Job Description

Quality Assurance Lead

Food Safety Role & Responsibility:
As an individual, the incumbent must understand the Food Safety Statement, complete the required training, perform work assignments in accordance with training and display an acceptable level of competency with all Quality Assurance/Safety/Security policies and training requirements. Areas of food safety training will include, but are not limited to, GMP, HACCP, Food Safety and Quality Statement, FSSC 22000/Global Food Safety Policy/Food Safety Goals, Visitor/Food/Site Security, Emergency Preparedness, and Bloodborne Pathogens. Some additional items will include: CCP's, GLP's, Hold/Release, and Environmental Sampling.

The individual must also request additional and/or refresher training if he or she feels that it is needed to effectively perform requirements in specific areas of responsibility.

QA Leads assist in the supervision of the on-line Quality Assurance Techs and Raw Material Inspectors to ensure compliance to all company and customer quality and food safety requirements.

Job Function Statements - Essential Functions:
- Effectively coaches, trains, and drives performance improvement of QA personnel.

- Audits Quality daily reports and systems (Sanitation, housekeeping/GMP's, traceability, CQI,

and HACCP) for compliance, and reports deviations to Quality Management team for review.

- Is responsible for enforcing GMP rules

- Supervises Raw Material inspection team to ensure compliance to corporate specs. Assists in

identifying raw product deficiencies and performance issues; oversees the application of

necessary corrective actions.

- Coordinates the hold/release program for raw materials, packaging supplies and finished

products. Expedites disposition on held products and/or materials.

- Acts as liaison for plant Kosher program.

- Coordinates completion and communication of periodic compliance data to the Corporate

Quality Office.

- Ensures product specification book is up to date.

- Performs special assignments as required and directed (i.e. CQI evaluation).

- Provides leadership to the department during the absence of Quality Supervisors or Manager.

- Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications/Skills:
The ideal candidate must:

- Posses excellent analytical and problem solving abilities.

- Posses demonstrated computer skills (Excel, Outlook, Word).

- Posses excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Posses knowledge of quality assurance programs as they relate to food safety, GMP's, HACCP,

Sanitation, Pest Control, and compliance to quality systems and customer requirements.

- Be proficient in English (oral and written).

- Be willing to work in a cold, wet environment.

- Be willing to work overtime, including weekends and holidays as required.

- Be willing to work hours and shifts dictated by production schedule.

- Be capable of meeting all attendance requirements.

- Be capable of meeting required testing frequencies (detailed, fast-paced work).

Other Desired Qualifications/Skills:
Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Vietnamese

Food industry experience a plus

Experience:
Minimum of one year QA experience

Education/Training:
High School Diploma (or equivalent)

Other Information:

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed, as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.