QA Coordinator Sr

Position Summary:

The Sr. QA coordinator is responsible for effective and efficient plant operations. Primarily will be heavily involved in overseeing the management of change process as related to new products or changes to existing products within the QA function. Using key systems, will setup formulas, batch sheets, lab specifications, and function as the QA point of contact for product commercialization. Responsible for coordinating with cross-functional teams to meet customer requirements/objectives while ensuring established processes are followed. To this end, will work cross functionally with other departments (HQ, R&D, Ops, maintenance/engineering).

Secondarily, will function as a resource to the QA department to support in other areas to drive continuous improvement. This includes data analysis services, root cause analysis support, corrective and preventive action support, report generation, standard operating procedure (SOP) generation and customer complaint support.
 

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Management of change - Oversee management of change activities within the QA department, as related to product changes.
• Management of change - Breakdown of formulas as requested by R&D/manpack. Formula setup and associated updates in key systems (AS400, Redzone, JDE, Specright, ESE etc.) Updates to production, batch sheet, scheduling notes, and other documents related to product changes.
• Management of change - Packaging code date setup and updates. Packaging and finished good sample collection as requested for commercialization. Using key systems, review and approvals of new packaging and labels. Using key systems, set up quality parameters for production and quality checks.
• Management of change - QA point of contact during pre-production calls for product commercialization calls. Relay information from meetings/calls to relevant groups for task execution. Attend and provide updates at weekly PCS execution meetings.
• Management of change - Lab specifications setup and updates. Create and update formulation recipes in key systems. Experienced in laboratory testing, equipment, and analysis of QA data.
• QA Department Support - Support the closure of quality incidents by assisting in root cause analysis, action followup and closure.  Create PowerPoint presentation as needed to present information.
• QA Department Support - Support in the closure of customer complaints.
• QA Department Support - Analyze data in using software(Excel) to reach meaningful insights from which continuous improvement actions can be created. Create PowerPoint presentation as needed to present information.
• QA Department Support - Write/create procedures, SOPs, one point lessons, documents, forms, etc. as needed under the direction of site QA Leader.
• Any other duties as assigned by QA Leader or direct supervisor.

Education and Experience:

• Background - minimum five years in Food manufacturing working in a Quality Assurance, Engineering, Process Management, or Continuous Improvement/OPEX role. 
• Bachelor’s degree ins food science, nutrition, biological science, or relevant technical discipline highly preferred.  
• Prior experience in Quality Assurance and Compliance preferred. 
• Experience with JDE and AS400 or relevant systems. 
• Able to work without supervision and prioritize tasks for maximum effectiveness. 
• Able to communicate well in writing and verbally and work effectively with team members.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in management of change of a process is highly preferred.
• Experience & certifications - HACCP, SQF, FSMA, PCQI, FDQI highly preferred.
• Experience in laboratory testing, lab equipment and data reporting considered a plus, but not required.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience in root cause analysis is highly preferred.