Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager - Charlie's Produce

Charlie's Produce is a privately owned wholesale produce company. We are the largest privately owned produce wholesaler on the West Coast, with distribution centers in Seattle, Spokane, Portland, Anchorage and Los Angeles. The secret to our 35 + years of success in this industry is PEOPLE! We strive to hire the best and we reward them with a working environment that fosters loyalty, stability, innovation, and growth. Charlie's provides a healthy employee stock ownership program, competitive Medical/Dental/Vision and Life Insurance plans. And our newest benefit offers Pre-Paid Fully Funded College Tuition to our employees and the dependent children of our employees!

CP Fresh is a subsidiary of Charlie’s Produce that opened in 2015 and is a food processing facility located in South Park. We expanded a new kitchen line of specialty items like ready to eat fruits and vegetables, salad and dips, and many more.

Shift:

6am Start - Sunday thru Thursday (must be available on Sundays)

Pay:

$95k-$110K DOE

The Job:

The Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA) Manager will oversee the activity of the quality assurance department and staff, developing, implementing, and maintaining a system of quality and reliability testing for the organizations products and/or development processes. The Quality Assurance (QA) Manager will report directly to the General Manager and will work closely with the plant leadership team.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develops, implements, and manages processes to ensure that products meet required specifications for quality, function, and reliability prior to delivery.
• Identifies and sets appropriate quality standards and parameters for products.
• Communicates quality standards and parameters to QA team, product development team, and other appropriate staff.
• Coordinates product testing processes.
• Participates in product testing.
• Identifies and analyzes issues, bugs, defects, and other problems, particularly when problems recur in multiple products; recommends and facilitates solutions to these issues.
• Reviews client, customer, and user feedback.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, local, and organizational laws, regulations, guidelines, and policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Works closely with State and Federal agencies such as WSDA, USDA and FDA.
• Must have extensive SQF knowledge as well as track changes in SQF guidelines.
• Work closely with vendors and a true team player.
• Must have familiarity with 3^rd party audit such as SQF,BRC or AIB protocols and requirements.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Hires and trains quality assurance and sanitation staff.
• Oversees the daily workflow and schedules of the departments.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

Desired Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Very detail oriented and comfortable filling and maintaining daily paperwork.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, or field related to the products being developed.
• Three to five years of experience in related field required with supervisory experience.
• Must have food manufacturing experience and exposure to food manufacturing verification processes.
• Relevant experience as the Lead during Audits.
• HACCP certification.
• PCQI certification.
• SQF Practionioner certification.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at a time.

Supplemental Information

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security with the information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Charlie's Produce is an Equal Opportunity Employer.