QC Manager- Feed Mills and Commodities

Job description

Job Description

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

This positionensures compliance with all applicable regulatory, third party, and customer requirements for multiple feed mills and commodities plants to ensure the safety and quality of Foster Farms products. These responsibilities include direct oversight of ten feedmill and commodities sites located throughout the country.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

At multiple assigned manufacturing facilities, responsible for functioning as primary FSQA leader, managing and enforcing the implementation, verification and validation of product safety and quality programs. Ensuring adherence with audit standards such as Antibiotic Stewardship No Antibiotics Ever, Non-GMO and Organic. Maintaining regulatory relationship with local CDFA, organic certifier and Non-GMO certifier. Retaining product that does not conform to customer agreements, finished product specifications, or legal requirements and rendering decision for product disposition, including release into commerce

Assist with and lead third party customer and regulatory audits Audit preparation and execution and review of audit findings and coordinate with plant Management to determine appropriate corrective actions

Manage customer complaints, coordinate investigation including root cause analysis and prepare written responses to customers and direct implementation of corrective actions Maintain product quality programs. Oversee ingredient and product sampling, perform quality measurements and analyze plant date to identify trends and establish corrective actions.

Manage customer product safety and quality documentation requests including complete approval questionnaires and submit supporting documentation.

Maintain regulatory approvals for assigned sites including FDA Food Facility and registrations and Medicated Feed Mill licenses

Implement Approved Supplier Program and Sanitary Transportation Program which includes responsibility for approving new ingredients and suppliers.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:

As is often needed, this position is asked to perform tasks over and above the written job description. These additional functions may include specific projects requested by FSQA managers or directors and often involve extensive data collection for analysis. Improvements in food safety, product quality, processing efficiency, and animal welfare are examples of such projects.