Mgr. Sr. Quality Assurance

Company: Mizkan America
Location: Owensboro
Posted on: April 19, 2024

Job Description:

Summary: This position is responsible for managing, controlling, organizing and directing the activities of the plant food safety and quality programs, which includes but not limited to HACCP, quality initiatives, regulatory compliance, auditing, inspection, vendor partnerships, raw material/packaging and finished goods performance, and employee relations and development. This position plays a leadership role in the overall plant site occupational safety. Position will ensure that all quality systems, equipment, and processes are fully aligned with Mizkan America Quality Management system.--Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Direct responsibility for the safety of all employees assigned to his/her department.Overall responsibility for food safety and product quality, drive for quality results.Control of product releases and administration of none conforming goods control to ensure only safe and quality products are released.Oversee the resolution of product/process non-conforming incidents and verifying the effectiveness of corrective and preventative actions are effective.Drive the creation and implementation of plant food safety and quality management system in consistent with Mizkan America HQ quality management system requirements and assure its effectiveness. Ensure good quality practices, deliver continuous quality improvement, and communicate openly and timely about quality risks and opportunities to plant personnel as well as Mizkan America HQ quality.Develop and maintain vendor partnerships to ensure continuous improvement in quality and cost of service.Manage internal and external auditing of quality systems and prepare score cards. Audit local policies, procedures, and systems that affect product quality to assure compliance.Work with production and other relevant operational personnel to drive for quality issue resolution and improvement.Provide quality training to production and other relevant employees. Evaluate, prepare and control of quality department budget to ensure its adequacy and effective use for the execution of quality goals and objectives. Formulate, direct, and participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for the quality assurance department.Provide leadership, development and guidance to direct report staff.------Qualifications/Requirements:BS/MS in Food Science or technology, Food Engineering, Biology or related field. Minimum 10 years of Quality Assurance experience in food processing industry, and 5 years' experience in managerial or equivalent role in a high output automated factory setting.Experience in shelf-stable high acid and low acid thermally processed food plant with thermal process better process control school certificate is essential.Ability to conduct quality activities with integrity, knowledge, depth and evidence-based decision making without wavering. Communicate openly and genuinely with strong intention to improve the quality performance. In depth understanding and expertise of quality improvement technique such as 5S, fish bone analysis, 5W technique and Statistic techniques.Possess strong desire for continuous improvements, challenge status quote and is a self-starter.Possess "can do" attitude, take ownership, and passion about delivering tangible results.Ability to identify coherent and insightful key steps/actions for quality projects, and deliver quality results within defined time line with urgency.Ability to use fact and data to make decisions and prioritize actions.Have knowledge in laboratory testing procedures including chemical, microbiology, and basic instrument testing as well as sensory analysis. Must possess the ability to work with all levels of employees in various functions within the organization.Must be capable of using influence to gain support for desired process changes, must be a change agent to partner with the plant leadership to change the plant culture to be best in class in Safety, Quality and Productivity.Functions as a business partner with the plant leadership. Collaborating well across different functionsGood written and verbal communication skills, and computer literacy in Microsoft Word and Excel.--This job description reflects assignment of essential functions.-- It does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. el.

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