Kinsa is recruiting for a : Plant Quality Assurance Manager - Beverage Category
Location : Indianapolis, IN
Mission :
Our client, a producer of premium food and beverage products, is looking for a Plant Quality Assurance Manager to add to their team.
In this position, you’ll be r esponsible for directing food safety, quality, and the laboratory function in the plant.
Successful candidates MUST HAVE experience in a food processing plant environment (and / or other singular qualifier under Competencies / Culture below).
Compensation / Benefits :
Compensation : 130-150k, additional bonus opportunities
Medical, Dental, Vision
Paid Vacation / Holidays
Retirement Benefits
Relocation Assistance
What you’ll be responsible for :
Drive continuous improvement and efficiency in food safety and quality by ensuring that all customer complaints, inquiries, internal hold events and deviations are logged, investigated, and corrected utilizing established protocols such as DMAIC.
Lead plant audit readiness by organizing and participating in internal GMP inspections, SQF annual internal audits, trending data, driving internal improvement, and meeting regularly with key stakeholders.
Responsible for leading regulatory inspections, third party audits (SQF and Organic), customer audits and kosher inspections with the support of the QA Manager.
Direct the plant’s HACCP plan in accordance with FDA Regulations and the SQF code with the support of the QA Manager.
Manage and liaise with internal and support departments to ensure quality, food safety, and appropriate sampling of products from receiving through to finished products.
Lead business efforts on continuous improvement by providing quality, food safety and laboratory support on improvement projects with the support of the QA Manager, Production Department, and Laboratory Technicians.
Support customer service in maintaining customer document requests either directly or through online systems.
Maintain the company’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) in compliance with company and SQF policies.
Develop and foster trusting relationships with key personnel, including Production, R&D, Purchasing and Supply Chain
Competencies / Culture :
Bachelor’s degree in food science or related field
5+ years of quality assurance leadership in a food processing environment
SQF Practitioner with familiarity with SQF edition 9 required
PCQI certified required
HACCP certified required
Knowledge of NOP Organic regulations required
Knowledge of Halal, Rainforest Alliance, and Fair Trade preferred
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