Manager, Quality & Food Safety required for Global Food & Beverage Firm

• Manager, Quality & Food Safety
• Greater Allentown, PA Area

A Global Food production firm is looking for a Senior Manager, Manager, Quality & Food Safety to lead the quality & food safety functions across two key sites in the greater Allentown, PA area.

The Manager, Quality & Food Safety will oversee all Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) functions within the FDA/USDA regulated facility and ensure operations are in line with regulations and standards . The Manager, Quality & Food Safety will be responsible for developing, implementing and upholding operational KPIs, SOPs and best-practices that align with company and industry quality standards.

The ideal Manager, Quality & Food Safety candidate will have the following skill set:

• 8+ years of Quality experience; 5+ years Leadership in a Food or Beverage production environment
• Audit experience
• FDA, HACCP, USDA & Similar experience
• PCQI experience a plus
• Multi-site experience a plus, but not required
• Strong knowledge of ISO, GMP, HACCP food safety and other industry standards
• Superior analytical skills with an outstanding attention to detail
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally with local and international counterparts

The Manager, Quality & Food Safety will have the following responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and uphold strategic processes to create an autonomous Quality organization to run on a 24/7 schedule
• Maintain USDA relationship, communicate updates, and facilitate audits as necessary
• Rectify customer complaints & quality issues as necessary and conduct root-cause analysis to determine causes and correct as necessary
• Review documentation to ensure compliance
• Ensure GMP, ISO, Quality, and Food Safety standards are upheld
• Provide QA/QC Support across all areas of the plant as necessary
• Resolve customer delivery discrepancies and amend production schedule priorities accordingly
• Develop, implement, and uphold strategic initiatives to ensure long-term goals are met
• Provide both short- and long-term Quality plans to appropriate parties to be used for capacity analysis
• Take a proactive approach to managing and reporting safety and quality standards in the plant
• Maintain a comprehensive quality system and strategy related to the receipt, storage, and distribution of materials in compliance with regulatory standards
• Validate quality measurement accuracy to create recurring results
• Establish, implement, and uphold department-wide SOPs & KPIs to foster a superior quality continuous improvement mentality
• Design, develop, and execute quality and safety instructions across the plant
• Prepare SOPs for the department to guarantee compliance with industry regulations and standards