Quality Safety Manager

Insight Global; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Plant Quality Leader for their liquid manufacturing plant in South Carolina. In this role, you will ensure quality programs are in compliance while providing leadership in food safety and product quality.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's Degree in food science or a related field, along with 3+ years of quality assurance leadership experience. Key responsibilities include conducting audits, supporting quality initiatives, and ensuring compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices.

Qualifications

• 3+ years quality assurance leadership experience within the manufacturing industry (food and beverage strongly preferred).
• Experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality programs are in compliance.
• Lead audits and improve the plant.
• Provide leadership in food safety and product quality.
• Serve as liaison for governmental inspections.
• Audit plant sanitation process through environmental testing.
• Ensure Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) are followed.

Skills

Quality assurance leadership

Data analysis

Food safety

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in food science or related field

Tools

Preventative Control Qualified Individual certification (PCQI)

Safe Quality Foods (SQF) certification

Job description

• Bachelor's Degree food science or a related field
• 3+ years quality assurance leadership experience within the manufacturing industry (food and beverage strongly preferred)
• Preventative Control Qualified Individual certification (PCQI)
• Experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Experience participating in R&D projects
• Experience working with cross contamination techniques
• Hot fill line
• Safe Quality Foods (SQF) certification

Job Description

A fortune 100 client in the retail space is seeking a Plant Quality Leader to join the team at their liquid manufacturing plant in Irving, TX. This resource will be responsible for ensuring quality programs are in compliance, leading audits, improving the plant, and more. Other daily responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership to the plant in areas of food safety and product quality
• Serve as liaison for governmental inspections
• Participate in corporate regulatory compliance inspections and audits
• Audit plant sanitation process through environmental testing, product testing and physical inspections
• Assure that Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) are consistently and effectively followed and ensure pest control program compliance
• Support quality initiatives by participating in routine Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) walkthroughs and participating in or leading any food safety or quality initiatives
• Monitor to ensure that Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), Hazard Analysis & Risk-based Preventive Controls (HARPC), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), allergen programs, formulations, & finished product consistently meet specifications
• Assure that Quality Assurance staff is properly trained and resourced
• Ensure thorough and effective annual training of Safe Quality Foods (SQF), Good Manufacturing Practices GMPs and Food Safety Programs
• Assure that record keeping is accurate and meets Kroger, SQF and government regulations
• Ensure receiving procedures for incoming and outgoing ingredients are in compliance with quality and safety standards
• Investigate consumer comments, collaborate with production on resulting action plans
• Assist Corporate Food Technology (CFT) with product development, product audits and calculation of raw materials
• Provide support to production in continuous improvement effort
• Provide feedback to suppliers to improve relationships and resolve quality issues
• Assist the staff management team in all Safe Quality Food policies and requirements