QA Team Leader

• Supervises the activities of the Quality Shift Leads, QA Document Controls by scheduling coverage, assigning work, providing appropriate training in Glanbia/site-specific SOPs, SWIs, OPLs and GFSI Food Safety and Quality Systems.
• Responsible for all other supervisory activities including, but not limited to, labor budget management, performance evaluation, hiring, discipline, coaching, training and development and termination recommendation.

• Coordinates with production the monitoring of processes and procedures to ensure products are manufactured in conformance with Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Safety Practices and customer specifications.
• Ensures the execution and efficacy of key QSL tasks such as the sampling and assessment of production samples to ensure that products meet internal and customer-specific food safety & quality standards; propose improvement plans when gaps or improvement opportunities are discerned.
• Ensures customer/internal records are reviewed and submitted on a timely basis. Report and create corrective actions for deficiencies and missing data.
• Colloborates with other Quality sub-teams to manage release of finished products after proper record review.
• Administers the product hold, rework, return and recall program.
• Reviews and updates work aids (instructions, charts, manuals, bulletins, code date calendars, etc.) essential for verification of product quality.
• Utilize SPC and other statistical tools to improve areas within the QA function. Collaborate with other Quality Team members or cross-functional team members to produce and distribute reports analyzing food safety and quality compliance trends, efficacy and efficiency improvement as well as cost-savings opportunities. Report routinely to management where unacceptable QA or Food Safety results or improvement recommendations have been identified.
• Prepares reports that document testing activities, test results, and operational issues involving product quality and safety and present to factory, Plant Management and Corporate.
• Facilitates transitions between shifts and seamless handoffs and communicate key information to peers, team members and Production Management.
• Communicate effectively with the department, factory, Plant Management and Corporate. Acts as a communication liaison between management and quality staff to support corporate and plant-driven initiatives.
• Utilize the Glanbia Root Cause Analysis process for the investigation of consumer and customer complaints and quality related losses. Develops, uploads/presents corrective actions, monitors for effectiveness and generates trending reports.
• Ensures an active GMP and internal quality audit program in compliance with the Glanbia Quality policies and the latest edition of the SQF 2000 Level 3 code.
• Ensures review, verification and update of HACCP/HARPC plans, SOPs as needed; leads the training of associates at all levels on quality programs as directed.
• Participates in continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities and recommending changes primarily within own area of responsibility in order to improve Quality metrics and KPIs in the factory.
• Utilizes the Glanbia Management of Change process to document and validate Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Assists in the development of and operation of QM Pillar and the associated team activities.
• Supports factory traceability exercises.
• Supports in all regulatory, third party and customer audits and inspections as directed.
• Manages relationships with internal and external customers, suppliers, colleagues, and support services to ensure achievement of departmental and company-wide targets.
• Supports in training programs for all plant individuals on food safety and quality related topics.
• Supports in special projects and generates summary of projects’ performance.
• Maintains a safe work environment at all times by having safe work instructions, practices, and procedures in place for Quality Shift Leads and ensuring that employees are trained to understand and comply with those procedures. Apply corrective action consistently when required. Report all unsafe working conditions immediately to Management.
• Serves as a backup for the QA Manager and perform QA Manager duties and responsibilities in his/her absence.
• FSP Team Member
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• A minimum of 2 years of related, food manufacturing experience. Supervisory of hourly employees preferred.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to define problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Ability to work with amino acids, vitamins and fine chemicals in powder and liquid form as well as allergen products.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and written
• Computer skills and proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Moderate typing skills (40 wpm)
• Experience with SAP is preferred

• Regularly involves talking or listening, sitting, and the use of hands and fingers.
• Regularly involves going up and down stairs.
• Frequently involves reaching with hands and arms, standing and walking.
• Occasionally involves crouching, stooping, kneeling and/or climbing or balancing.

• Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 20 pounds.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers, and perceives attributes of objects and materials.
• Involves moderate physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of a primarily administrative nature.
• Should be able to identify and distinguish colors, see clearly at 20 inches or closer and 20 feet or more, observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point, judge distances and spatial relationships, and adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus.

Nearest Major Market: Corona
Nearest Secondary Market: Los Angeles