Penmac Staffing is currently seeking Canndidates for a Quality Coordinator in Aurora, MO.
Summary:
Provides leadership and coordination of food safety and quality activities to support the Aurora manufacturing facility. This includes oversight and execution of Food Safety Programs, CGMPs and continuous improvement activities that drive improved quality and performance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:
- Monitor and maintain food safety and HACCP Programs in compliance with GFSI certification requirements.
- Coordinates the environmental monitoring program at the Aurora facility including performing swabbing activities, collecting samples, ensuring proper testing is performed and tracking/trending results.
- Assists with investigations and CAPA for food safety and quality issues and customer complaints to ensure root cause is found and sustainable corrective actions implemented.
- Train and develop site employees on food safety and environmental programs and topics as necessary to drive food safety and quality culture.
- Serves as support for maintaining pest control program at the facility through the contracted pest control company.
- Supports the AFB Quality Management System (QMS) and collaborates with other facilities and Corporate Quality Assurance to ensure all practices are executed in accordance with these standards.
- Lead cross-functional food safety team, ensure food safety audits are conducted at specified frequencies with timely and sustainable corrective actions implemented.
- Develop, review and revise SOPs related to Operations, Food Safety, and Quality as required.
- Implement food safety policies and quality programs as needed.
- Responsible for ensuring GMP requirements are adequately met and maintained at the plants.
- Generate and distribute comprehensive reports for but not limited to Food Safety, and Environmental Monitoring.
- Participates and/or assists in preparation for internal and external Quality audits, including customer audits, certification audits, regulatory audits, and corporate compliance audits.
- Actively support and participate on cross-functional teams as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
No supervisory responsibilities: does include leadership expectations for cross-functional teams, which includes responsibility for the overall direction, coordination, and delegation of these team members by carrying out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include planning, assigning, and directing work, addressing complaints and resolving problems among team members.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Education and/or Experience Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in a Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Science or related field required.
- Three (3) years of progressive, professional level industry experience in quality and/or food safety required.
- Knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, and Food Safety required.
- Knowledge of ISO and SQF Certification preferred.
- Prior Lean Six Sigma knowledge is highly desired; Black Belt or Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma preferred but not required.
- Experience in a food production environment desired.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities To perform this job successfully, an individual should have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Strong working knowledge of HACCP, GMPs and Food Safety
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal relations skills.
- Advanced computer skills in Windows and Internet applications, as well as MS Office applications such as Word, Excel, and Power Point.
- Ability to maintain accurate records relating to jobs as they are planned performed and completed. Skill to use electronic means for recording data.
- Expert organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Travel is not required.
Core Company Skill Sets
- Communication - Anticipates information that is needed and meets the need with highly credible and insightful material; delivery is clear and concise. Expresses ideas enthusiastically and is an active listener. Successful candidate is an individual who is a visionary, adjusts communication style to stimulate feedback and prepares/delivers high impact presentations.
- Job Expertise - Extremely well-qualified; able to apply knowledge to champion individual projects to successful completion. Recognized by the industry and highly respected by peers as an expert in the field; often sought after for mentoring role inside the company or as an outside speaker. Well-rounded in other business areas, the successful candidate is an individual who is very current in field of expertise, leading developments and transferring skills and knowledge.
- Planning & Execution - Always establishes SMART goals, anticipates the unforeseen and develops viable contingency plans; conducts outstanding meetings that result in powerful decisions and actions; tenaciously follows through on commitments. The successful candidate leaves no stone unturned in achieving goals and often over-delivers against expectations; demonstrates a consistently high level of commitment and energy that inspires and motivates the rest of the organization.
- Customer Focus & Competitive Advantage - Understands customer needs exceptionally well, identifying/implementing solutions that meet or exceed those needs; engaged with customer visits and research. Conducts regular competitive activity updates; anticipates competitive moves in the market, making recommendations on appropriate responses. Leads the development of proprietary products, processes, and technology, yielding sustainable new advantages relative to competition. The successful candidate is an individual who champions new ideas, drives execution, and works with other departments to impact change; creates a flexible environment for continuous improvement to achieve long-term success for the whole company.
- Teamwork - Extremely reliable individual that always works toward team goals, actively participates in meetings and projects, volunteers for tasks, has information ready, often prior to the request. Willing to take a lead role in moving the project forward or to serve as a support member as required to meet the needs of the group and organization. Listens and communicates exceptionally well, effectively plans and follows up. Helps the team reach decisions and takes responsibility for own actions. The successful candidate constantly drives the organization towards the best results, supporting and stimulating colleagues, leading the team by example without placing themselves above the team.
Job Specific Skill Sets
- Adaptability - The Role Model responds positively to change. They adapt readily to different ways of doing things and maintain effectiveness when confronted with new work situations or the uncertainty and ambiguity that comes with change. They handle situations without overreacting or becoming emotional. They are open to new ideas, assignments and approaches. They adapt appropriately to competing demands and shifting priorities. They constructively deal with mistakes and setbacks. The role model provides people with feedback and advice to increase other's adaptability.
- Analyze issues and problem solving - The successful candidate quickly, completely, and accurately sorts through challenging and complex issues, often using sophisticated testing methods. They obtain relevant information through people and data, think logically and focusing on what is critical and important. They identify the root causes, generate reasonable alternatives and manage the buy-in and support/implementation of the chosen solution. They anticipate situations that could impact the organization, finding high-quality solutions before a problem arises.
- Attention to detail and accurate - The successful candidate identifies inconsistencies and/or errors in complex situations quickly; they ensure a high level of accuracy through thorough review and revision of material relating to projects, decisions and actions. They comply with the intent of policies, procedures and agreements. They ensure no detail is neglected to keep a project on target, reach a goal or meet a need. They coach employees at every level to be detail oriented and accurate.
- Building relationships - The Role Model works with others in order to achieve goals. They are committed to developing and maintaining respectful, productive relationships with others, recognizing the payoff in terms of support for the company objectives. They build relationships with people at all levels of the organization, and have a broad network in the industry, profession or with other business parties. They maintain positive relationships even under difficult or heated circumstances. They work with others to make work fun and enjoyable.
- Judgment and objectivity - The Role Model has good perspective, making difficult or far reaching decisions and giving high quality advice. They sort through complex issues, analyze problems, underlying issues and then make tough calls in a timely fashion; they grasp the specifics of a situation and step back to see the larger picture. They listen carefully; use a wide range of sources and questioning techniques to gather more detailed/accurate facts. They put themselves in the position of others to understand the effect of a decision and involve all people who are related to a certain situation. They curb impulsiveness and coach others in the organization to look at both sides of the coin before making a decision or a recommendation.