QA/QC Manager Food Manufacturing
QA/QC Manager Food Manufacturing
Put your product development skills to work…WHILE supporting one of the best known brands in the US! This is an exciting opportunity to work for a well-known company with a strong base of existing products and the opportunity to help develop and manage the day-to-day duties of Quality Control, Laboratory and Quality Assurance.
QA/QC Manager Food Manufacturing position Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage to the day to day activities of the analytical lab supporting QC functions for manufacturing plants and stores
- Conduct Internal Sensory testing
- Maintain service contracts for laboratory equipment and trouble shoot and repair non-service contract lab equipment
- Analyze data from analytical testing to be used in Statistical Process Control applications and equipment adjustments
- Oversee planning and scheduling of routine and non-routine duties for the food Lab
- Analyze supplier’s QC Charts submitted to company standards
- Analyze returned products that involve customer complaints
- Develop new Analytical Lab procedures
- Manage special projects with regards to regulatory (nutritional) and safety requirements
- Develop and execute new Quality Assurance programs for continuous improvement of company products and operations
- Oversee plant(s) compliance and interactions with Quality Assurance
- Assure facility(s) meets all requirements related to product safety as related to HACCP, AIB standards, and general employee safety
The qualified QA/QC Manager Food Manufacturing candidate will have:
- Minimum of BS Degree in Food Science or Food Chemistry
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Working knowledge of sensory evaluation theory and methodology
- Ability to use, analyze and interpret sensory evaluation techniques and data collected from such testing
- Lab equipment and procedures: Brabender amylograph/farinograph, moisture tester, and solid fat index determination; CEM moisture/fat analyzer; Bradley sonic sifter; Buchi protein analyzer; Goldfish fat extractor; Percon Inframatic 8620; Brinkmann pH meter; Mettler dropping point apparatus; Brookfield Viscometer and Rdesign Risograph.
- Nutritional Analysis using the Genesis Program
Industry: Food and Beverage, QA, QC