Impact Confections, Inc.
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Impact Confections is an innovative manufacturer of candies marketed under the WarHeads® and Melster Candies® brand names. WarHeads® are one of the most recognized (and tastiest!) sour candies in the world and the fastest growing brand in the market!
SUMMARY The Quality and Food Safety Supervisor supports the manufacturing process by focusing the Quality Assurance Team’s efforts to ensure product specifications meet or exceed customer quality and food safety requirements. Acting in a liaison role between the QA Manager and QA Technicians, this hands‑on role serves as the day‑to‑day practitioner and executer of quality and food safety practices throughout the processing facility. This position ensures that critical laboratory procedures, product inspections and packaging audits are complete and accurate while working to ensure that our candy products meet/surpass strict quality guidelines to keep our customers happy! Must be a decisive trouble‑shooter capable of making data‑driven decisions as warranted.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under general guidance from the QA Manager, actively monitors plant QA activities, raw ingredients and finished goods for compliance with quality and food safety policies including regulatory compliance, HACCP, GMP’s and SQF.
Oversees and/or performs a variety of analytic tests and audits to ensure ingredients, finished products and packaging comply with order specifications, quality/food safety polices and HACCP, GMP’s and SQF compliance.
Ensures that various required food quality and safety processes and analytic tests are completed and test results recorded in compliance with record keeping policies and requirements.
Leads and coordinates personnel performing the inspection and sampling of ingredients and final products by ensure inspections are done correctly, timely, and correct decisions are made.
Ensures the day‑to‑day quality hold activities are performed and reported in a proficient manner including corrective action reporting and documentation.
Ensures raw materials and finished product holds and releases are in a timely manner.
Provides supervisory support, mentorship and direction for up to six QA Technicians.
Professionally and effectively communicates and collaborates with internal departments as warranted to ensure needed product or packaging adjustments and enacted.
QUALIFICATIONS
Science related bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a quality or regulatory compliance environment.
Knowledge/experience with HAACP, GMP, Food Defense and SQF requirements.
Prior supervisory experience strongly preferred.
Strong employee relations, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
Strong organizational, problem solving, planning and process skills.
Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office suite, especially Excel.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in a food manufacturing environment or similar industry preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish a plus.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Performance of supervisory and leadership activities for up to six QA Technicians.
COMPUTER SKILLS Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Knowledge and experience using an ERP system is a plus. Ability to learn other application software essential to performing job tasks.
LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS None required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Ability to push and/or pull up to 1,500 lbs on pallet jacks.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Quality Assurance
Industries Food and Beverage Services
Janesville, WI $125,000 - $150,000 1 month ago
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Impact Confections is an innovative manufacturer of candies marketed under the WarHeads® and Melster Candies® brand names. WarHeads® are one of the most recognized (and tastiest!) sour candies in the world and the fastest growing brand in the market!
SUMMARY The Quality and Food Safety Supervisor supports the manufacturing process by focusing the Quality Assurance Team’s efforts to ensure product specifications meet or exceed customer quality and food safety requirements. Acting in a liaison role between the QA Manager and QA Technicians, this hands‑on role serves as the day‑to‑day practitioner and executer of quality and food safety practices throughout the processing facility. This position ensures that critical laboratory procedures, product inspections and packaging audits are complete and accurate while working to ensure that our candy products meet/surpass strict quality guidelines to keep our customers happy! Must be a decisive trouble‑shooter capable of making data‑driven decisions as warranted.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under general guidance from the QA Manager, actively monitors plant QA activities, raw ingredients and finished goods for compliance with quality and food safety policies including regulatory compliance, HACCP, GMP’s and SQF.
Oversees and/or performs a variety of analytic tests and audits to ensure ingredients, finished products and packaging comply with order specifications, quality/food safety polices and HACCP, GMP’s and SQF compliance.
Ensures that various required food quality and safety processes and analytic tests are completed and test results recorded in compliance with record keeping policies and requirements.
Leads and coordinates personnel performing the inspection and sampling of ingredients and final products by ensure inspections are done correctly, timely, and correct decisions are made.
Ensures the day‑to‑day quality hold activities are performed and reported in a proficient manner including corrective action reporting and documentation.
Ensures raw materials and finished product holds and releases are in a timely manner.
Provides supervisory support, mentorship and direction for up to six QA Technicians.
Professionally and effectively communicates and collaborates with internal departments as warranted to ensure needed product or packaging adjustments and enacted.
QUALIFICATIONS
Science related bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a quality or regulatory compliance environment.
Knowledge/experience with HAACP, GMP, Food Defense and SQF requirements.
Prior supervisory experience strongly preferred.
Strong employee relations, interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
Strong organizational, problem solving, planning and process skills.
Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office suite, especially Excel.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in a food manufacturing environment or similar industry preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish a plus.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Performance of supervisory and leadership activities for up to six QA Technicians.
COMPUTER SKILLS Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Knowledge and experience using an ERP system is a plus. Ability to learn other application software essential to performing job tasks.
LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS None required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Ability to push and/or pull up to 1,500 lbs on pallet jacks.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Quality Assurance
Industries Food and Beverage Services
Janesville, WI $125,000 - $150,000 1 month ago
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