Job Description:

• YumEarth is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to lead and support our quality and food safety initiatives across suppliers co-manufacturers and co-packers.
• Manager will be responsible for establishing, tracking, measuring programs to assure that all materials, finished products and in house procedures comply with state, federal, customer and company requirements.
• QA Manager will perform maintain/create product specifications, conduct regular assessments of the food safety system, approve creation and improvements of all current programs and take corrective actions where necessary.
• Candidate must work well across multifunctional teams including operations, consumer affairs, marketing, finance and legal. Reports into the COO.

• Establish consistent product quality KPI’s. Measure, report, recommend and execute corrective actions.
• Taste, review and track all production samples for quality complianceDevelop initial and subsequent modifications of quality assurance program.
• Develop areas of responsibility, personnel requirements and operational procedures within the programWork with suppliers concerning the Quality and Food Safety of their products and their standards
• Ensure consistent compliance with all regulatory and company requirements by:
• Managing and coordinating the Global Food Safety Initiatives, HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point), and Food Safety programs.
• FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act)Serving as liaison and for all regulatory (ie: FDA, USDA, ODA, OSHA, Oregon Tilth, Orthodox Union, PVNGMO, etc.) and 3rd party auditors (ie: AIB, NFPA, etc.)
• Participating in continuing education trade association functionsBuild quality, safety, and high yields into all aspects of manufacturing processes by partnering with operations and co-packers to:Manage program for monitoring to ensure packaging, ingredient and finished goods are in compliance with established specifications and purchase orders.
• This includes plant travelDevelop and/or maintain a Vendor Compliance Program (product specifications, kosher certificates, organic certificates, annual audit reports, supplier complaint reports, pesticide testing reports, COAs, etc.)
• Manage regulatory process and requirements of the companyCollaborates with Legal, Marketing, Sales, Quality Assurance, Purchasing, and Operations to leverage regulations
• Ensure that Company becomes and/or remains an approved supplier by submitting product specs, nutritional analysis, export certification, supplier questionnaires, audit follow up reports, etc.
• As required by customers Submit all information and documentation necessary to aid customers in their product approval processes Identify and provide resolution to strategic and tactical regulatory issues pertaining to food labeling.
• Communicate cross functionally and provide training to organization regarding current and emerging food labeling issues and opportunities.
• Build and maintain specification and formula data bases.
• Interacts with outside organizations to ensure compliance with all set criteria, to include Kosher, Halal, Non-GMO, Organic, and other programs as needed.
• Research, respond to, and resolve customer complaints proactively and thoroughly at the time they are reported
• Assist in the development of new products

Experience: 5 years managing others