Plant Quality & Food Safety Leader

Flowers Foods & Subsidiaries; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 98,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Flowers Foods, Inc. is seeking an experienced QA professional to manage all Good Manufacturing, Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory Compliance programs within an assigned bakery. You will lead the site quality and food safety team to ensure high quality, safe and compliant products meeting design and customer expectations.

The role requires 5+ years in plant QA with 2+ years in supervision; a B.S. in a related field; and strong knowledge of GFSI standards, audits, and root-cause analysis.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of plant quality assurance / control experience in the food industry
• 2+ years in a supervisory role

Responsibilities

• Promote teamwork across departments.
• Maintain log of all documented GMP and internal audit GAPs and corrective actions taken.
• Manage audits and inspections by third party inspectors. Collaborate with appropriate teams regarding quality program management.
• Manage preventive control and foreign material compliance. Build effective root cause analyses and corrective actions.
• Manage physical, chemical, and biological findings with proper corrective actions in place.
• Maintain a foreign material log per company requirements.
• Maintain overall responsibility for KPIs related to food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Manage raw goods and finished goods inspection processes in compliance with company standards
• Maintain Quality Manual as outlined in GFSI standards.
• Responsible for outside service/vendor compliance with all policies and standards.
• Achieve and maintain annual Food Safety certification.
• Verify and validate the GFSI systems and all changes.
• Responsible for daily product review and record keeping on all shifts.
• Ensure disposition of “Hold” & “Release” product is authorized in accordance with Corporate Quality Policies and Procedures.
• Track and respond to all product complaints, keeping bakery management informed of complaints and resolutions.
• Update corporate of all new and current formulas to ensure compliance of nutritional panels.
• Maintain environmental monitoring program per company standards,
• Coordinate the correct disposition of product samples using outside test results.
• Conduct weekly review of master sanitation schedule adherence and pest control records, identifying issues and participating with plant personnel on sanitation planning.
• Ensure ATP testing is complete by plant personnel.
• Conduct & attend relevant training on food safety, quality standards and procedures.
• Maintain thorough records of Food Quality Reports, Tests, and Inspections.

Skills

Quality assurance

Supervisory experience

Food safety

GFSI standards

Education

B.S. Food Science or related discipline

Job description

Flowers Foods, Inc. is seeking an experienced QA professional to manage all Good Manufacturing, Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory Compliance programs within an assigned bakery. You will lead the site quality and food safety team to ensure high quality, safe and compliant products meeting design and customer expectations.

The role requires 5+ years in plant QA with 2+ years in supervision; a B.S. in a related field; and strong knowledge of GFSI standards, audits, and root-cause analysis.