Description
This role is responsible for monitoring and maintaining the plants Quality systems to ensure compliance to regulatory, federal and local laws. Areas of focus will include the identification and achievement of facility Quality KPI's through appropriate corrective/preventive actions and continuous improvement initiatives. This role will actively participate in all internal and external auditing activities and follow-up. Further, this role will act as support for QCMS/ISO and HACCP functions will lead the development of new quality systems/programs across the facility and will provide Quality support/resources for major commercialization projects.
Key Components of the role
- Actively engaged support in planning, defining and directing the site auditing control program to ensure compliance to all procedures, and policies, GMP standards, Kraft Heinz requirements, and regulatory, federal and local laws.
- Trains, mentors and leads site QA and Production team to insure program goals are met. Strong support to site QCMS/ISO Coordinator. Monitors and maintains plant QCMS program by complying to current Kraft and International Audit (FSSC/ISO) standards. Facilitate and co-lead site cross functional QCMS Team and participate with Kraft corporate to insure successful certification for site.
- Annually verifies all HACCP plans or when required due to project changes.
- Ensure all Specification/KPI/QCMS/FSSC/ISO/plans are maintained and updated/approved as required. Co-lead plant bi-annual validations.
- Support all internal and external inspections/regulatory visits. Support audit preparation activities, accompany inspector, and complete necessary reports and postings.
- Perform follow-ups to non-conformances found and provide responses as appropriate. Review and approve minor change requests.
- Train site on proper inspection procedure practices. Assist in insuring facility is inspection ready at all times. Provide Quality/Sanitation support for project commercialization.
- Insure proper construction procedures are followed to meet site/Kraft Food safety requirements. Takes appropriate steps to assure successful project startups.
- Acts as Distribution Quality contact and work with Distribution on Quality concerns/initiatives. Also, assists with product disposition and security items.
- Supports and follows proper plant safety policies and procedures.
- Responsible for Hold/Release documentation and dispositioning of products.
- SAP Quality Data Steward role and maintaining compliance.
- Responsible for maintaining/validation/continuous improvement of all laboratory testing and equipment.
- Facilitate plant sanitation.
- Support and/or lead Quality functions as directed by Technical Services Manager.