Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance
BenefitsPulled from the full job description
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
Full job description
G&S Foods is a central PA based snack food company operating in Hanover, PA. We are a co-manufacturer of sweet and salty snacks from popcorn to chocolate-covered pretzels. We are hiring for a Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance. Be a part of our continued Growth & Success at G&S Foods!
The Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance’s primary mission is to establish and maintain plans to ensure the safety of all products. The Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance will work with customers to create new products, meet customer ingredient requirements, and advise customers of ingredient and nutritional requirements to ensure that products are properly labeled.
Responsibilities:
- Confer with management to establish production and quality control standards, develop budget and cost controls, and obtain data regarding ingredient and nutritional requirements
- Coordinate staff schedules for optimum utilization of human resources
- Develop and implement operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality
- Develop maintenance and manufacturing departments by training, interacting and accountability
- Direct and coordinate processes needed for compliance for both customer audits and audits for specialized certifications
- Direct and coordinate, through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the quality of company products, utilizing knowledge of product technology, production methods and procedures, and customer requirements
- Meet budgetary goals in the following areas: labor variance, ingredient variance, indirect accounts, waste and downtime
- Oversee compliance with GFSI certification
- Oversee the sanitation department to ensure that production facility and equipment is clean and in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) regulations
- Oversee the training of quality and sanitation departments
- Review and analyze quality control reports and procedures to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and operating or production problems
Required Experience, Skills, and Education:
- Bachelor's degree in science preferred
- Minimum of six (6) years of management or supervisory experience in quality assurance
- Previous supervisory experience required
Essential Physical Requirements:
- Regularly required to talk and hear.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
- Occasionally required to lift and / or move up to ten (10) pounds
- Infrequently required to lift and / or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required of this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision.
Why G&S Foods?
G&S Foods’ reputation for quality and service is reflective of the dedicated employees who are responsible for the company’s continued success. Our continued recognition and growth as a leading co-packer and private label manufacturer of salty snacks is attributable to the remarkably dedicated individuals who work within our organization. We are committed to keeping the following promises to all of our valued employees.
- All employees will be treated equally and with respect, honesty and integrity.
- Our working environment will be collaborative and supportive.
- Everyone has a voice.
- Your contributions will be appreciated and recognized.
- We will strive to provide you with the tools you need to succeed.
- We are committed to individual development.
EOE
Salary commensurate with experience
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to Commute:
- Hanover, PA 17331 (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Hanover, PA 17331: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person