Manager Quality Assurance

Company and Position Information: Del Monte Foods, Inc.
(DMFI) is a multi-national food company headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA, with a powerful portfolio of brands, including iconic Del Monte®, Contadina® and College Inn®.
Our premium-quality meal ingredients, snacks and beverages can be found in six out of ten U.
S.
households.
At Del Monte Foods, we believe in supporting one another.
In helping our people shape their own careers - in letting them grow outward, upward and across disciplines.
We are tending to the greater good, providing accessible, nourishing, great-tasting food for all.
We are Del Monte Foods – Growers of Good.
The Manager Quality Assurance is responsible for providing direction, oversight, support and coordination of quality assurance and technical activities at the Hanford, CA Plant.
This position executes responsibilities to ensure full compliance with company policies and procedures, food safety modernization act (FSMA) compliance, and regulatory standards.
The role participates in determining personnel/staffing needs and ensures that all areas have the proper materials and training needed to function at Annual Operating Plan.
This position serves as an integral role member of the Plant Management Team in plant operations by providing input and having a strong voice in decision making regarding production plans, product disposition, procedures and personnel.
Manages the performance of personnel to ensure that all job functions are achieved and that all administrative actions are resolved in a timely manner by working with Human Resources as applicable.
Food Safety and Quality responsibilities include; HACCP Team Leader, Food Safety Coordinator, Quality Systems Coordinator, Sanitation Program oversight, Finished Product grading, Quality Records auditing, process control and specification verification, annual Quality Review preparation, conducting Internal Audits, accompanying Regulatory Auditors on site, Food Defense Team member, assisting in root cause investigation with process or product issues, Product hold administrator, Consumer Complaint tracking, BRC Systems implementation, accompany 2nd and 3rd party auditors, Traceability and Recall Coordinator, Pest Control Coordinator, Private label and co-pack QA, coordinate corrective and preventative action program, track equipment calibration, FS and Quality Training Coordinator, Supplier approval and performance.
The salary range for this role is: $81,733 - $138,935.
Responsibilities: Food Safety and Quality Coordinate and ensure implementation of Corporate Quality and Tech Services policies by performing/reviewing internal audits and maintenance of plant quality systems.
Ensure product safety through development, review and enforcement of company policies through process control review and management of product holds.
Ensure compliance with local, state, federal regulations along with corporate and customer standards.
Review and enforce company quality standards provided by facility, regional and corporate quality authorities.
Ensure all elements of the annual plant quality plan are met by working with plant management to review progress and results periodically and implement corrective actions when objectives are not achieved.
Management/Supervision Coordinate the supervision and training of hourly production workers, as well as the oversight, direction, and training of personnel to achieve Del Monte's Quality Standards, as well as other goals set by the management team.
Manages the performance of personnel to ensure that all job functions are achieved and that all administrative actions are resolved in a timely manner by working with Human Resources as applicable.
Safety Ensure compliance with all approved and applicable safety rules in the employee's area of responsibility.
Del Monte Production Systems (Lean) Support, facilitate, and assist in the implementation of the facility's Lean initiatives.
Continuing Education In order to maintain and improve supervisory skills, food safety knowledge, and Lean knowledge, a strong effort must be made to continue education through Continuing Education Units, special training, and Del Monte's Total Learning Center.
Del Monte Foods Leadership Behaviors: As leaders we: Ground Our Teams Connect our teams to a clear strategy.
Provide the support our teams need for success.
Hold ourselves and our teams accountable.
Create the Climate Solve problems together with our teams.
Enable smart risk taking.
Empower our teams to make decisions and take action.
Nurture the Good Are intentional about building trust.
Lead with empathy.
Grow and develop our teams.
Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree required; Food Technology or related discipline in food processing preferred.
Minimum 5 years of experience in quality assurance Experience in food processing, sanitation, quality assurance, and production statistics required.
Experience in general manufacturing practices for food processing required.
Experience in/knowledge of sanitation concepts, environmental controls, project management concepts, and accounting (i.
e.
budgeting, cost control) are a plus.
Experience with employee relations; strong interpersonal skills.
Intermediate computer skills (Microsoft Office products).
SAP experience or similar preferred.
Preventive controls qualified individual (PCQI).
GFSI and BRC Standards.
Understand customer needs and expectations.
Organize, plan, and problem-solve to exceed their expectations and develop positive relationships.
Forward thinker and innovator.
Understand key financial indicators and how day-to-day decisions impact the bottom line and other parts of the organization.
Ability to multi-task and remain flexible.
Possess and display desire, goodwill, initiative, and discipline.
An effective communicator; excellent oral and written skills to communicate with all levels including executive management, outside vendors, and major customers professionally.
Keep business leaders abreast of emerging situations as needed.
Teach, coach, mentor, counsel, motivate, and empower.
Nurture relationships with the staff that result in a productive environment that is founded on mutual trust and respect.
Demonstrate leadership skills to all levels.
Translate vision and strategy into explicit plans and action.
Rally support behind the vision.
Inspire and motivate people to achieve high performance.
Recognize success.
Solution Oriented - work to overcome obstacles or roadblocks always working to resolve in a positive manner.
Overcome challenges or obstacles even when it means choosing the hard right over the easy wrong.
Expect the same from direct reports.
Be a decision maker - you must weigh in and determine the course of action.
Set and pursue goals with a sense of purpose and urgency.
Be a standard-bearer.
Demonstrate ownership of policy and the Code of Conduct.
Use authority in an appropriate manner.
Train and empower the staff to run with expectations.
Set clear expectations and trust people to decide how to complete high-quality work.
Align work and resources to ensure success.
Stay focused on the critical priorities.
Connect individual work deliverables to organizational and departmental goals.
Demonstrate professional knowledge and good judgment with focus on achieving necessary tasks at hand and make course-corrections to ensure success.
Focus on AOP plans and drive to achieve results.
Measure progress against plans and goals.
Physical Demands Must be able to endure wet canning facility environment.
Must be able to endure hot/humid canning facility environment (100 degrees).
Must be able to climb stairs, occasionally.
Must be able to stand, stoop and walk, occasionally to frequently.
Must be able to sit sustained periods of time, frequently.
Must be able to wear protective clothing –hard hat, glasses, hearing protection, steel toe shoes, hair/beard nets frequently.
Must have ability to carry up to 15lbs.
, occasionally.
Must be able to balance or maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow or slippery surfaces.
Must be able to withstand exposure to sanitation, production, and ingredient processes.
WE OFFER: Competitive salary.
Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k).
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Your application must reflect that you possess the required qualifications for the position.
No sponsorship is available for this position.
No agencies or 3rd party vendors.