Ken's Foods · 1 month ago
Quality Assurance Team Leader (Shift Manager)
Mcdonough, GA 30253, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expKen's Foods is seeking a Quality Assurance Team Leader responsible for developing and coaching a staff of QA Technicians while managing the Plant's Quality Control and Quality Assurance programs. The role involves ensuring compliance with company and government procedures, inspecting and auditing quality performance across various phases of production, and maintaining food safety standards.
Food ProcessingRetail
Responsibilities
Maintain and grow our Safety Culture assuring Food Safety and a safe work environment in alignment with our 5 Principles
Comply with Food Safety Practices, maintain SQF certification through compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Quality Procedures, SQF requirements and good housekeeping. Plant should always be prepared for inspections or tours
Support the plant’s SQF certification program
Recognizing QA policies, procedures, and directives for development and compliance whilst providing feedback and follow up to ensure proper corrective action is achieved
Coaching and development of all QA Technicians so they can monitor and validate plant quality process and procedures
Focus on continual growth of our Quality at the Source program, ensuring that the program is effective,and the Processing and Packaging Team Members are preforming their own quality checks
Communicate information amongst departments by identifying and troubleshooting problems in the production process
Prepare necessary reports and provide regular feedback to keep management informed of business detail
Perform various duties under the direction of the Quality Assurance Department Manager
Ensures compliance with corporate standards and systems to monitor food safety, food safety culture, quality and facility cleanliness
Commitment to safety begins with management. Managers and frontline supervisors are accountable for creating and maintaining a culture of Safety and assuring a safe work environment
Other duties as assigned
Ensure all work is completed in a safe and sanitary manner
Follow all Ken’s Foods SQF, Food Defense and GMP policies
Report any suspicious activities anywhere in or around the plant
Assign and mentor team members to perform pre-start up inspections to ensure no product contamination risk exists and the area is in sanitary condition
Directly oversee employees in the Quality Assurance Department. Carries out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; coaching and development of team; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving obstacles
Qualification
Required
Related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Minimum Required Years: 1
Maximum Required Years: 2
Bachelor's Degree
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Ability to stand, walk, and talk or hear regularly
Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl occasionally
Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds occasionally
Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
Ability to perform tasks involving high levels of cognitive function and judgment
Not mentally or physically impaired from any cause that can adversely affect ability to safely and competently perform the duties of the position
Ability to take prompt and appropriate response to operating conditions
Ability to work in an unfatigued state
Ability to accurately gauge lengths of time and distance
Ability to quickly store and recall instructions in one's short term memory
Ability to concentrate
Ability to cope with sudden changes in surrounding and/or emergency situations and/or alarms
Demonstrated caring, committed and concerned attitude about safety
Company
Ken's Foods
Ken's Foods is a food production company that produces sauces and marinades.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Gary Beisaw
Chief People Officer
John Pritchard
Chief Marketing Officer
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