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Perfetti Van Melle · 1 day ago

Sr Quality Manager NA

Cincinnati Metro

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Perfetti Van Melle is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of confectionery and chewing gum. They are seeking a Senior Quality Manager NA who will lead all North America quality and food safety teams, manage the QA and QC teams, and ensure the implementation of quality standards across multiple sites.

Food and Beverage

Responsibilities

Lead all North America (US, Mexico, & Canada) quality and food safety teams

Oversee the management & development of the QA and QC Teams in TOL, ERL and RFD

Lead and own Quality & Food Safety Program for all PVM products produced in NA

Lead integration strategy for NA Quality Assurance/Systems and Quality Control across all three sites

Work with Quality Managers in all three NA factories to identify & standardize best practices, share learnings, etc

Serve as NA central point of contact with Global Quality to ensure collaboration occurs and Global Quality Policies/Procedures are implemented across all 3 NA factories

Partner with Customer Care to follow up on consumer and customer complaints; key responsibilities include quality & food safety investigation and corrective action plan

Lead development of Quality & Food Safety training for Quality & Food Safety Department, LRDQ Team, Manufacturing employees, & all other PVM factory on-site employees, including temporary employees

Act as primary liaison with external contacts regarding any quality issue - FDA, third party auditors, regional food safety authorities, suppliers, co-packers, other PVM operating companies, customers and consumers

Partner with R&D & Package Development in development of quality standards for new products and leads quality & food safety risk assessment for all new products

Manage Quality & Food Safety Department budget (food safety, external quality, quality lab, document control)

Lead food safety & quality performance & capability evaluations/audits of suppliers & co-packers

Partner with Global and Regional Procurement to help ensure that supplier selection will consistently meet PVM quality requirements and on-going Quality & Food Safety feedback in provided via the Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) process

Qualification

Quality MethodologyFood Safety StandardsQuality Assurance SystemsTeam LeadershipGFSIHACCPLean ManufacturingFDA RegulationsInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational SkillsProblem SolvingCross Functional Collaboration

Required

Minimum 10-12 years of experience in a manufacturing plant as well as experience managing the QA and QC functions

Minimum 5 years of team leadership required

Very strong expertise and understanding of Quality Methodology and systems, including GFSI, HACCP, GMP, FDA regulations, OSHA and EPA

Understanding and proven ability to apply the principals of TQM, SPC & Lean Manufacturing

Technical expertise and strong understanding in all areas of food Quality Assurance/Systems and Quality Control

High level of management and interpersonal skills with ability to manage others with technical backgrounds; train, mentor, and support department members, including development and succession planning across all NA sites

Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities and set common priorities for multiple factory teams

Team building and influencing skills, as well as orientation, to ensure Quality and Operations are operating in common, collaborative and connected across multiple factory sites and always protecting the Company and individual Brand reputations

Experienced working within global networks and leading teams with members in multiple countries or regions

Experience in defining, negotiating and communicating strategic directions to senior leadership in key technical spaces (CAPA, allergen management, auditing, QC definition and ownership, SPC, training, software/hardware choices, documentations)

In depth knowledge of FDA regulations, required

Strong communicator with an emphasis on problem solving and cross functional collaboration

Strong experience working with suppliers including resolution of quality issues, audits, etc

Experience in working with multifunctional teams (marketing, manufacturing, engineering, R&D)

Ability to travel domestically and internationally