Position Summary
Under the direction of the Food Safety Quality Assurance Manager, The Quality Assurance Manager will fulfill a core operational role by managing and coordinating activities of our Quality Assurance department and staff by performing specialized tasks including, but not limited to: assuring consistent quality of production by developing and enforcing good manufacturing practice (GMP) systems, validating processes, providing documentation and third-party audit regulation Or meet the standard quality expected by the organization or the standard laid out by the prevailing regulatory body, or both. This job involves running tests, keeping a record of defects, analyzing products, and overseeing procedures.
Schedule: Monday -Friday with a weekend rotation twice per month. 7:00 am start until finish (usually around 4:00 pm)
How you'll spend your time at Tovala
- Support the development and maintenance of Tovala Food Safety and Quality Systems, designed to meet the regulatory, Food Safety and Quality requirements to assure compliance with SQF requirements, including sanitation related activities.
- Manages both the customer and consumer complaint program, including but not limited to: verification that complaints are documented adequately, preparing trend reports, initiating corrective actions, and making appropriate dialogue with customers
- Develops, implements, and manages quality and food safety programs, policies, and procedures to adhere to regulatory, internal and 3rd party requirements; including, but not limited to: allergen control, recall and traceability, supplier approval and management.
- Monitor and verify preventive controls and critical control points for food safety plan, including allergen, sanitation, and process preventive controls, etc.
- Monitor the production process and finished product by sensory, weight control, and analytical methods to maintain product consistency and comply with established specifications including color, moisture, pH, weight, size, etc.
- Receive, label and safely store samples from the R & D team and production line to conduct lab tests and analysis.
- Perform and document all testing with precision and accuracy
- Maintain and clean lab equipment.
- Perform environmental monitoring swabs, investigate the root cause, track, and trend the results.
- Conduct internal audit and follow up corrective actions. Perform pre-op and post-op inspections.
- Hires, trains, supervises, motivates, and develops Quality Assurance and Sanitation departments staff; manages schedules and workflow
- Maintenance of Chemical Inventory
- Chemical Training for facilities and team members
- Master Sanitation Log upkeep
- Participates in continuous improvement and cost reduction activities
- Contributes to various cross-functional teams
- Performs other duties as necessary
About you
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and quality management systems
- Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal speaking skills
- Associates degree, Food Science degree or related equivalent degree preferred
- 1 year of food manufacturing production/QA/Lab experience preferred
- SQF and PCQI Certified
- Chemical Handling
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage we really invest in
- 401k with match
- Free Tovala Smart Oven and discounted Tovala meals
- Paid holidays and our winter holiday office paid shutdown where the offices and facilities close for a week around Christmas and New Year Day
- Various other perks - recognition programs, continued learning stipend, casual dress code, and Tovala swag
