QA Manager

Quality Assurance Manager On-Site JobSalary Range: $100K to $120KWhy should you join our team?Steven Charles is part of the rapidly growing Dessert Holdings Family, offering potential career growth opportunities. Dessert Holdings is North America's fastest growing premium dessert company, recognized for providing retail and foodservice customers with chef-inspired innovative desserts made with real ingredients, a flexible and low-cost supply chain, and best in class service. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, it is a collection of premium dessert companies and brands: Steven Charles, The Original Cakerie, Lawler's Desserts, Atlanta Cheesecake Company and most recently, Dianne's Fine Desserts. Dessert Holdings is owned by Bain Capital and is continuing its journey of rapid growth. The company employs approximately 3,000 people across eight manufacturing facilities and its headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. The manufacturing facilities are geographically dispersed, with two facilities in Canada and one each in Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and North Carolina. Our location in Aurora, CO has an opening for a Quality Assurance ManagerThe basic function of the QA Manager is to provide leadership and ensure the customer, company, and regulatory requirements are met in all aspects of the QA operations. The position is also responsible to lead the QA functions with minimal to no supervision planning, direction, organization, and control to meet the goals of the company. This position is also responsible for understanding related Quality Management Systems including SQF, HACCP, and GMP to ensure safety and quality of employees and products. The job duties include responsibility for assuring food safety and quality for Steven Charles products.Your Day-to-Day Responsible for developing quality assurance policies for facility wide quality management programs as well as in organization standardization projects. Provide leadership and ensure the customer, company, and regulatory requirements are met in all aspects of the QA operations. Manage QA compliance staff activities, schedule, and performance (includes staff that coordinates Environmental Programs). Oversee the implementation and maintenance of SOPs, forms, Document control, Process control, QMS, and training systems. Provide leadership and participate in all reviews of QA, management and product development. Provide leadership and technical support for any new product development to ensure procedures are effective to optimize quality and shelf life. On going support of QA procedures and CI initiatives throughout the facility. Coach, train, mentor, and support QA team members. Investigate and follow-up on consumer and customer complaints. Provide technical support to vendor compliance, sanitation, and operational issues. Ensure that all products for release meet all testing and manufacturing specifications and are accurately labeled, identified, and counted Manages traceability and recall functions. Propose preventive measures and promote programs to improve the Quality Management System to the executive committee. Plan and verify the execution of Audits, analyzing the results and deficiencies found. Provide SPC & data support for all operations when and where needed. Supports in promoting Food safety quality culture across all teams. Participates and provides support in all organizational standardization activities. Ensures that facilities are maintained, and all duties are performed in compliance with all applicable food safety standards and good manufacturing practices. Understands the management of Quality Systems and is familiar with SQF, HACCP, and GMP practices which help ensure the safety within the workplace and the production of a safe and quality product(s) Performs all other duties as assigned.What You Bring to the Team MS/BS degree in either food science, microbiology, biochemistry or chemical engineering preferably to a post graduate level in either science or management with 5 or more years' experience managing and implementing QA strategies. Previous experience in benchmarking, integrating, and implementing best practices. Superior verbal and written skills for clearly delegating tasks to team members and for effectively communicating results to management. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Leads with minimal to no supervision and demonstrates strong leadership skills. Ability to take initiative; manage tight deadlines. Experience with auditing, HACCP, GFSI, AIB, SPC and other quality measuring programs. Strong knowledge of quality assurance methodologies and strategies with a sound understanding of product formulation controls and documentation Displays appropriate work ethics in the workplace and group settings which provides a positive influence. Proficient in using different computer programs. Must have reliable transportation. Must be able to successfully complete PCQI Certification PREFERRED Bilingual preferred (English and Spanish) 5+ years of food manufacturing environment. Performs work with a sense of urgency. Ability to multitask, and be detail-oriented. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Ability to work in a team environment.REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS PCQI and SQF Practitioner preferred.BenefitsDessert Holdings offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid. Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan. Dessert Holdings sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes company match. Dessert Holdings offers paid vacation, holidays, and provides wellness/sick, bereavement leave, and others income replacement plans for eligible employees.EEO StatementDessert Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Contact HR if you have any questions.SC1 Pay Range: $100,000 - $120,000 per year