Quality Compliance Manager

Maker's Pride; Terre Haute (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Maker's Pride in Terre Haute, IN seeks a Quality Compliance Lead to drive FSMA-based product compliance, audits, CAPA and supplier quality initiatives across procurement and operations.

The role requires 4+ years in food safety/regulatory, strong SAP skills, and HACCP/PCQI credentials in a manufacturing environment, focusing on preventing defects and enforcing HACCP plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or higher in food safety, microbiology, biology or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory leadership experience.
• Experience in product compliance and/or commercialization in the food industry.
• Familiar with state and federal food processing regulations.
• ISO, ASQ and/or SQF/BRC certification is a plus; HACCP/PCQI certifications are ideal.
• Proficient with Excel and data analysis; ability to run CAPA and corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, understand, and develop plans to comply with customer requirements.
• Create metrics to monitor compliance to customer and agency requirements.
• Facilitate all customer and 3rd party audits.
• Manage audit related CAPA to closure.
• Serve as technical liaison/leader for supplier-related defects and improvements.
• Collaborate with procurement to improve supplier quality.
• Partner with Quality Systems on supplier approval, ingredient requirements and hazard analysis.
• Coordinate sanitary design and change control activities.
• Lead internal auditing processes and train staff on policies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Multi-project management

Education

BS in Food Safety / Microbiology or related

SQF / ISO certification

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Job Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Evaluate, understand, and develop plans to comply with customer requirements.
• Create metrics to monitor compliance to customer and agency requirements.
• Facilitate all customer and 3rd party audits.
• Manage audit related CAPA (Corrective Action Preventive Action) to closure.
• Serve as technical liaison/leader for the facility/procurement on supplier related defects and improvement opportunities.
• With procurement develop a supplier rating, corrective/preventative process to improve supplier quality.
• Partner with Quality Systems on supplier approval, incoming ingredient requirements, and ingredient hazard analysis.
• Act as primary quality resource and coordinator on sanitary design & change control activities.
• Facilitate all internal auditing processes & maintain/perform training on departmental-specific policies, procedures and programs.
• Manage compliance schedules with all departments.
• Ensure all HACCP and Food Safety Plans are up to date, verified, and validated.
• Support Quality Manager and commercialization teams in integrating customer and compliance requirements into internal specifications.
• Support Quality Assurance department as necessary, in other areas.
• Serve as a backup for the Quality Manager if needed during his/her absence.

Required Competencies & Knowledge

Knowledge of:

• Ingredient hazards in accordance with FSMA
• Food Defense
• Knowledge and experience with SAP preferred
• Advanced computer skills and a knowledge of project management tools

Job Duties

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Evaluate, understand, and develop plans to comply with customer requirements.
• Create metrics to monitor compliance to customer and agency requirements.
• Facilitate all customer and 3rd party audits.
• Manage audit related CAPA (Corrective Action Preventive Action) to closure.
• Serve as technical liaison/leader for the facility/procurement on supplier related defects and improvement opportunities.
• With procurement develop a supplier rating, corrective/preventative process to improve supplier quality.
• Partner with Quality Systems on supplier approval, incoming ingredient requirements, and ingredient hazard analysis.
• Act as primary quality resource and coordinator on sanitary design & change control activities.
• Facilitate all internal auditing processes & maintain/perform training on departmental-specific policies, procedures and programs.
• Manage compliance schedules with all departments.
• Ensure all HACCP and Food Safety Plans are up to date, verified, and validated.
• Support Quality Manager and commercialization teams in integrating customer and compliance requirements into internal specifications.
• Support Quality Assurance department as necessary, in other areas.
• Serve as a backup for the Quality Manager if needed during his/her absence.

Required Competencies & Knowledge

Knowledge of:

• Ingredient hazards in accordance with FSMA
• Intentional Adulteration Risk Assessments
• Food Defense
• Knowledge and experience with SAP preferred
• Advanced computer skills and a knowledge of project management tools

Skill In

• Maintain harmonious working relations with employees from all departments.
• Maintain harmonious working relations with management from all levels.
• Communicate effectively with all employees and management.
• Comfortable with leading difficult decisions.
• Flexible, agile, creative, able to lead by example and be ready to be part of a multidisciplinary department team.

Ability To

• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Manage multiple projects/ trackers at one time
• Ensure collaborative relationships with industry, trade, other associations, regulatory agencies and Maker’s Pride staff.
• Lead “best in class” behaviors with focus on safety, quality, and policy focus

Proficiency In

• MS Office Suite and large ERP systems, SAP preferred
• Problem solving: Create hypothesis for a challenge, elaborate on test plans, analyze and interpret results, critical thinking.
• RCA-CAPA Tools (5-Why, Fishbone, etc.)

Work Environment

• Ability to work in a light to high noise environment
• Communicate in English to give acknowledgement
• Handle daily employee issues
• Travel up to 25% is possible
• Physical Requirements:
• Reaching with hands and arms throughout shift.
• Ability to use hands and fingers.
• Ability to see, hear and talk.
• Employee frequently required to sit.
• Occasionally required to walk, climb and/or balance.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 20 lbs.
• Walk up to 400 yards to work and break areas.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4-year College or university program certification in food safety, microbiology, biology or experimental scientist related background. Or two or more years’ related experience and/or training. SQF or ISO certification a plus.
• 2 or more years of supervisory leadership experience is preferred.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in product compliance and/or commercialization in the food industry, product development or similar discipline, in a related manufacturing environment.
• Familiar with state and federal food processing regulations.
• ISO, ASQ and/or SQF/BRC certification preferred.
• HACCP and PCQI Certifications are ideal.
• Must be accurate and detail oriented.
• Excel (conditional formatting, formulas, drop downs, trend charting, pivot tables, etc.)
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and at times independently.

Relocation is not available for this opportunity.

Maker's Pride is an Equal Opportunity Employer.