Quality and Food Safety Manager - Group Management Services

We’re now hiring for a Quality and Food Safety Manager at Yost Foods in Brunswick, OH!
The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing quality control systems to ensure adherence to food safety, specifications, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement of products.

Perks of working as a Quality and Food Safety Manager:

Benefits: Paid Time Off, 9 Paid Holidays, Paid Medical Premium for Employee, 401K Enrollment with Company Match

Pay: $90-$110K based on experience

Typical day in the life as a Quality and Food Safety Manager:

• Assist Research and Development with documentation of raw material, WIP, and finished product specifications
• Audits first runs with R & D to ensure manufacturing understanding and compliance with safe food products, specifications, and work instructions
• Develops and maintains up to date quality procedures and programs. Documents the same in the form of a company QA manual, Food Safety Plan(s), and/or HACCP Plans
• Liaison for regulatory agencies and firms such as FDA, ODA, USDA/Organic, and Kosher for third party auditors
• Serves as the SQF Practitioner
• Provides training and audit for QA programs including GMP, food safety, and sanitation
• Works in conjunction with R & D to administer the manufacturing testing and retention program
• Coordinates with laboratories when testing or research is external
• Audits lot integrity by spot checking work orders; shipping and receiving documents; and mock trace exercises
• Audits shipping and receiving documents
• Maintains revision control for QA documents (e.g.: specifications; processes, policy relating to QA, Manufacturing, Shipping/Receiving, and Inventory Control)
• Coordinates and manages the company’s HACCP Plan and all other Food Safety and Quality Programs
• Responsible for all Quality and Food Safety programs; Kosher, Organic,  Pest control, Sanitation verification, Environmental monitoring, Allergen control, Foreign material control
• Responsible for Customer documentation requests including responses to customer complaints
• Other duties as assigned

What we are we looking for?

• Manage QA technicians and train employees on Food Safety Management systems
• Effectively communicates with all department management/subordinate levels, as well as executive/department manager levels to inform personnel of communications, decisions, and policies
• Bachelor’s degree in food science, microbiology, biology, chemistry or equivalent required; 5-7 years of Quality Assurance experience preferred. Quality Assurance in food manufacturing, SQF practitioner certification, PCQI Certification and HACCP certification required. Knowledge/experience with FDA regulations required; Better Process Controls Certification preferred. Must have experience with cleaning Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office, with the flexibility to learn new technology, SAP and ERP systems and document control systems.

If you feel as though you would make a great fit for this position, please submit a current resume for review!