Quality Assurance Manager

The Quality Assurance Manager (Team Leader) leads the efforts of the Quality Assurance Department to achieve plant, category, and enterprise goals. Duties include training and coaching partners, maintaining compliance with customers' requirements, overseeing quality, food safety, and sanitation program design, implementation, and execution, and adhering to company and government programs, regulations, requirements, and guidelines. Additionally, this position is responsible for leading continuous improvement efforts in quality, food safety, and sanitation, maintaining an audit ready standard at all times, and evaluating partner performance, including partner accountability for adherence to safety, food safety, quality, and sanitation programs. This role is 100% on-site at our Mount Vernon, Missouri manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

Develop SFI culture by training, coaching, evaluating, and reinforcing continuous improvement principles with partners; Lead and participate in team efforts to meet or exceed plant, category, and enterprise goals; Work with Operations, Sales, and PLS leadership to identify, communicate, and meet customer requirements; Develop processes, programs, and checks to ensure customer requirements are met; Stay knowledgeable of government regulations (OSHA, USDA, FDA, EPA, EEOC, etc.) and work with plant and EQFS teams to meet regulatory requirements; Ensure Food Safety, Quality, Sanitation, and Lab programs are designed, implemented, and executed daily; Track and maintain control of department budgets; Participate in capital project analysis, justification, and food safe implementation; Administer companywide processes and certification programs; Ensure compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans and customer requirements; Establish and audit PCPs, CCPs, and Standard Operating Procedures; Review incidents where procedures are not met and determine corrective action

Requirements

Bachelors in Food/Dairy Science or related; 3+ years of experience in Leadership of small to mid-sized Quality Assurance Teams; Experience in the food industry; Knowledge of food safety protocols which can normally be gained through licensing or certification programs; Ability to travel up to 10%

Benefits

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day one; 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP plus company contribution of about 8% of earnings toward retirement; Incentive pay twice a year when company goals are met; $10,000 relocation bonus plus relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles; Childcare contributions up to $5,000 annually; Wellness Incentive and Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA); Tuition reimbursement; Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision benefits starting day one; Onsite nurse and mental health counselor; Partners Helping Partners program; Benefits supporting health, wellbeing, and financial future