Quality Assurance Manager

Job description

General Purpose Manage and lead a quality department and ensure effective quality execution, continuous improvement, and regulatory compliance. In conjunction with plant operations, maintain an effective culture of food safety and quality within the facility. Develop and/or maintain processes that ensure finished product is food safe and meets finished product specifications. Function as a highly organized and effective communicator with the ability to investigate and lead solution-based decision making in the plant. Job Duties and Responsibilities: - Ensure daily plant quality and food safety operations are compliant with DFA policies and procedures and local, state, and federal regulations - Maintain audit readiness - Maintain a robust food safety program and subsequent quality program - Escalate non-conformance events to the quality director and plant manager - Oversee plant sanitation to drive a robust sanitation program - Ensure the plant pest control programs are current, followed, and utilized to enable proactive maintenance - Manage the facility’s change control program to enable robust risk assessment and decisions - Ensure compliance to specification, manufacturing instru...