Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Director

Job Summary

Vigo Importing Company, a family-owned specialty foods manufacturing company based in Tampa, FL, is seeking to hire a Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Director.

Summary/Objective
Responsible for ensuring compliance in regulatory, food safety, and quality assurance. Collaborate with marketing, R&D, regulatory agencies, and legal counsel to ensure compliance across cross-functional teams. Oversees Internal auditing of food safety and quality processes, which ensures that establishment and regulatory standards are met. Reviews food safety/ quality reports and documents and confers with quality assurance, production, and management to document corrective actions. Liaison to customer and regulatory audits.

Essential Functions

1. Develops reviews and maintains food safety HACCP/HARPC plans, which include identifying food safety hazards, preventive measures, and establishing corrective actions.
2. Reviews and implements Quality Control Policies, Standard Operating Procedures, and Good Manufacturing Procedures, and provides effective guidance to employees and management.
3. Reviews and verifies food safety reports, quality reports and procedures.
4. Maintains a comprehensive understanding of all products manufactured by the plant, as well as the raw materials, packaging materials, and operations required in the manufacturing process, including quality specifications and standards
5. Help develop and maintain ingredient and food safety records pertaining to new product development in conjunction with the Product Development Manager
6. Develop internally defined ingredient specifications for COA establishment, in conjunction with Product Development Manager
7. Manage supply chain preventive controls via supplier approval programs and quality assurance documentation per lot/shipment.
8. In collaboration with the Quality Assurance Manager, identifies company training needs and trains staff on topics including but not limited to food safety, HACCP, allergen control, GMPs, and proper food handling procedures.
9. Develops and conducts internal audits which verify food safety and quality processes are in place and company and regulatory standards are met.
10. Acts as the main contact for regulatory, third-party, and customer audits.
11. Works with the Office, Sales and Plant Manager to respond to customer complaints and inquiries.
12. Conducts quality laboratory testing and maintains laboratory equipment and supplies.
13. Maintain supplier relations regarding ingredient management through various supplier portals.
14. Conduct comprehensive compliance reviews of product labels and technical data for packaged goods.

Competencies

1. SQF Certified
2. HACCP/PCQI Certified
3. Leadership.
4. Teamwork Orientation.
5. Time Management.
6. Entrepreneurship.
7. Operational/Manufacturing Knowledge

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has supervisory responsibilities.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their application online using the link below.