Job Responsibilities & Essential Job Functions:
Oversee the day-to-day Quality Assurance programs, including food safety, product testing, product release, and compliance to regulatory requirements. Assist and coordinate regulatory audits with the Quality Assurance Manager.
Directly responsible for the day-to-day management of the QA Laboratory Staff.
Manage, oversee, and audit the Valley Milk product testing programs.
Maintain product testing and calibration procedures.
Disposition product for release as well as oversee the COA process.
Review and sign all lab and food safety documentation.
Assist the Quality Assurance Manager with foreign material and food safety events, product recalls, traceability, and mock recalls.
Maintain current knowledge of trends and changes affecting food safety and USDA plant compliance.
Complete food safety audits and associated reporting as required.
Oversee the Milk Quality program to include the quality bonus to haulers and weekly quality reports.
Maintain and continue development of FDA, USDA, and international food regulatory compliance programs
Coordinate and assist Quality Assurance Manager to ensure plant facilities are audited and improvements are implemented to Housekeeping/Food Safety Plan/Food Quality Plan
Responsible for overseeing the inventory of laboratory supplies, chemicals and consumables and product testing budget.
Provide production with weekly/daily quality reports during production meetings.
Report off specification product and determine disposition.
Communicate all quality issues in a timely manner.
Trend and develop monthly quality reports.
Support the sales team and Quality manager with quality system request from customers.