QA Manager / SQF Practitioner
- Las Vegas, NV
- $69,449-90,283 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide system guidance for SQF systems, food safety plans, quality programs, including implementation, staff training and documentation
- Provide facility food safety and quality leadership
- Provide communication between food safety and operations which includes sanitation and working on special projects
- Update SQF systems and food safety plans as requirements/rules and product lines and ingredient changes occur
- Assist with annual SQF system and food safety plan reassessment
- Assure programs, policies and procedures are compliant and kept current
- Liaison to regulatory, customer, internal and 3rd party audits
- Perform internal audits (Glass & Brittle Plastic, GMPs, Pest Control, Food Defense, Allergen Control, Label Verification, Receiving, etc.)
- Maintain current library for all GMPs, SOPs, and SSOPs; manage GMP training and refresher training
- Responsible for implementation and oversight of all programs, SOPs, GMPs related to the food safety management system for their department
- Bachelors degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or Meat Science OR 2 year degree (Associate Science)
- 1+ years' experience in a management or supervisory role in a food manufacturing and/or food distribution facility
- Excellent knowledge of HACCP & HARPC and experience in implementation of Food Safety Management Plans
- Knowledge of a recognized GFSI audit scheme (i.e. SQF, BRC, ISO)
- Certification by recognized HACCP training provider required. (Meat, Poultry)
- Working knowledge of FDA regulations and guidelines for food manufacturing
- PCQI certification
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office programs
- Must have the ability to communicate in English orally and in writing with coworkers, regulatory officials, and plant management
- Shows initiative and able to work as part of a team; communicates effectively
- Excellent organization and decision-making skills
- Must have the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Fluency in Spanish both verbal and written
- GFSI schema training desired (SQF, BRC, etc.)
- Regularly required to use hands to feel, grab, or operate objects, tools, and controls while reaching with hands and arms
- Frequently required to stand, communicate, and listen.
- Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Able to perform repetitive movements
- Able to work in variable temperatures (cold/hot)