Quality Manager (Food Safety)

Job Description:

Position Description and Purpose:

Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Roskam Foods is a leading contract manufacturer that partners with world-renowned food brands, retailers, and food service providers to produce a myriad of frozen, refrigerated, and shelf-stable products. We're a scaled, diversified operation with over 2 million square feet of manufacturing and 50 production lines across 8 facilities in the U.S. and Canada. We believe in the power of purpose-driven leadership to generate value for all. And we're on a mission to optimize the potential of our people and brands. We are passionate about multiplying possibilities for our employees and our partners.

The Quality Manager leads a team of Quality Supervisors and Technicians and is responsible for managing food safety and quality within a business unit. Activities include implementing, leading, and managing food safety and food quality programs, developing and strengthening customer relations, providing a strong floor leadership presence and delivering continuous improvement. The individual will be required to provide direction, lead and manage projects, coordinate actions, and deliver tangible results/improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a quality team and ensure resources are actively engaged

• Proactively plan, identify, develop, and implement process and quality system improvements to meet Roskam policy, customer requirements, and/or SQF requirements

• Conduct process and/or product risk assessments

• Develop and implement preventive controls aligned with regulatory requirements

• Develop corrective/preventative action plans, leveraging internal resources to deliver results

• Promote GMP compliance

• Manage internal and external audit schedules

• Deliver and manage training programs

• Professionally represent quality to external customers and governmental agencies.

• Deliver continuous improvement (reduce/prevent internal failures, deliver right first time)

• Manage and mitigate food safety and quality risk

Required and Preferred Qualifications

Required:

• Demonstrated people and team leadership skills (3+ years of supervisory experience)

• Strong working knowledge of quality systems (5+ years of food safety/quality system management)

• Demonstrated experience with GFSI quality system implementation and management

• Experience with FDA and GMPs

• Strong interpersonal skills to include team building and oral communication

• Strong customer-facing and presentation skills

• Strong project management and planning skills

• Demonstrated data analysis and statistical process control skills

• Demonstrated accomplishment in the area of continuous improvement

• Strong documentation skills

Preferred:

• BS degree in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Food Science, or a related scientific field

• Demonstrated SQF implementation skills

• Strong regulatory awareness in the food sector

Roskam Foods offers a competitive compensation package that includes medical, dental, and vision benefits, tuition reimbursement, life and disability insurance, and a 401 (k) plan with a company match.

AAP/EEO Statement: Roskam Foods is a recognized veteran-friendly and equal opportunity employer.

We are excited to introduce you to all that Roskam has to offer-from the many valuable benefits to programs that support your lifestyle needs and opportunities for professional development. Roskam is an equal opportunity employer.