Quality & Food Safety Manager

Kraft Heinz, Inc.; Mason City (IA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraft Heinz, Inc. in Mason City, IA seeks a Quality professional to implement and assure compliance to Food Safety, Regulatory and Quality policies across the plant. You will lead the QRMP and ensure USDA/FDA regulations are met while managing the plant's quality labs and KPIs.

Focus on HACCP, sanitation, GMP, traceability, and continuous improvement. Engage hourly associates and factory teams to uphold quality standards and drive robust audit readiness.

Qualifications

• CQE experience
• HACCP certified preferred
• FDA/USDA regulatory requirements
• Fundamental statistics (DMAIC Process/DFSS/Lean/metrology/MSA/sampling procedures)
• Sanitation knowledge
• Development of quality knowledge for all plant employees; coaching, guidance, role model quality standards

Responsibilities

• Implement and assure compliance to all Food Safety, Regulatory, and Quality policies
• Lead implementation of Kraft Heinz QRMP and associated policies at plant site
• Ensure USDA and FDA regulations and plant programs are in compliance
• Maintain robust food safety program (QRMP, HACCP, sanitation, pest control, GMP, traceability)
• Ensure implementation of sanitation policies, programs, and procedures
• Ensure compliance/audit readiness - review all quality systems and policies annually
• Act as primary interface with regulatory agency representatives at the facility
• Develop plant Quality KPIs and scorecard
• Review quality management system metrics with plant leadership and BU Quality monthly
• Ensure documentation supports compliance to policies and procedures
• Manage plant quality labs to ensure methods, equipment, measurements meet gauge reliability and repeatability (R&R)
• Develop standard work through work documentation and training to standards
• Audit results - no majors, no repeat majors FSSC certification
• Collaborate and communicate with factory peer teams and hourly associates
• CQE experience
• Food Safety and USDA Regulatory requirements
• Fundamental statistics (DMAIC Process/DFSS/Lean/metrology/MSA/sampling procedures)
• HACCP certified preferred
• Sanitation knowledge
• Development of quality knowledge for all plant employees; coaching, guidance, role model quality standards

Skills

CQE

HACCP

GMP

DMAIC

Lean

DFSS

MSA

Regulatory compliance

Audit readiness

Sanitation knowledge

Job description

Kraft Heinz, Inc. in Mason City, IA seeks a Quality professional to implement and assure compliance to Food Safety, Regulatory and Quality policies across the plant. You will lead the QRMP and ensure USDA/FDA regulations are met while managing the plant's quality labs and KPIs.

Focus on HACCP, sanitation, GMP, traceability, and continuous improvement. Engage hourly associates and factory teams to uphold quality standards and drive robust audit readiness.