Job Summary:
Plans, coordinates, and directs quality assurance program designed to ensure quality production of products consistent with established standards by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.
Work Schedule: M-F 7:30am to 5:00pm; Some weekends/off-shift hours required based on business need.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
? Formulates and maintains quality assurance objectives complementary to corporate policies and goals.
? Interprets quality assurance philosophy to key personnel in organization.
? Performs quality engineering reviews of design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals and company quality records.
? Applies statistical process control (SPC) methods for analyzing data to evaluate the current process and process changes.
? Decides whether to accept a product or continue business with a vendor based on a review by the quality assurance engineer.
? Reviews all data obtained during all quality assurance activities to ensure consistency with company policies and procedures.
? Develops new approaches to solve problems identified during quality assurance activities.
? Keeps management team abreast of significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and actions being taken to improve the situation.
? Prepares and presents technical and program information to the management team.
? Directs technical and administrative workers engaged in quality assurance activities.
? Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality assurance codes and standards.
? Plays an active role on quality management teams within the organization.
? Develops a culture of proactive quality
Education and Experience:
? Bachelor?s degree in Food Technology or Dairy Science is preferred or, equivalent experience in dairy processing and quality assurance.
? Minimum of two years training and experience in dairy manufacturing
? Supervisory experience
? Excellent verbal and written communication skills
? Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
Skills and Competencies:
? Customer focus
? Job Knowledge
? Communication
? Interpersonal Skills
? Problem Solving
? Results Focused
? Sense of Urgency
? Leadership
? Quality and Continuous Improvement
? Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory
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