ABOUT US:
Ideal Nutrition is a healthy food distribution company located in the heart of Palm Beach County, Florida. The Ideal Nutrition team is committed to helping you lead a happier, healthier, and more rewarding life. The company is growing at a rapid pace and new opportunities are emerging many times throughout the year. As an Ideal Nutrition professional, we want to invite you to join a culture of professionalism, hard work, a healthy lifestyle, and self-development.
As a full-time employee, you can choose from a full menu of our benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, life insurance plans, 401(k) plan, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more. Open your future to incredible career potential, and work for an industry leader who invests in their people.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for upholding the Company's food quality and presentation standards for all production lines, and also responsible for policy, strategy and testing methodology to meet regulatory authority compliance in regard to the company products.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Enhance quality control measures and testing processes to make sure every production batch meets our recipe and brand standards.
- Create food safety SOPs for all goods flowing in and out of the Central Kitchen (temperature monitoring, shelf life requirements, product rotation, etc.).
- Create safety and training procedures around operating all equipment and machinery
- Support R&D and testing of new Suppliers, specifications, and recipes.
- Create product specification documents and Supplier requirements for all raw materials.
- Implement traceability measures to be able to track each production batch back to each Supplier and/or farm's lot code.
- Design systems and operational changes to reduce the risk of foreign materials.
- Work with key internal and external stakeholders on any product recalls or withdrawals.
- Taking responsibility and being accountable for ensuring all product lines are made in accordance with the company procedures, food safety standards, labeling, and packaging requirements, and regulatory compliance.
- Monitoring the quality of all aspects of the product lines and conducting routine quality assurance audits.
- Playing a customer-facing role as needed, interacting with retail location management for a variety of reasons, including product runs, during audits, on conference calls, and while addressing complaints.
- Pioneering new systems, standard operating procedures, and departmental policies to improve the quality control process.
- Leading improvements in product execution, reduced defect rate, and production efficiency.
- Helping to relay new company policies to the Departments and reinforce adherence to all company policies. Contributing to the development of training material and process improvements for quality control.
- Establishing metrics and key performance indicators for productivity, product release turnaround time, defect rate mitigation, defect rate recovery, and compliance.
- Attending the weekly meeting with the Management Team to address any quality matters, relay opportunities, and challenges.
- Facilitating efficient and effective meetings with quality staff, ensuring all processes and procedures and other information is reviewed for production.
- Discuss employee performance with the management team and mentoring team members to constantly improve by setting positive examples.
- Maintaining a work environment that is organized, efficient, and in line with Ideal Nutrition Core Values.
SUPPORTING FUNCTIONS:
- Cleaning, organizing, and maintaining the working areas and all adjacent areas
- Lifting/moving boxes, bags, chairs, and tables (up to 50 pounds)
- Maintaining confidentiality regarding all proprietary information, including but not limited to recipes and Standard Operating Procedures ("SOP's").
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s of Science degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or related field.
- Minimum of 5 years experience (2 years in a leadership role) in a manufacturing or foodservice QA role
- Detailed knowledge of food technology, flavoring and food-related microbiology
- Expertise in food manufacturing, processes and packaging. Knowledge of food purchasing, product costing, distribution and logistics
- Ability to manage multiple projects, organize and complete multiple projects efficiently and on time; ability to manage work with minimal supervision
- Some knowledge of Statistical Process Control desirable
- Strong Communication and verbal, written presentation skills
- Manager's Serv Safe Food Handler CertificateUp to date with food safety laws and regulations (OSHA, USDA, FDA)
- Experience supervising direct reports and conducting internal or external FSQA audits
- Strong organization skills and problem-solving skills
- Able to make simple math calculations
- Strong computer skills including Google Suite and/or Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Publisher, PowerPoint) Required
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Frequently needs to work in wet or humid conditions, near moving parts, in extreme non-weather heat, and in extreme non-weather cold
- Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, lift, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, talk and/or hear.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions, and the ability to adjust focus
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds multiple times per day and push a cart weighing up to 100 lbs.
- Constantly exposed to both hot and cold temperature conditions is pertinent.
- Must practice proper body mechanics and use appropriate personal protective equipment to avoid injury:
- Cutting gloves when cutting
- Back support belt when lifting heavy items
- Goggles and long gloves when working with chemicals
- Other PPE as needed (if applicable)
- Follows all safety procedures, uses restaurant safety words during all shifts, and asks for assistance as needed
NOTE: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- How many years of food safety experience do you have?
- Can you work weekends?
Experience:
- Food Safety: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person