Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager

GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PRIMARY PURPOSE:

The position is responsible for managing the FSQA program for the value-added manufacturing facilities. The FSQA Manager works as a liaison between customers and internal business teams to ensure all regulatory, 3^rd Party and Dole quality & food safety standards are met or exceeded.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS/DUTIES OF THE POSITION:

* Ensure compliance with Federal (FDA and USDA for facilities with RTE salad bowls with animal protein), State and local regulations.

* Responsible for managing customer and consumer food safety and quality complaints including investigations, data analysis/trending and responding to complaints.

* Ensure all Dole manufacturing facilities follow Dole quality and food safety requirements.

* Maintain the food safety and HACCP plans for the facility.

* Identify areas of microbial risk and ensure corrective actions are implemented.

* Provide internal and external quality & food safety training.

* Manage, implement, maintain quality & food safety related policies.

* Supervise and train salaried and hourly employees within the FSQA departments.

* Act as liaison with federal and state agencies to ensure compliance with regulatory issues.

* Must be willing to travel to any of Dole value-added manufacturing facilities, as needed.

* Ensure customer requests related to quality & food safety are completed appropriately and timely.

* Prepare and manage department budgets.

* Follow all food safety requirements and GMP's as applicable for this position.

* Evaluate and recommend new processes that will increase efficiencies for the business.

* Ensure the FSQA department follows compliance with third party auditing schemes.

* Leverage internal and external data to drive continuous improvement.

* Serve as a resource for equipment commissioning & decommissioning activities.

* Other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

* Minimum of three to five years in a FSQA related field.

* Three to five years of supervision experience required.

* Produce or high-risk FSQA related experience preferred.

* Manufacturing FSQA related experience, strongly preferred.

* Technical knowledge of regulatory requirements, inclusive of FSMA, HACCP, microbial hazards, hygienic design, third party auditing entities, sanitation procedures and plant operations.

* Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required.

* Must have the ability to make decisions, appear for work on time, follow directions, interact well with co-workers, understand, and follow posted work rules/procedures.

* Must be self-motivated and able to keep projects moving forward under stressful conditions. Changing priorities will be a persistent factor.

* Ability to work and adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to lift up to 10-25 pounds, identify and distinguish colors, and works in extreme cold some of the time. (Notification required due to the Americans With Disabilities Act).
  
  

WORK HOUR & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

* Flexibility to work various hours/days as needed as well as more than 40 hours per week.

* Ability to travel - up to 30% required.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:

• BA/BS degree in Microbiology, Food Sciences, Agriculture, or related field is required.

PAY RATE:

• $115,000 - $125,000 Annually

EEO STATEMENT: We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.