Quality Manager
at Brightpath Associates LLC
in
Perham,
Minnesota
Posted in Other 3 days ago.
Type: full-time
Job Description:
Essential Responsibilities:
- Focus on safety and incident reduction at KCC
- Implement process to ensure overall quality and consistency of product leaving the facility. Ensure development and training for quality personnel
- Enforce all safety, sanitation and GMP policies
- Represent Kenny's Candy & Confections during customer and trade organization audits
- Oversee nonconforming and posi-hold product and processes
- Lead Materials Review Board activities to ensure product placed on hold is dispositioned in a timely manner
- Conduct on-going shelf life testing and other shelf life studies as required by customers
- Develop, implement and improve quality-monitoring procedures, specifications and process improvements
- Inspect product at various stages to ensure it meets standards
- Work with supply chain staff to establish quality requirements for suppliers
- Investigate and respond to customer complaints
- Perform root cause analysis and lead process improvement defects
- Communicate with management information about quality issues, new items, and other issues as needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in food science or 5-10 years QA work experience in food or related industry
- Working knowledge of QA procedures, statistical analysis, process capability study, process control and analytical measurement
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Well-developed organizational skills
- Experience with developing people and team skills, must show leadership ability
- Must be self-motivated, proactive and flexible
- Basic computer skills; knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
- Advanced certifications and food industry experience is a plus
- Customer facing experience is beneficial