Quality Assurance Manager

Role Overview

• The Plant Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for leading, managing, and successfully executing all aspects of the Ventura Foods Quality and Food Safety Systems at the plant level.
• This will include coordinating with the Regional Plant Quality Assurance Manager and other Ventura plant QA Managers to manage the execution, communication, and training for all policy systems that relate to Ventura systems, customer systems, and all aspects of maintaining adherence to the FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA), as well as USDA (if applicable), and other regulatory agencies.
• This role will also coordinate projects and training support to the Operations teams and be a liaison with company functional groups of Technical Services, Operations Excellence, R&D, HS&E, Sales, Marketing, HR, and Finance.
• The Plant QA Manager ensures responsiveness and timelines of projects, programs, and management of personnel to delight our customer's customers expectations.
• Provides the leadership and management for the Ventura Foods Quality and Safety systems.
• Leads all aspects of managing plant systems for SOP's, SSOP's, training, and adhering to total product specifications.
• This includes key Must Do's, Right First Time processing, and Total Product Containment.
• Maintains company and facility policies, procedures, and programs supporting food safety and quality systems.
• This includes managing special focus for key customer specification requirements, HACCP/GMP's, and SQF II requirements.
• Includes all second party audits and third party audits to confirm compliance to all food safety and quality systems.
• Manages and ensures direction and training for QA staff and supervisors.
• Responsible for budget and costs associated with overseeing the Quality Department.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree minimum Food Science, Microbiology, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of management responsibilities in Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Technical Services, R&D, and/or other food science related field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and good computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, ERP or related).
• Strong leadership and team building skills.
• Ability to prioritize decisions and actions using problem solving and creative thinking approaches.
• Good knowledge in executing and maintaining a Quality Systems program.
• Must have basic knowledge of federal, state, and possibly local regulations and standards relating to Food Safety and Quality.
• Good project management skills, interpersonal and supervisory skills.

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
• Employee Appreciation Events
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Annual bonus (based on the incentive program terms and conditions)