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BUD ANTLE, INC. Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager in Springfield, Ohio
Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager Category QA/Food Safety - Plant All Locations 600 Benjamin Dr., Springfield, Ohio Position Type Full-Time/Regular Tracking Code 852 GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PRIMARY PURPOSE: The position is responsible for managing the FSQA program for the value-added manufacturing facilities. The FSQA Manager works as a liaison between customers and internal business teams to ensure all regulatory, 3rd Party and Dole quality & food safety standards are met or exceeded. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS/DUTIES OF THE POSITION: * Ensure compliance with Federal (FDA and USDA for facilities with RTE salad bowls with animal protein), State and local regulations. * Responsible for managing customer and consumer food safety and quality complaints including investigations, data analysis/trending and responding to complaints. * Ensure all Dole manufacturing facilities follow Dole quality and food safety requirements. * Maintain the food safety and HACCP plans for the facility. * Identify areas of microbial risk and ensure corrective actions are implemented. * Provide internal and external quality & food safety training. * Manage, implement, maintain quality & food safety related policies. * Supervise and train salaried and hourly employees within the FSQA departments. * Act as liaison with federal and state agencies to ensure compliance with regulatory issues. * Must be willing to travel to any of Dole value-added manufacturing facilities, as needed. * Ensure customer requests related to quality & food safety are completed appropriately and timely. * Prepare and manage department budgets. * Follow all food safety requirements and GMP's as applicable for this position. * Evaluate and recommend new processes that will increase efficiencies for the business. * Ensure the FSQA department follows compliance with third party auditing schemes. * Leverage internal and external data to drive continuous improvement. * Serve as a resource for equipment commissioning & decommissioning activities. * Other duties as assigned. Required Skills JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES: * Minimum of three to five years in a FSQA related field. * Three to five years of supervision experience required. * Produce or high-risk FSQA related experience preferred. * Manufacturing FSQA related experience, strongly preferred. * Technical knowledge of regulatory requirements, inclusive of FSMA, HACCP, microbial hazards, hygienic design, third party auditing entities, sanitation procedures and plant operations. * Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required. * Must have the ability to make decisions, appear for work on time, follow directions, interact well with co-workers, understand, and follow posted work rules/procedures. * Must be self-motivated and able to keep projects moving forward under stressful conditions. Changing priorities will be a persistent factor. * Ability to work and adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic environment. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to lift up to 10-25 pounds, identify and distinguish colors, and works in extreme cold some of the time. (Notification required due to the Americans With Disabilities Act). WORK HOUR & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: * Flexibility to work various hours/days as needed as well as more than 40 hours per week. * Ability to travel - up to 30% required. Required Experience EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION: BA/BS degree in Microbiology, Food Sciences, Agriculture, or related field is required. PAY RATE: $115,000 - $125,000 Annually EEO STATEMENT: We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualif