Quality Manager - Kelaca

Kelaca is looking for a Quality Manager for our client partner in Mebane, NC. The Quality Manager is an expert in leading and overseeing audits and ensures the safety and quality of food products that are delivered to market from our factory. A major responsibility is to instill and maintain a culture of continuous improvement towards safety, quality, and efficiency. As a member of the plant leadership team, the quality manager contributes to the overall plant performance. Occasional domestic and international travel is required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for QA/QC
• Serve as the expert for all internal and external audits including but not limited to: FDA, Kosher, BRC, and GFCO, and responsible to coordinate the implementation of any corrective actions as a result of the audits
• Responsible for achieving the production KPIs (quality, hygiene)
• Implement GMP instructions and enforce compliance
• Proactively propose and implement improvement initiatives (continuous improvement)
• cultivate a culture where quality and product safety are front-of-mind (safety first, quality always)
• Drive plant toward exceptional hygiene and quality status
• Ensure plant achieves the targeted quality of all end-products
• Responsible for product testing in production (R&D)
• Ensure compliance with FSMA/FDA regulations and IFS standards
• Responsible for lab analysis
• Review and respond to customer complaints, with a goal of determining root-cause and then enacting corrective actions
• Collaborate cross-functionally to keep the plant audit-ready at all times
• Provide training tools and documentation
• Manage pest control program.

Skills and Experience:

Education:

• Master's degree in food science, food technology, chemistry, or biology
• Bachelor's degree in same domains with minimum 8 years of applicable experience

Specific Knowledge:

• FSMA/ FDA requirements
• GFSI-certification requirements
• Must be able to perform duties following all regulatory CMP/FSMA food hygiene practices
• Basics of mechanical/electrical engineering and utilities

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience (food industry or related) as a manager/supervisor
• Experience with IFS is a plus

Language:

• English proficiency (verbal and written)
• Conversational Spanish is a plus

Job Type: Full-time

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

Apply to Kelaca today so we can schedule a conversation with you to further discuss this exciting opportunity.

Kelaca is an Equal Employment Opportunity company and does not discriminate in employment based on: age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, veteran status, genetic information, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or other non-merit factor.