CPS, Inc. (Consumer Products Laboratory Division)

Director Quality Assurance

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• Job ID:410.08 RH
• Date:12/01/2008
• Location:Macedon
• State:New York
• Degree:B.S./B.A.
• Major:related science/quality assurance

Salary/Compensation:

90-110K

Job Types:

Director/VP Quality Assurance, Quality Control/Quality Assurance

Manage the quality assurance and sanitation groups including leadership for the development, implementation, and coordination of company wide food saftey, quality and sanitation systems/programs to prevent or eliminate defects and inconsistencies in new or existing products while ensuring compliance with federal codes and regulations. Establishes the strategy and direction for these respective areas to achieve key business objectives by performing the followind duties: -Manage employees who are engaged in activities pertaining to the saftey and quality of food products. Plan, assign, and direct the work of subordanate staff. Resolve employee grievances, as necessary. Assist with analyzing/interpreting data to assure sensory targets are maintained. -Develop key metrics with subordinate staff that are aligned with company objectives including quality holds, waste, AIB or other audit targets, CIP downtime, HACCP targets, ect. Formulate and establish department goals and objectives and assure accountablilty for their successful outcomes. -Be the QA/food saftey role model for the organization and provide hands on guidance and support for the quality principals of the company. -Provide leadership for all the QA & Sanitation relations both internally and externally and oversee all food saftey & quality audit initiatives including 3rd party, consumer, internal, ect. -Support and initiate change in QA and sanitation to promote continuous improvement. Manage the evaluation of continuous improvement and recommend capital requirements as justified by the business plan. Conduct appropriate benchmarking to evaluate and present opportunities. -Develop and implement QA & Sanitation department procedures and process including: HACCP, GMP'S, food saftey initiatives and programs, pest control, SOP'S, internal audits, ect. -Analyze, evaluate and present information concerning the cost of quality including recommended improvements. -Utilize root cause analysis and other quality/problem solving techniques to resolve quality issues including product holds, customer complaints, GMP'S, issues, ect. -Oversee analytical and micro laboratories to assure required objectives are met. -Develop the fiscal QA & Sanitation budget and assure they are met and improved upon. -Oversee the audit and approval of vendors related to their ability to meet our quality standards. -Support management meetings with department heads to establish, delineate, and review policies, pertaining to QA and Sanitation objectives. Provides ongoing communication of depts. Performance toward its key measures to senior management. -Coach and encourage subordinate staff. -Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company's policies and applicable state and federal laws. -Monitor employees attendance. Review and approve vacation time. Verify and sign time cards. -Evaluate and appraise employees' performance and follow-up with proper documentation. -Administer and document disciplinary procedures, both verbal and written, when necessary. -Participate in planning personnel and plant saftey activities and ensure compliance to applicable saftey regulations.

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