Job Description

Food manufacturing experience and Food Science Degree required.

A premium, fully-cooked frozen food manufacturer, has immediate openings for an Assistant Quality Manager. You'll work in a safe, high-end environment.

Education / Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science or a related field
• SQF Practitioner Certificate Preferred
• Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills
• Minimum of 2 years' or more managing Quality and Food Safety Operations in a USDA food-manufacturing facility

Job Responsibilities

• Participate in the preparation and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all tasks related to Food Quality and Food Safety.
• Assist with food safety and quality audits performed by regulatory agencies (USDA, FDA, Health Department, Virginia Department of Agriculture, Military Veterinary Command) and third party certifying auditing companies, and customers' audits.
• Oversees some or all pre-requisite programs (maintenance, supplier approval, pest control, sanitation, environmental and product testing, allergen programs...)
• Performs general daily Quality Control tasks based on established procedures.
• Monitors food processing procedures by all plant employees to ensure regulatory compliance while producing premium full-cooked sous vide products.
• Participate in the preparation and implementation of SOPs for all tasks related to Food Quality and Food Safety.
• Responsible for maintaining the QA programs in compliance with SQF food safety and quality codes, and ensure it is effective through verification and validation.
• Investigate customer complaints and internal non-conformities while working with all operations departments, determine root cause analysis, implement corrective action and follow up on the efficiency of the changes made.
• Identify the need for improvement of current programs and implement the necessary changes while properly communicating with Quality Assurance and Production Management teams.

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