Assistant QC Manager for Specialty Food Company at LabPersonnel

Assistant QC Manager for Specialty Food Company in Bensenville, IL

Our client, a fast growing $20 million specialty food company, is seeking a dynamic, professional Assistant QC Manager to help propel their company forward. The company has a position based in Bensenville, IL (USDA Bakery), but will probable spend up to 25% of the time at the corporate office and production facility in nearby Wheeling (FDA & Kosher). Client has been governed by HAACP since 2014. This client has government, international, and major retailers such as Walmart, Sam's Club, Costco, Woodman's, White Castle, and Jason's Deli. This position pays a highly competitive wage, bonus and benefit structure with a path for advancement.

This President is seeking someone who is hungry, humble, and smart who is looking to advance in their career. The Asst. QC Manager must be someone who is 100% reliable and mature.

We understand that you cannot submit any comments or text with your resume. If you apply through Monster, please send a separate email to cjepsen[at]labpersonnel.com with the answers to the following questions in order to be considered for this position:

1. Do you have a bachelor’s degree?
2. How many years to you have of Food QC management?
3. How many years of SQF food audits do you have?
4. Are you currently employed?
5. Are you OK with working in Bensenville and occasionally in Wheeling?
6. What annual compensation are you seeking to make a change?

Duties of Asst. QC Manager

• Asst. QC Manager will assist the Senior QC manager with support of Junior QC Techs.
• Identify and assist broad based product quality & food safety programs and improvements to set a level of superior performance against customer expectations.
• Facilitate internal & external operational audits in the quality and food safety areas of responsibility.
• Provide quality & food safety leadership and input into product and process development activities.
• Work with plant & R&D personnel to ensure product consistency.
• Monitor trends and emerging issues within the quality & food safety business environments
• Serve in crisis management role for quality & food safety issues.
• Facilitate, monitor and manage product controls, allergens, rework and rejected products, and customer complaints.
• Food defense and security, sanitation, pest control, micro-testing and water quality maintenance.
• Review Quality Control or vendor deviations.
• Assist Regulatory Technical Information Systems and Research & Development with new or revised specifications for raw materials, finished goods and packaging.
• Conduct Preventive Control and other general food safety audits.
• Leads customer and third-party audits, including annual GFSI compliant (i.e. BRC) audit.
• Calibrate and maintain lab equipment such as scales, titrators, moisture analyzers, colorimeters, etc.

Requirements of the position:

• Food QC management: 3 years
• SQF Audits:: 3 years (preferred)
• GMP: 3 years (preferred)
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP, NFPA/AIB, BRC audits and laboratory sanitation programs and apply these principles to the daily work environment
• Education Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in a Life Sciences program, or 3 years of comparable managerial experience in the food manufacturing industry

If you or anyone you know, is qualified, available and motivated enough to elevate your career in an entrepreneurial “can-do” environment then please send your resume to us for immediate consideration.