: Our employees are our most important asset, we stand by our word, and our customer’s needs are our number one priority.
If you are looking for a career where you make a difference with over 1,000 team players, please read on.

The Food Safety & Quality Manager (PCQI) will be responsible for implementing, monitoring, and maintaining Food Safety and Food Defense requirements outlined in American Institute of Baking (AIB/FSNS) Food Distribution Warehouse, Food Defense plus and other 3rd party auditing scheme throughout the Quality Packaging (Frito Lay) Facilities.

Pay: $65,000-$70,000/year

Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• Reports to the Operations Manager
• Manages Food Defense Program
• Ensures activities on the Master Cleaning Schedule (MCS) are performed and documented
• Ensures that cGMP and Quality requirements are followed throughout the facility
• Maintains AIB certification and meets minimum 965 score
• Ensures that facility is following Sedex’s social responsibility requirements
• Communicates challenges, findings and suggestions for continuous improvement with Food Safety and QA Supervisor
• Maintains approved chemical list database and monitors chemical control program
• Establishes and maintains the Internal Audit schedule
• Trains personnel on policies and procedures
• Performs Root Cause Analysis and develops Corrective Action Plans
• Active participant in the Daily Staff Meetings
• Active Safety Committee Member
• Maintains certification as a First Aid Responder and accredited CE’s
• Enforces adherence to Control Plan
• Obeys all Safety Rules
• Helps conduct accident and incident investigations.
• Completes assigned tasks listed in Corrective Action Plans
• Understands Lean Manufacturing tools including: 5 why’s, Brainstorming, Fishbone, Graphs and Root Cause Analysis
• Maintains equipment calibration
• Performs emergency drills
• Observes all company rules and regulations as per current Employee Handbook
• Performs other duties as assigned

Job Contacts(main interfaces inside and outside the company)

• All internal management
• External Auditors

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

Educational Background:

• High school Diploma or GED equivalent

Knowledge/Skills Required:

• 3-5 years experience in a manufacturing environment working in a management role.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Some college
• Working knowledge and experience with Safety Programs (OSHA, Workman's Comp).
• Working knowledge and experience with Quality Assurance Management (RCAs, Corrective/Preventative Measures, ISO, AIB, SQF).
• Working knowledge or certification in Continuous Improvement Methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma)
• Experience communicating Quality and Production performance to customers.
• Experience working with a temporary workforce.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Computer literacy for usage of WMS, e-mail, MS Office applications, intranet, and file management and integration.
• Bilingual - English/Spanish a plus
• Able to work flexible hours, minimal travel

About Pro Pac and Qual Pac
Founded in 1971, Professional Packaging Systems (Pro Pac) brings deep knowledge and expertise to provide the best packaging solutions for our customers. We serve every industry, including e-commerce, retail and wholesale food, snack, beverage, specialty manufacturing, fresh produce, hobby and craft, automotive, electronics, pet, cosmetic industries, and many more.
We are headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas, with regional sales branches in El Paso, and Brownsville, TX; and additional contract packaging / fulfillment operations in Brookshire, TX; Charlotte, NC; and Olathe, KS.
Come join a growing group of honest, knowledgeable, and skilled professionals who are dedicated to offering superior products and services to those we serve!
Visit us athttps://www.propac.com/.