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Branding Iron Holding, LLC · 2 days ago

QA Manager

Rochester, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $100K/yr

5+ years exp

Branding Iron Holdings has been producing high-quality beef and pork products for over 60 years, focusing on building internal talent and leveraging unique product lines. The QA Manager will be responsible for establishing a quality assurance system, promoting customer satisfaction, and leading continuous improvement efforts at their Rochester, Minnesota facility.

Brand MarketingFood and BeverageFood ProcessingPersonal Branding

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, manage and integrate a HACCP program for manufacturing

Serve as the primary quality control resource for problem identification, resolution, loss reporting and continuous improvement

Act as USDA liaison

Support concurrent engineering efforts by participating in design development projects representing quality assurance and the customer

Design implement and document procedures for process control, process improvement, testing and inspection

Establish and implement metrics (process capability, control charts, measurement quality) for monitoring system effectiveness and to enable managers to make sound product quality decisions

Perform root-cause analysis and other problem-solving activities to identify effective corrective actions and process improvements

Establish collection and analysis systems of statistical data to predict trends that will affect improvement of product quality

Analyze customers’ product specifications to establish efficient, cost-effective requirements for ease of manufacture and reproducibility

Develop quality planning methods for all product lines

Develop process certification standards and assist in process certification

Monitor vendor performance and establish criteria and rating system for critical vendors

Review customer purchase orders, contracts and change requests and ensure that the necessary criteria and provisions are included in quality and process plans

Interact with customers to identify opportunities to improve quality and establish feedback with manufacturing and development personnel

Oversee calibration and testing programs

Report to management on quality issues, trends and losses

Review suppliers purchase orders and establish supplier quality requirements

Participate in internal and external quality audits

Interface with supplier and customer quality representatives concerning problems with quality control and assure that effective corrective action is implemented

All other reasonable duties, as assigned

Qualification

HACCP implementationFood Safety programsQuality systems designStatistical process controlInspection methodsComputer skillsGeneral safety requirementsCommunication