- Responsible for establishing and executing policies, procedures, and programs that assure products are developed, manufactured, and marketed with superior quality in compliance with in-house specifications and all applicable legal and regulatory agencies
- Manage and coordinate a company-wide regulatory guidance, training and compliance effort
- Develop and maintain audit schedules to ensure all suppliers are evaluated to timescales according to designated risk status
- Develop corrective/preventative (continuous quality improvement) action plans
- Responsible for the microbiological and analytical disposition of all raw materials and products harvested and packed in the plant
- Assist in the development of raw material specifications
- Help to develop and monitor a program of consistent product presentation to support the brand and corporate image
- Lead and facilitate customer inspection of product and facilities
- Troubleshoot quality and safety issues with growers
- Review and check plant sanitation
- Act as the primary liaison with all third party audit bodies
- Develop and maintain a successful staff through selection, training, leadership, and motivation
- Manage daily and weekly product evaluations and report findings to management
- Responsible for maintaining relevant technical expertise and continually establishing an up-to-date awareness of evolving quality control and pack style changes
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