• Lead a team of Quality Technicians and Quality Leads that are responsible for the quality and product safety programs to ensure compliance with ADM, regulatory and customer requirements.
• Main point of contact for customers directly overseeing product management
  • Connect with customers under a quality agreement any deviations as defined in the agreement
  • Write validation procedures, route for approval to meet customer expectations
  • Lead all aspects of management of change approval with customers on equipment changes that directly impact their products
• Provide quality trainings to new hires, contractors and refresher training as needed and maintain training records
• Lead monthly GMP plant inspections per divisional requirements
• Prepare the facility for compliance during customer audits and third party certifications (HACCP, SQF, SFSF, FAMI-QS, Organic)
  • Lead the facility during audits and certifications
• Lead the facility through FDA and scored internal audits
• Investigate manufacturing errors and complete proper reports including, yield instigations, CAPA reports.
  • Use deviation reports to support the disposition of the product and approve the release or disposal of the product
• Conduct complaint investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective actions
  • Develop a plan to eliminate the root cause and follow through with implementation
• Verify quality and product safety checks are properly completed to meet procedural requirements such as; sequencing, bin checks, magnet checks, etc.,
• Schedule monitoring activities such as; carryover studies, uniformity studies, scale checks, and traceability as necessary
• Ensure equipment validation procedures for high risk products are completed
• Conduct internal housekeeping inspections on a monthly basis to ensure that quality and product safety are maintained, develop corrective actions for inspection findings.
• Oversee Pest Control Program
  • Follow up on recommendations and Corrective Actions
• PCQI Coordinator
  • Maintain the food safety plan, ensure control points are being handled per program requirements, risk assessments are accurate and up to date
  • Coordinate routine food safety meetings
• FSMA/PCQI Coordinator
  • Program is maintained current and control points being run
  • Conduct routine FSMA meetings and provide routine performance reports
  • Assign and verify Monthly Food Safety Audit Deficiencies
• Assist operations with rework disposition.
• Maintain product assay data in a shareable format/summary, compare analytical results to specifications, create COAs as necessary, and identify trends and improvement opportunities
• Maintain the "Formal Release" program
• Establish and maintain product sampling matrices, product specifications and sight samples, communicate revisions to necessary personnel as needed.
• Lead product recalls from the plant level with guidance from divisional resources when necessary
• Develop and maintain site specific work instructions
• Ensure product assays are completed and failing assays results are followed up on
• Solid understanding of NIR technology as it applies to the pet food industry
• Give direction for sample retains, product testing, required for divisional programs
• Various tasks as assigned

• BS degree in Feed Science or related experience AND/OR 5+ years in quality experience in feed/food
• Knowledge of FDA and State Regulatory Requirements
• Trained in Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI)
• Team Player
• Decisive and results oriented
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to lead, coach, build consensus and lead change among a team of production/sales/quality colleagues.
• Strong analytical problem solving/root cause analysis skills
• Highly organized
• Effective use of Microsoft office applications

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