Director of Quality Assurance

Yoh has an exciting opportunity for a Director of Quality Assurance , a Full-Time opportunity to join a food and beverage company happily located in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Salary : $150,000k+

Location : Thousand Oaks, CA (on-site)

Type : Direct Hire

Shift : Monday-Friday : 8am-5pm

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Provide strategic leadership, guidance, and risk management for food safety and quality programs and systems to include, but not limited to, HACCP and Preventative Controls.
• Responsible for proper compliance and accuracy in the development, revision, and management of all quality programs, supporting programs, audits, and documentation.
• Provide expertise and serve as a subject matter expert for programs and activities related to food safety / microbiology, regulations, and quality systems.
• Lead, supervise, and coach FSQA management and direct-reporting personnel, ensuring continuing professional development, training, and overall employee well-being.
• Maintain training and development systems for the team and company to be up to date.
• Provide support and decision-making planning as needed to executive leadership, sales, marketing and R&D teams, while maintaining a food safety culture.
• Provide oversight and technical support for import / export sales, production decisions, environmental programs, sanitation, and compliance.
• Manage departmental budgets, track departmental expenditure, and ensure compliance with budgeting policies, working closely with the executive leadership team.
• Ensure production team involvement with the regulations, updating compliances and Food Safety responsibilities.
• Manage food quality concerns on the floor and within the plant.
• Communicate regularly with upper management to ensure safe products are going out and documentation is maintained for all quality programs, including but not limited to pre-requisites and customer concerns.
• Ensure sanitation procedures align with food safety standards and quality assurance protocols.
• Engage in collaborative efforts aimed at problem-solving, involving interdepartmental cooperation and coordination, reaching out across departments to address and resolve issues collectively.

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, engineering or a related field.
• Expertise in cGMP compliance, FDA & USDA regulations, and international guidelines dealing with bioprocessing, food manufacturing and Quality Assurance, quality standards, policies and procedures is required.
• In-depth understanding of quality processes / systems (e.g., change control, event handling, CAPA), risk management and manufacturing control strategies is preferred with a good understanding of ISO regulations related to pharmaceutical and food manufacturing.
• Must have a minimum of 10 years of experience in manufacturing or assembly.
• Demonstrated people and technical leadership and building and developing high-performing technical functions and teams.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS :

• Food manufacturing work environment (steam, heat, and cold). Working in a cold sterile laboratory environment.
• Flexible schedule while working an expected 40+ hours / week
16 days ago