Plant QA Manager

While innovation is the key to our success at Niagara, our family tradition of high quality, economically priced bottled water will never change. Niagara continues to grow and is the leading private label bottled water company.

As a producer and supplier of private label bottled water to many of the nation's leading retailers, Niagara has over 55 years of experience providing our customers with unmatched quality, price, and service. Our customers choose Niagara bottled water products based on their high quality, affordable prices, and exceptional service.

Job Description

The Plant QA manager administers policies and programs ensuring that organizational products and processes meet established quality standards. Implement quality standards, ensure and executes compliance on every stage of the process.

Responsibilities

• Lead the facility in all Food Safety, Packaging Quality and Product Quality related activities.
• Serve as the primary plant liaison within the facility for all Company Quality Assurance Initiatives, Niagara Corporate Quality and Third-Party Audits.
• Trend analytical data and develop initiatives to improve plant performance against Niagara quality measures and ensure plant compliance with company and regulatory standards.
• Track, analyze, and lead root cause analysis for all quality and customer complaint issues within the plant.
• Monitor the microbiological program; collect and conduct microbiological analysis of product and process samples, when necessary, as performs water testing equipment evaluations and calibrations.
• Manage budgeting, purchasing and inventory of QA operating supplies such as filters, chemicals and lab supplies.
• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Requirements

• 3-6 years of experience in a similar field or manufacturing environment.
• Proven practice in a managerial role with direct reports.
• Experience in food or beverage industry only.
• Knowledge of water chemistry, microbiological analysis methods, chemical analysis methods laboratory systems and beverage sanitation practices.
• Familiarity of SQF Program or similar systems.
• Experience managing projects.
• Fluent English.
• Availability to work at Puerto de Montreal N 101, 65500 Salinas Victoria, N.L.

Competencies

• Excellent customer focus, ability to express and communicate clearly and assertively.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations and problem solving.
• Independent in your activities, take ownership.
• Adaptability to change and driving ability

We offer

• Direct hiring with the company.
• Superior benefits.
• Excellent work culture.
• Opportunity to develop in an international company.