Quality Assurance Manager
Company: King & Prince Seafood
Location: Bellingham
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
Are you looking for a job with career advancement, full
benefits, and a fun, diverse team? King and Prince Seafood offers
all that and more!With over 65 years of experience and a commitment
to seafood sustainability, King and Prince provides great tasting,
high quality prepared food for restaurants, colleges and
universities, health care facilities, and other local and national
businesses.We offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits package
including a variety of healthcare, wellness, retirement programs,
services, and activities.Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Contributes to a positive and proactive safety culture.
Demonstrates strong commitment and leadership to providing a
sustainable, safe, and healthful work environment.
- Promotes, supports and ensures compliance with all food safety
and quality practices, policies, and initiatives.
- Fosters a work environment consistent with K&P pillars of
safety, quality, fairness, engagement and teamwork.
- Develops and maintains quality procedures in conformance with
all K&P, BRCGS, BAP and customer requirements.
- Manages the Environmental Monitoring Program, including
periodic review, trending, and leading the Micro response
team.
- Leads and supports the Bellingham team to root-cause analyze
and correct product non-conformances, and internal, regulatory
and/or 3rd party audit non-conformances.
- Leads the Quality Assurance team in the daily monitoring of
quality and food safety metrics and parameters; periodically
reviews QA and HACCP records and applicable production records for
product conformance to established specifications.
- Analyzes KPI variables to identify chronic problems that result
in poor quality, yield loss and rejections of finished
product.
- Coordinates activities and involvement with state, local and
federal regulatory agencies as per established company
procedures.
- Organizes and leads monthly plant self-audits/inspections with
cross-section of plant management. Reports food safety, quality,
sanitation and employee safety concerns noted during audits and
provides follow-up reports to document progress.
- Manages and coordinates external food safety and quality audits
(participation, preparation and follow-up); leads and supports
management team in compliance with certification standards.
- Oversees microbiological and chemical testing of raw materials,
ingredients, and finished products; periodically reviews laboratory
and sensory testing program standards, procedures and
protocols.
- Leads the management team in product traceability and mock
recall exercises.
- Develops and manages annual department budget.
- Develops an ongoing and cooperative program of customer
complaint resolution and coordinates product review, assessment and
disposition.
- Promotes continuous improvement through on-going teaching and
training opportunities. Stays abreast of new technologies and
changes in international, federal, and state food
regulations.Qualifications
- BS degree in a Food Science/Technology, Biology/Microbiology or
Natural Sciences preferred
- At least three years of experience in food quality assurance
including at least one year in supervision
- Certification in HACCP Principles with at least 2 years of
HACCP experience
- Experience with BRC standards or other GFSI standards
- Proficient with Excel spreadsheet, Data Base and Word
software
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment with multiple
constituents
- Strong presentation and communication skills.
Salary Range: $85,000 to $105,000Insurance: King and Prince are
proud to offer Medical, Dental, and vision benefits with FSA or HSA
options. We also offer wellness programs, life insurance, optional
life insurance, AD&D insurance, critical illness insurance,
disability insurance for both long and short term, hospital
indemnity insurance, accident insurance, and travel
assistance.Additional Benefits: We also offer a tuition
reimbursement program and an employee assistance program
(EAP).Retirement Plan: King and Prince provides an exceptional 401
(k) savings plan with a Safe Harbor contribution.Paid Holidays: 80
hours of paid holidaysBonus: Annual discretionary bonusSick leave:
Employees are eligible for 80 hours of sick leave at the beginning
of each year.Paid Time Off: New King and Prince salaried employees
accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation.
Keywords: King & Prince Seafood, Bellingham , Quality Assurance Manager, Executive , Bellingham, Washington
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