SYNEAR FOODS USA · 2 hours ago
Quality Assurance Manager
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$90K/yr - $100K/yr
5+ years expSynear Foods USA is a subsidiary of Synear Food Holdings, one of the largest and most established frozen food manufacturers in China. The Quality Assurance Manager will oversee quality assurance and sanitation departments, ensuring compliance with USDA and FDA regulations, and develop processes to maintain high standards of food quality.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingWholesale
Responsibilities
Oversee quality assurance/quality control and sanitation departments, reporting to the Director of Operations
Collaborate with USDA, FDA and other government agencies to ensure all practices are complied. Actively keep self updated on these laws and regulations
Develop and update internal processes and procedures including good manufacturing practice (GMP) systems, hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP) and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure production is under a controlled risk
Create well-rounded QA test strategies and tools to monitor food quality, constantly validate effectiveness and continuously improve quality assurance techniques and processes to meet current operational needs if needed
Perform internal and external quality audits throughout the entire supply chain, i.e., internal routine audits, or vendor audits to ensure all processes, ingredients and final products are met standards
Prepare 3rd party audits and QA documents required by customers, Costco, SQF, and foreign countries, etc
Develop and update sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs) and manage the staff
Properly manage laboratory appliances, prepare quality documentation and reports for management review, and maintain confidentiality of these items
Support cross functional teams i.e., product development, production and maintenance teams. Work closely with R&D to develop critical control points and corresponding standards, with production and maintenance teams to decide feasibility on schedule and machineries
Oversee different laboratory tests, swabbing programs and integrated pest management programs in alignment with USDA FSIS compliance guidelines
Conduct research on export rules and regulations and keep them up to date. Act as the backup for Warehouse in terms of export approval for each shipment
Keep self updated on any rules and regulations related to quality including labeling, exporting, weights & measurement, etc
Educate production team about the established processes and procedures to create a safe and free of hazardous work environment
Oversee hiring, training, coaching, and disciplinary actions of department staff and/or contract staff
Perform other duties assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in food science, microbiology, chemistry, or related field
5 to 7 years in the quality assurance role, minimum 2-3 years proven track record of leadership in the food manufacturing industry
Must be familiar with USDA, FDA and other food manufacturing related laws and regulations if applicable
The SQF practitioner is: i. Be employed by the site as a company employee on a full-time basis; ii. Hold a position of responsibility in relation to the management of the site's SQF System; iii. Have completed a HACCP training course; iv. Be competent to implement and maintain HACCP based food safety plans; and v. Understand the SQF Safety Code & Quality Code and the requirements to implement and maintain SQF System relevant to the site's scope of certification
Ability to work a flexible schedule depending on operational needs
Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal, organization and time management skills
Excellent verbal and written communications skills along with computer skills. (MS Word and Excel)
Must be able to motivate, coach, train, reward, and recognize employees
Preferred
Previous ready-to-eat (RTE) and non ready-to-eat (RTE) experience preferred
Bilingual in Spanish preferred
Benefits
Plus bonus
Company
SYNEAR FOODS USA
Synear Foods USA provides manufacturing and distribution services for frozen Chinese foods to retail and wholesale partners.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase