Assistant Quality Manager

Assistant Quality Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 1½-3 years or High School diploma/GED with 5½-7 years of Quality Systems and Food Safety experience in flour milling or related manufacturing industry
• Knowledge of the following programs: Food Safety Plan, Integrated Pest Management, Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Microbiology and Chemistry, FDA and USDA Regulatory requirements
• Demonstrated ability to interact with customers and help solve problems
• PCQI and HACCP certification

Responsibilities

• Analyze, interpret, and implement Quality/Food Safety policies and customer standards
• Manage the wheat pipeline to ensure wheat shipped to the mill meets customer needs, optimizes mill performance, and is in alignment with regulatory standards
• Maintain customer audit programs and agreed 3rd party certification
• Manage customer documentation, specifications, and ensure active customer support
• Build relationships with local customers to uncover opportunities that lead to value creation and strengthen ties between our companies
• Ownership within Integrated Pest Management
• Maintain compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, quality specifications, safety standards, and sanitation practices

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of management experience
• Knowledge of Grain Market
• Experience working effectively with customers, including solving customer problems
• Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing processes and operations; ability to deliver aligned and effective processes
• Experience teaching and training others on food safety
• Knowledge of GFSI Audit Standards
• Experience with project management, including applying structured approach to planning, administering and completing projects successfully
• Demonstrated understanding of Statistical Process Control and ability to complete elementary statistical analysis