Responsibilities include:

• Establish consistent product quality KPIs. Measure, report, recommend and execute corrective actions.
  
• Taste, review and track all production samples for quality compliance
  
• Develop initial and subsequent modifications of quality assurance program. Develop areas of responsibility, personnel requirements and operational procedures within the program
  
• Work 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 functions
  
• Build 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 travel
  
• Develop 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 company
  
• Collaborates 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
  

Education: B.S. Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or related field preferred

Experience: 5 years managing others