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Quality Assurance Manager

Starwest Botanicals, LLC
locationSacramento, CA, USA
PublishedPublished: 6/14/2022
Technology
Full Time

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.

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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

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