Job Description
Job Description
POSITION TITLE: Quality Assurance Manager
REPORTS TO: Director of Quality
DEPARTMENT: Quality Control
WAGE CATEGORY: Salary – Exempt
LOCATION: Sacramento, CA (Onsite)
POSITION OBJECTIVE: Plan, organize, and direct all Quality Assurance activities of Starwest Botanicals, LLC.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
- Directly manage all aspects of the Quality Assurance function ensuring that all industry GMP’s and the company’s quality assurance objectives are met.
- Develop and implement policy and procedures for the efficient operation of the Quality Assurance function.
- Develop in conjunction with the Operations and Purchasing Departments strategies to effectively assure the quality and safety of the companies’ products through prerequisite programs, auditing, and process validations.
- Develop Quality Assurance operating budgets.
- Develop and maintain validated HACCP plan(s) as needed.
- Liaison with FDA and 3rd-party food safety inspectors/auditors.
- Responsible for regulatory compliance of food safety program.
- Develop and maintain an effective supplier auditing program in conjunction with the Purchasing Department.
- Hire, train, and evaluate Quality Assurance function personnel.
- Support the Sales Departments with product information and specifications.
- Evaluate and make recommendations for purchasing food safety, pasteurization, and prerequisite program software and equipment, as needed.
- Review and approve Operations SOPs.
- Assure that all process errors, product failures and any process deviations are investigated and recommend corrective actions to Production/Maintenance/Engineering.
- Assist, as needed, with quality approvals of all finished goods through the quality control laboratory.
- Other duties as assigned.
POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Bachelor of Science Degree with emphasis on Food Science and Chemistry.
- Minimum 5 years of Quality Assurance Management experience within the Food manufacturing industry.
- Strong PC skills to include systems usage, word processing, and spreadsheets.
- Excellent oral and written language skills.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and people management skills.
DESIRABLE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Spice and seasoning industry experience
- Botanical products industry experience
OTHER FACTORS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
You must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull 25 lb. rarely. Job requires confined sitting, standing, walking,
and finger dexterity sometimes. It requires climbing, crouching, and kneeling rarely. Able to work in variable temperatures, exposure to dust, loud noises and allergens sometimes.
Key:
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More than 50% of total work hours
Between 20% - 50% of total work hours
Between 5% - 20% of total work hours
Under 5% of total work hours
Not applicable; does not apply to this job
Monday - Friday
Arrival time between 4am-8am