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ICL Quality Assurance Manager in Lawrence, Kansas
Quality Assurance Manager
Date: Nov 19, 2024
Posting End Date:
Location:
Lawrence, KS, US, 66044
Company: ICL Specialty Products Inc
As the Quality & Food Safety Manager, you will provides necessary leadership and technical knowledge to ensure superior laboratory services, improve product quality and plant reliability through our Quality & Food Safety Systems. The Quality & Food Safety Manager supports the plant health and safety objectives, manages departments costs within budget while looking for ways to lower analytical and quality related costs. This position is the management representative for Quality & Food Safety and training is equivalent to PCQI.
I’m interested! What will I get to do in this position?
Ensure ESH Compliance
Unsafe conditions are recognized and corrected
Preventive programs are in place to maintain safe conditions
Ensure compliance with MOC process.
Ensure compliance with required product validations.
Attend monthly safety meeting and completes regulatory ESH&T requirements
Perform job safely, in an environmentally sound manner and in accordance with all cGMP requirements
Actively support the plant ESHST goals and plans.
Manage Quality Assurance & Food Safety Systems
Manage all quality requirements regarding FSSC22000, HARPC, FSMA, ISO 9001, NSF, cGMPs, NF, Halal, Kosher, HACCP and Food Defense
Serve as site food safety team leader
Promote continuous improvement in cGMP’s requirements
Serve as plant lead for all quality-related regulatory / customer audits
Facilitate Management Review Meetings/ Quality and Food Safety Meetings
Coordinate input and output data for Management Review
Manage quality and food safety records
Manage external and internal food safety communications
Manage/participate in supplier audits & visits
Interface with R&D / Sales to support customer needs
Manage Quality Control
Full laboratory oversight
Facilitate clear, concise communication flow between plant manufacturing departments and laboratory
Ensure analytical documentation (lab results, calibration data, etc.) is orderly and accessible
Coordinate sample requests
Manage nonconforming material, work with manufacturing management to determine disposition
Other Duties
Provide support to the site regarding quality / food safety issues
Participate in various community / volunteering activities
Support implementation of projects across the plant
Manage department costs, develop annual department budgets / forecasts
Manage Staff Development
Provide effective leadership to the lab and quality departments (training, development, set expectations, regular performance feedback)
Regularly communicate business goals, objectives and desired outcomes
What skills and experience do I need to be successful in this role?
B. A. or B. S. in Food degree, Chemical degree or equivalent
Three to five years experience managing people
Three to five years experience in analytical laboratory or equivalent
Food manufacturing experience required
Organizational leadership, teaching, team-building, staffing
Listening, oral and written communication
Strong problem solving skills
Ability to build and manage systems
GFSI understanding, ISO 9001 knowledge and auditor experience desired
Current good manufacturing Practices (cGMP) understanding
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) understanding
Halal and Kosher certification requirements understanding
Capable of motivating people to lead change and improvement efforts
Strong interpersonal skills
Detail oriented
Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple tasks
Ability to safely exit out of the plant in the event of an emergency
Salary Range : $84,000 - $116,000
Annual Bonus Target: 12%, subject to plan provisions.
We've Got You Covered
ICL is committed to offering you a comprehensive set of benefits to empower you and your family physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially. The benefits we offer to our diverse and inclusive workforce include:
Competitive base pay and performance bonus
Medical, dental, vision, and life benefits that start quickly – the first of the month after hire
Tax-advantaged health savings and spending accounts (when applicable)
Wellness Incentive Program to lower your health insurance cost
Generous Leave and FMLA policies
Prescription program that provides most generic maintenance medications at no cost (including Insulin products & EpiPens)
401k eligibility from day one of employment with a generous company matching contribution. 100% vested after one year of service
Employee Assistance Program
Student Loan Assistance
Free membership to a program that offers various discounts for travel, entertainment, groceries, and much more
To learn more, visit: https://www.icl-lawrence.com
Who is ICL?
ICL Group is a leading global specialty minerals company, which creates impactful solutions for humanity's sustainability challenges in the food, agriculture and industrial markets. ICL leverages its unique bromine, potash and phosphate resources, its global professional workforce, and its sustainability focused R&D and technological innovation capabilities, to drive the company's growth across its end markets. Our agricultural products feed the world’s growing population, our food additives enable greater access to higher quality food, our potash and phosphate products are essential components for the pharma industry and our bromine-based materials and phosphates contribute to a more energy efficient and environmentally friendly planet. ICL benefits from its advantageous size, geographical spread, and operational flexibility. With a culture based upon leadership, innovation, and sustainability, ICL is well positioned to be an Employer of Choice within the communities in which we operate. ICL shares are dual listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NYSE and TASE: ICL). The company employs more than 12,500 people worldwide, and its 2023 revenues totaled approximately $7.5 billion. To learn more about ICL, clickhere. (http://www.icl-group.com. )
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