Feed Mills Quality Assurance Manager

  • Full-time
  • PL-DEPT: 01-0725

Company Description

Foster Farms has been a family-owned and operated company for four generations. Since our founding days back in 1939, we have always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. The hope is that our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our people will shine through in everything we do.

We are always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms team. We offer the experience of a large organization, but operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage employees to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

Job Description

• Develop and implement a standardized Food Safety Plan that satisfies the requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act. Responsible for assisting the mill managers in education, implementation and program compliance in addition to record keeping and overseeing internal audits of processes and procedures at specified intervals. 

• Serve as a Product Safety Plant Team Leader Designee and Preventative Control Qualified Individual (FSMA) for the Poultry Feed Mill facilities.

• Conduct routine on-site internal audits of Poultry Feed Mills to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, customer required certifications, and company prescribed standards.

• Assist in development and implementation of Supplier Verification Program to meet FSMA requirements. 

• Assist Poultry Feed Mill management in implementing and maintaining the Standard Operating Procedures and work instructions necessary to achieve quality and product safety standards.

• Develop and implement product quality programs. Oversee ingredient and product sampling, perform quality measurements and prepare analysis for products to ensure compliance with all quality criteria. Create and/or maintain and manage appropriate paper and electronic documentation.

• Interface with departments responsible for the purchasing of ingredients to ensure prescribed quality standards are achieved.

• Conduct on-site audits of suppliers to ensure adherence to product quality and safety standards.  

• Assist with general problem solutions regarding plant processing, inventories, new systems, etc. 

• Maintain FDA annual registrations and Bioterrorism registrations for Poultry Feed Mill facilities

• Other Duties Assigned by Management


Qualifications

• BS Degree (preferably Food Science, Meat/Poultry Science, Chemistry or related field)

• Minimum 5 years Quality Management Experience, experience in the feed manufacturing preferred. 

• Must be detailed oriented, have strong mathematical and analytical aptitude. 

• Must have the ability to make sound judgment and good decisions regarding quality and wholesomeness of product. 

• Able to prioritize/adjust quickly to changing work environment with minimal supervision to meet changing plant needs.

• Experienced in FDA/CDFA/AAFCO/Organic Regulations, FSMA, GMP’s SSOP’s, SPC

• Able to work flexible hours

• Proficient use of PC including Excel, Word, Access, and Power point


Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new employees.

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