QA Director

About Our Client

Our Client is a global leader in the food production industry. They are seeking a full time QA Director to lead their quality team and operations at one of their North American plants.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 2 years of sanitation experience in food, beverage, and/or pharmaceutical manufacturing plant environment(s)
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing / supervising direct reports
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in the food, beverage, flavor, ingredient, and/or pet food manufacturing industry
• Strong cross-functional strategic leadership experience, communication and teamwork skills with demonstrated success in managing people and multiple projects
• Demonstrated understanding of how day to day decisions affect business results, customers, staffing, materials, processing and maintenance
• Demonstrated analytical skills to determine root cause and delivered corrective actions
• Experience reacting to multiple and changing priorities and achieving results within a compressed time frame
• Experience recognizing problems, analyzing them, offering solutions and using logical thought processes when making decisions
• Experience reading and interpreting technical documents such as specifications, procedure manuals and technical data sheets
• Experience working collaboratively in a team-based environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience writing technical procedures
• Ability to work flexible hours to manage a 3-shift operation
  
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of and experience working with HACCP Programs
• Experience developing, coaching and motivating employees in a team based environment
• Working knowledge of statistics
• Experience in an FDA regulated facility
• Experience working with SAP software system
• Certified Quality Control Sanitarian (AIB or NFPS standards)
• Willingness to relocate for future assignments

Full Relocation Assistance will be provided if needed.