Job DescriptionTitle: QA Manager (Quality Assurance) Company: Kruger Foods Location: Stockton, CA, UNITED STATES Post Date: 2010-10-19 |
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At Kruger Foods you’ll work for a highly respected food company serving national brands. Here you will find the stability of an established business. We’ve been making pickles for 80 years in an affordable community with a high quality of life. Our company offers a real opportunity to be a part of a group that believes continuous improvement is both possible and exactly what we need to continue to be a successful company. The Quality Assurance Manager will be overseeing a team of experience technicans, working as a key member of managment, will be supported by our current Quality Assurance Manager whom is being been promoted, and have regular contact with the owners of the company. The Job: - Oversee the Quality Program - Review existing quality assurance policies update/modify as need. - Ensure compliance with all FDA and other applicable government statures and regulation - Implement and ensure quality improvements, HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points, SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) and Food Safety Programs - Direct the Quality Control Technicians in completion of assigned tasks in a timely manner - Oversee sanitation department and conduct or make arrangements for sanitation training - Conduct periodic internal plant inspections - Conduct and represent the company during 3rd Party Audits approximately 5-10 per year - Complete Process Filings with the State of California and FDA as needed. - Travel to Customer Sites 3-8 times a year to participate in product cuttings with all suppliers of similar product - Perform Quality, GMP, and other training for all employees - Develop new products, often modeled on existing product for customers assure that the products meet food safety and customer requirements. - Direct special projects such as developing quality procedures for new products and performing product shelf life studies. - Collect investigate and troubleshoot customer complaints. - Develop knowledge and expertise in pickles and acidified foods become a resource for others to learn from - Other duties as assigned What were looking for: - Bachelors Degree in Science or related field - 5 to 7 years of Experience in Food industry - Supervisory Experience - Good Communication Skills - Ability to communicate with direct reports, co-workers, customers and management - Excellent Writing Skills - Good interpersonal skills - Interest in developing new skills in team members - Ability to hold self and others accountable - Practical - Excellent Math Skills - Understanding of ratios and statistics - Attention to detail - Bi-lingual a plus (English/Spanish) - Ability to lift 50 pounds Full-time Permanent Employee Benefits Include: Paid Vacation Paid Sick/Personal Time Holiday Pay Medical/ Dental Benefits 401 K Profit sharing Salary Range: $55,000 to $65,000 per Year DOE Equal Opportunity Kruger Foods, Inc. offers equal opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, age, marital or veteran's status, sex, national origin, disability, or any other legally protected status. It is the policy of this company to consider all applications for employment based on their qualifications as relates to the essential functions of the job. All statements made by applicants for employment on the questioniare and application form are subject to verification. ABOUT THIS QUESTIONNAIRE You will find questions about shift preferences, communication skills, and previous experience in different areas of a manufacturing environment. We do not expect one person to do or have done anywhere near everything in this questionnaire. The questionnaire should take 20- 30 minutes to complete. |
