Mgr. Sr. Quality Assurance
Company: Mizkan America
Location: Owensboro
Posted on: April 19, 2024
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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.
Keywords: Mizkan America, Owensboro , Mgr. Sr. Quality Assurance, Other , Owensboro, Kentucky
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