Food Safety/Quality Assurance Manager (Cher-Make)

At Lakeside, we're committed to growing our company - and our people. When you join the Lakeside team, you'll become part of our family. Since 1887 we've produced a diverse line of canned and frozen foods. We sell our products through major retailers, food service distributors and national restaurant chains. We're driven to find new, innovative ways to serve our customers and our community. And there's a seat at the table for you.

Position Summary:

The position of Food Safety/Quality Assurance Manager at our Cher-Make facility offers a team-oriented individual the opportunity to be responsible for developing and managing food safety programs, oversee the environmental management program and government compliance. Provides a link between Management and Manufacturing on Quality issues. This is accomplished by overseeing the Quality Department, and various quality programs. Will also perform inspections and audits in keeping with the program requirements of Safe Quality Food (SQF) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP).

What You'll Do:

Manage implementation of the HACCP program.
Oversee the environmental monitoring program from testing, to trending and mitigation of any issues while documenting all corrective actions appropriately.
Ensure plant staff are trained in proper techniques and procedures . Maintenance of statistical records on Quality Control Measures and records.
Assist in managing Sanitation SOP's, perform periodic Sanitation pre-operational inspections, direct sanitation supervisor to correct cleanliness issues when there are sanitary concerns that affect product safety present.
Perform Food Safety audits and manage completion and documentation of any corrections that need to be completed from audit findings.
Manage the plant hold and quarantine hold program for all holds, which may include microbiological and process deviations.
Directs work of QA Techs, QC's and Sanitation Team
Be able to review daily process records
Assist in conducting record reviews of customer complaints and maintaining a Customer Complaint Investigation Register
Employee shall be able to make decisions regarding food safety practices in the plant and convey those decisions to management and all other staff
Perform other duties assigned by Plant Management to insure that the safest product is produced by meeting or surpassing the company and USDA standards
Update and review Procedures and Documentation Registers
Assist in the internal annually Audits and annual SQF audit
Perform periodic inspections of the Glass and Brittle Plastic within the facility
Occasionally perform sanitation audits and assist in food safety audit walkthroughs
Insure governmental compliance on products by enforcing stands and programs to support them
Insure label compliance
Work with customers on meeting their needs and requirements
Investigate new technologies/procedures
Work with Supervisors, Employees, Management, and Customers, providing them with product information and technical assistance.
Work with production/operations on new product development.
Correspond with USDA
Notify Plant Management immediately if any unsafe or potentially hazardous conditions are discovered

What You'll Bring:

Four-year college degree, Food Science/Meat Science or related field, preferred with at least five-year experience in Meat Processing.
SQF Practioner
HACCP Certified
Enjoy working with great people and helping them be successful
A desire to achieve success, be appreciated and be part of a fun and growing organization.

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Lakeside Foods welcomes people of all backgrounds and the varied ideas they bring to the workplace. Being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer is part of our heritage and culture. We recruit, hire and promote employees based on qualifications and merit, without regard to race, religion, age, gender, disability, marital or veteran status.

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