QA Manager

The Quality Assurance Manager is primarily responsible for the overall operations of the QA Department, including regulatory and quality programs, while ensuring customer requirements are met.

• Manage and direct QA department and food safety processes
• Ensure compliance with customer quality requirements, acting as liaison between customers and facility
• Ensure compliance with federal, poultry, sanitation and HACCP regulations, acting as liaison between FSIS and facility
• Ensure successful development, implementation and maintenance of food safety systems
• Oversee HACCP Coordinator in verification of documented corrective and preventive measures for SSOP and HACCP programs, ensuring regulatory requirements are met
• Participate in development of testing method(s), data collection, and other information
• Facilitate team meetings for audit preparation
• Manage and provide leadership and direction for QA team
• Spearhead customer, corporate and third party audits
• Control cost and manage resources within established goals
• All other relevant tasks as needed

• Bachelor’s degree in Poultry, Food, Animal Science or other closely related field
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills
• HACCP certification from a HACCP Alliance Approved Instructor
• 3 years QA managerial or supervisory experience
• 3 years Quality Assurance experience, preferably within poultry or meat processing environment
• Excellent computer skills, with advanced Excel reporting knowledge and capabilities

Typical office environment within a plant setting:

• Use of computer, telephone and other office equipment
• May encounter frequent interruptions throughout the work day
• Regularly required to sit, talk, and listen
• Repetitive hand motions, and occasional standing, walking, reaching, and lifting up to 20 lbs
• Exposure to noise levels greater than 85 decibels
• Exposure to strong, raw meat odor

• Promotional Career Opportunities
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Voluntary Life & Disability Insurance
• 401k Savings Plan
• Paid Weekly
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Purchase Program
• Cobra Insurance Cost Reimbursement

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned, to ensure workload coverage. This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee, and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.

Koch Foods participates in the E-Verify system and uses all tools made available by the federal government to confirm the employment eligibility of all employees. All applicants are required to provide documentation proving their employment eligibility, and all offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the E-Verify process. U.S. law requires companies to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States – either U.S. citizens, or foreign citizens who have the necessary authorization.

Koch Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.