Quality Control Manager
Company: Dairy Farmers of America
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: May 6, 2024
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Job Description:
General PurposeManage and lead a team of individuals to ensure
effective quality execution, continuous improvement, and regulatory
compliance. Provide leadership within the facility to drive
positive change through influence and example. In conjunction with
plant operations, build and maintain an effective culture of food
safety and quality within the facility. Develop and maintain
facility systems and processes that ensure finished product is food
safe and meets finished product specifications. Function as a
highly organized, effective communicator with an inquisitive mind
with the capacity to investigate and lead solution-based decision
making in the plant.--Job Duties and ResponsibilitiesEnsure daily
plant quality and food safety operations are compliant with DFA
policies, procedures and local, state and federal
regulationsMaintain audit readinessMaintain a robust food safety
program and subsequent quality programEscalate non-conformance
events to the quality director and plant managerOversee plant
sanitation to drive a robust sanitation programEnsure the plant
pest control programs are current, followed, and utilized to enable
proactive maintenanceManage the facility's change control program
to enable robust risk assessment and decisionsEnsure compliance to
specification, manufacturing instructions and preventive
maintenance programs. Partner with operations to ensure preventive
maintenance program is robust and adhered toCollaboratively lead
investigations relating to non-conforming events driving to root
cause(s) and effective resolutionManage hold and release
programsReview records on a daily basis to ensure all records are
completed as required and review/approval is current for preventive
controls, laboratory, sanitation, production and verification
checksFoster a positive and effective work culture with direct
reportsIdentify and retain highly effective personnel through
proper selection, training, and expectations. Develop and grow
talentTrack and report on plant quality key performance indicators
(KPIs)Participate in the annual plant budgeting processPartner with
the plant manager on identifying key capital projects that support
food safety and quality initiativesProvide training to the plant
personnel concerning food safety, Food Safety Modernization Act
(FSMA), and regulatory complianceProvide quality leadership during
unplanned events or emergenciesProvide visible leadership by
participating in facility walk throughs and internal auditsEngage
and interact with all personnel on a regular basis assisting them
with their challenges and questions concerning food
safetyCollaborate with R&D during new/reformulated product
introduction to ensure compliance with already established
specifications and regulatory requirementsServe as the point of
contact for customer related issues, complaints or inquiresManage
plant complaint investigations ensuring a thorough, effective,
timely and customer facing responseMonitor compliance to customer
expectation and specifications; communicate any
issues/concernsMaintain plant preparedness for customer and
regulatory visitsBe responsible for all analytical and micro
activities performed at the facilityOversee the development of
laboratory practices to ensure accurate and precise quality control
(QC) resultsPerform data analysis to identify critical trends or
find leading indicators to enable proactive decisionsCoordinate the
collection and evaluation of raw materials and finished
productsEnsure the Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) is robust
and risk based with a search and destroy mentality applied.
Determine root cause of failures and take the appropriate
corrective actionEscalate nonconformances to quality director and
plant manager in a timely fashionCoordinate and supervise factory
and external lab testing of samples; generate Certificate of
Analysis (COA's)Maintain the quality management system and ensure
documents are up to date and comply to the food safety and quality
(FSQ) policies and standardsPrepare plant specific work
instructions as neededEnsure SSOP documents are robust and adhere
to the sanitation standardEnsure all forms and work instructions
are reviewed, revised, and updated annuallyPerform management
activities such as administering employee promotions and transfers;
conducting ongoing performance conversations; mentoring, training,
and coaching employeesFollow all DFA good manufacturing practices
(GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate
regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirementsThe
requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and
level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of
responsibilities, duties, and skills required.--Other duties may be
assigned as requiredScheduleMonday-Friday 7am-4pm. Weekends
required once or twice per month. One week per month will be spent
on night shift to monitor sanitation/cleanup.--
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