General Purpose of Job: Ensure that all Vinegars and Mustards being produced meet Quality Control Requirements and Specifications.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Proactive, action oriented and self-directed work style, results oriented.
• Develops and maintains QA procedures and conducts QC testing on a timely basis to ensure that product specifications are met. Chemical and physical tests as directed by management.
• Continually enhances product testing protocol to build Database on product quality and increased knowledge of product/packaging performance.
• Manages/investigates customer complaints.
• Develops necessary Quality Control forms.
• Develops plant quality and sanitation procedures and protocol.
• Enforces plant GMP’s.
• Maintains laboratory supplies and equipment. Daily calibration of Lab scales and test equipment.
• Responsible for overseeing and maintaining Food Safety and Food Quality
• Perform and oversee all Q.C. functions, including initial tests on all products and ingredients before accepting.
• To check and inspect all incoming ingredients.
• To perform all line checks and inspections including visual, temp., volume, weight, coding, vacuum and sensory.
• Responsible for all sampling for lab testing, including retain samples.
• Responsible for all recording of various testing results.
• Responsible for inventory control of raw materials used in production and for daily usage.
• Responsible for all material and finished products shipped.
• Responsible for immediately identifying non-conforming product or equipment to their supervisor at any step of the operation.
• Inspects equipment for condition and proper operation.
• Inspects plant environment for food safety compliance.
• Reviews daily Production and Quality Reports, develops and implements corrective action plan if needed. Reports deficiencies immediately to management.
• Provide Customers and Salesman with product specification and related information as needed.
• Assists with mock recalls/ recalls/ ingredient trace activities.
• Responsible for Product Hold & Releases.
• Participate in Monthly Internal audits (inspections).
• Responsible for Food Safety, Food Quality and SQF program requirements.
• SQF Practitioner helpful.
• Responsible for all HALAL, Kosher and Organic programs.
• Daily review of HACCP Critical Control Point records.
• HACCP Duties as assigned.
• HACCP trained.
• HACCP Team member.
• Position is covered by Lab Tech.

Education/Experience:

• Candidates must have at least a Bachelor of Science Degree in one of the following fields: Food Sciences, Microbiology, Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• Candidate should have at least 5 years on the job experience as a QC Manager.
• Proficient in NetSuite (by Oracle) extremely helpful.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person