Quality Assurance Team Leader

Department: Manufacturing/Operations Job Description: Lead the efforts of the Quality Assurance Department. Duties include planning, organizing, training, coaching, compliance with various customer, company, government requirements and guidelines.
Train, coach, evaluate, and ensure processes are in place to produce a wholesome product, free of defects.
Lead department efforts to meet plant and corporate goals.
Identify and communicate customer requirements. Develop process control points to ensure customer requirements are met.
Be knowledgeable of various government regulations that must be complied with, i.e., OSHA, USDA, FDA, EPA, EEOC, etc. Work with our corporate Quality Assurance Team to meet company quality goals.
Through the use of problem solving methods, CATS, and other quality tools, identify and make process improvements.
Make sure that customer orders and samples are scheduled in a timely manner, taking into consideration production efficiencies.
Track and maintain control of department budgets to ensure plant goals are met.
Administer various company, plant or department processes in certification programs, assessment and feedback programs.Job Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Microbiology or related area. 3-5 years of experience in quality assurance.Skill Requirement: