QA/SQF manufacturing Manager

Company: Supreme Staffing Group
Location: Ridgefield Park
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

Job DescriptionLocation: Ridgefield Park, NJSalary: $150KOur client, a growing poly company, is looking for a QA - SQF 3 Manager. The ideal candidate will be responsible for all quality aspects within the plant and champion food safety programs.The right individual will Implement and uphold quality control standards and regulatory compliance for all phases of production; responsible for ensuring that all applicable businesses, policies, procedures, and specifications are implemented and followed; assist the General Manager to ensure that the company continues to maintain superior quality assurance at all times; and ensure that all policies, standards, etc. are effectively communicated, understood, and consistently adhered to by all employees.Responsibilities

• Ensuring continued implementation, review, and maintenance of the company's established SQF food safety and quality management system, including all food safety fundamentals, HACCP, and Food Safety Plans under the FSMA regulations.
• Ensuring compliance of SOP's, GMPs, regulatory requirements, and Company expectations
• Initiating investigations of all specification results and process deviations
• Verifying and validating the site's implemented SQF program
• Ensuring all food safety and quality-related corrective actions are implemented and effective as necessary to maintain the integrity of the SQF food safety and quality management system
• Reviewing and signing off on all completed food safety and quality-related production records
• Taking responsibility for the implementation and maintenance of the site's environmental monitoring program
• Managing and handling all food safety and quality-related customer complaints from complaint receiving, logging of complaints, internal investigations, implementation of corrective actions and follow up as well as conducting all communications between the company and the customer
• Conducting the required food safety and quality training to new employees as part of the employee's orientation training plus managing and conducting the required annual food safety and quality refresher training for existing employees covering all departments; maintaining records of all training
• Delivering annual refresher training to all staff and maintaining associated training records
• Taking the lead on 3rd party and customer food safety audits on behalf of the company
• Managing the site's Cleaning and Sanitation program
• Working very closely with the CEO, CFO, and Production Manager of the company
• Must be able to travel to customers sites as well as to various plant locationsSkills:
  • 3+ years' experience in a food manufacturing environment in a Quality role
  • 3+ years of supervisory/management experience with quality/auditing
  • Strong working knowledge of equipment and materials
  • Proven ability to identify and lead the implementation of meaningful quality and process improvements
  • Experience in achieving and maintaining SQF level 2&3
  • Total Quality Management, High Performance Work Systems, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma experience
  • Past history with SQF Practitioner training
  • Ability to operate in a team environment
  • Ability to adapt in a changing work environment
  • Comfortable working independently
  • Effective communication skills and ability to persuasively and passionately communicate needs for continuous improvement in food safety & quality
  • Excellent interpersonal skills a must
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Suite

Keywords: Supreme Staffing Group, Clifton , QA/SQF manufacturing Manager, Executive , Ridgefield Park, New Jersey