Supplier Quality Manager

Blount Fine Foods; Warren (RI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Blount Fine Foods is seeking a Supplier Quality Manager to oversee their supplier quality programs and food safety initiatives. You will collaborate across departments to ensure high standards are met, manage supplier assessments, and continuously improve quality metrics. This role requires strong experience in quality assurance and supplier management, offering a competitive salary package in the thriving food manufacturing industry.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401k with Company match

Paid time off including vacation and sick time

Education Assistance Program

Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability

Discounts on Blount products

Discretionary Annual Bonus Program

Qualifications

• 3-5 years related quality assurance experience.
• Strong understanding of HACCP and food safety.
• Experience with supplier audits and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development/expansion of FSQA supplier approval processes.
• Manage supplier performance with routine reporting.
• Perform supplier audits and track corrective actions.

Skills

Food Safety

Risk Assessment

Supplier Management

Quality Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Food Fraud certifications

PCQI certification

Supplier Quality Professional Certification

Tools

Trace Gains supplier management tool

Job description

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Bringing our love of food to families for five generations! Blount Fine Foods is a family-owned and operated manufacturer, marketer, and developer of premium fresh prepared foods. We are an engaging team, bringing restaurant-quality products to America including single-serve grab-n-go fresh soups, mac & cheese, and entrées in grocery stores across the country, as well as for hot bars and restaurants. Help us create the finest food experiences including those with specialty certifications that include organic, gluten-free, and low sodium, among others. Join a proven team for growth, success, and a satisfying career! Summary The Manager of Supplier Quality will lead and coordinate Blount Fine Foods Approved Supplier & Material Program as well as Approved Co-Manufacturers. Coordinate and provide a cohesive interface between Manufacturing, Purchasing, R & D, FSQA Lab and Suppliers on quality, food safety and technical matters. This position needs to be able to relate to employees working on the floor of a manufacturing facility and successfully relate to upper management within Blount and the suppliers. HACCP, food fraud and preventative controls are programs critical to the safety of our products. This position provides the risk assessment and hazard analysis of food ingredients and the suppliers’ processes and recommends control measures to mediate the potential risks. Sourcing high quality ingredients is a global initiative. Understanding and perhaps managing foreign supplier verification programs will be essential in this position Responsibilities · Will lead the development/expansion of the FSQA supplier, material and co-manufacturer approval and monitoring process. · Will development processes to monitor each supplier’s performance to FSQA and Procurement define KPI’s including routine reporting to Sr. Management on such KPI’s · Create/maintain co-manufacture, supplier, and 3PL manuals to ensure Blount’s strict food safety and quality standards are clearly defined and understood. · Guarantees effectiveness of new supplier assessment and approval. · Supplier assessment provides the framework to assure Blount products are safe and the suppliers have the right processes in place. · Manages and continues to develop the Hazard analysis and risk assessment for suppliers and raw materials. · Manages the shelf-life extension program for raw materials. · Validates adequacy of material specifications and ensures performance. · Improves specification content in food safety and quality attributes. · Contribute to improving raw material quality by helping develop consistent raw material attributes and specifications. · Support the development of corporate specifications for raw materials. · Interface for resolution of raw material nonconformities. · Act as a technical expert or involves technical experts to resolve issues that affect quality service, cost. Provides direction and management in resolving issues related to poor quality. · Manages and directs continuous quality improvement for suppliers and raw materials. Has ownership for development accuracy and improvement of quality metrics. · Performs supplier audits and writes audit reports for suppliers and approves supplier audit responses, corrective actions, tracks categories and total score and develops follow up action recommendations. · Contributes to improving raw material quality by helping develop consistent raw material attributes and specifications. · Organize reports on supplier food safety assessments and recommend an action plan to understand the impact of the assessment gaps. · Approves supplier selection through robust qualification processes, including supplier audits. · Supports new raw materials product qualifications. · Communicates audit findings to the affected departments and to Quality Assurance management. · Assists in the performance of internal audits, as required. · Qualifies and audits Blount 3rd party warehouses as needed. · Identifies vendor/supplier quality and compliance issues utilizing customer complaint data; works with internal departments to escalate, resolve, and prevent identified issues. · Identifies, measures, implements, and reports on continuous improvement initiatives regarding raw material quality, supplier audits and qualification process. · Reviews and tracks/trends all supplier complaint investigations. · Manages active raw material risk in conjunction with Purchasing. · Leads and supports root cause problem solving tools for investigating raw material food safety and quality compliance issues. · Provides supplier quality data to Senior Management and measures critical supplier quality metrics. Education and/or Experience · Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent and 3-5 years related quality assurance experience. · Certifications preferred: Food Fraud; FSVP; PCQI; Supplier Quality Professional Certification; SQF Practitioner certification. -Trace Gains supplier management tool experience required. Our Total Compensation Package Includes:

• Medical, dental and vision benefits.
• 401k with Company match.
• Paid time off including vacation, sick time and holidays.
• Education Assistance Program.
• Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability.
• Discounts on Blount products at Company retail location.
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Program.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing and Quality Assurance

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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