Quality Assurance Lead

Welcome to Halperns! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. Here's a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry.Position Summary:The Quality Control Lead is responsible for overseeing and performing a number of key duties critical to ensuring distribution operations compliance for vendors, customers, and internal quality. Leads the daily operations on the production floors to ensure all required paperwork and equipment is available to the QA techs. Verifies all food safety and quality monitoring checks are performed and meet company/customer specifications/requirements. Implements corrective and preventative measures resulting from customer complaints for both food safety and quality. Oversees training of all QA techs to ensure completion of daily operations consisting of HACCP, GMP’s, SSOP’s, SOP’s, Product Specifications, and Shipped and/or Receiving of Finished Product. Fill in for absences or vacation of QA Tech as needed.Essential Functions:Ensure continuous improvement and adequacy of quality control systems to support business and customer expectations.Enforce processes and programs for Food Safety/Safety Programs to ensure regulatory compliance, including those utilized by Halperns’ divisions (e.g., Food Safety plans, Preventive Control plans, Meat HACCP plans, Seafood HACCP plans). Ensures validation and adequacy of the programs.Manage audits/inspections for internal production runs.Collaborate with stakeholders to provide quality control subject matter expertise to support the division during quality complaints.Perform other duties as assigned.Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:Knowledge of governmental regulations (FDA/USDA/State Department of Agriculture) as applied to quality assurance/food safety.Must be detail-oriented and display good project management and organizational skills.Must possess and display excellent verbal and written communication skills.Must demonstrate the ability to produce results through effective, cross-functional teams and partnerships.Interpersonal skills include the ability to work independently and in a team environment, coaching, and mentoring skills.Educational & Experience Requirements:Experience:

3-5 years in the food industry, specializing in one or more of the following areas: Red Meat, Seafood, Poultry, Pork, or Lamb, with a focus on Quality Assurance.Qualifications:

A minimum of three years in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and/or Food Safety is required. Experience in retail, operations process management, and data reporting/analysis is highly preferred.Gordon Food Service is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

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