Saputo is looking for a Quality Manager to safeguard product safety and quality, ensuring production and distribution meet or exceed all quality standards, while also overseeing a continuous quality improvement program.
Requirements
- Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Possesses a working knowledge of sanitation systems, techniques and procedures.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to understand cost containment and budgetary principles.
- Supervises the appropriate chemical, bacteriological, sensory, antibiotic and utilization tests on raw materials and pasteurized products.
- Ensures adherence to appropriate regulations and Company standards for raw milk quality.
Responsibilities
- Manages the operation of the plant laboratory, including ensuring supplies and equipment are available.
- Ensures product safety, regulatory compliance, and compliance with company standards as stated in the Quality Assurance Manual, Laboratory Manual, and Company directives.
- Drives Continuous Improvement efforts in product quality/performance and process optimization.
- Oversee quality control systems to include hold programs and traceability exercises; lab procedures; food safety programs, including FMSA compliance; product functionality evaluations; process verification programs; internal and external audits, and environmental microbiological monitoring programs.
- Review and maintain all quality control test results.
- Evaluates analytical testing results and disposition of finished product to ensure customer specifications are met.
- Reviews all product labels used in the facility and ensures adherence to regulatory and Company standards.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in a science-based area of study and a minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience.
- Internal Candidates: A minimum of 5 years hands-on plant experience in the dairy plant or food industry operations, with a minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience.
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
- Possesses understanding of the basics of change management.
- Skill in organization and prioritization, and attention to detail.
