Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news.
Brand
At Post Consumer Brands, we’ve spent generations showing up for families, starting with breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Our cereals have become a trusted part of daily routines, helping spark conversations, fuel busy mornings, and create everyday moments that bring families closer together, including their furry four-legged family members, who have recently become a part of our story. As families have evolved, so have we. What began at the breakfast table has expanded into snacks, peanut butter, and pet food, because caring for a family means feeding every part of it. With the addition of several iconic pet brands, we’ve extended our purpose: to make high-quality, accessible food for everyone under the same roof.
This phase is still new, and that’s what makes it exciting. As we continue to grow across grocery and pet, we’re looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and the kind of impact that stretches from store shelves to kitchen tables, and food bowls, across the country.
Location Description
The Meadville, Pennsylvania facility is 135,000 square feet and home to about 290 hard working team members who are proud to produce iconic pet food brands like Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. Located along the banks of French Creek in Northwestern Pennsylvania and 45 minutes from Pittsburgh, Meadville is home to more than 13,000 full time residents and 2,000 Allegheny College students. Meadville is an active center for business, industry, education, the arts, recreation, service and tourism. Conneaut Lake, Pymatuning State Park and the Erie National Wildlife Refuge are wonderful places to appreciate the area's natural beauty.
Responsibilities
OVERVIEW:
As a Quality Food Safety Supervisor in pet food production, you will oversee and ensure the highest standards of food safety and quality throughout the manufacturing process. Your primary responsibilities include monitoring production activities, conducting regular inspections, and implementing safety protocols to comply with regulatory requirements. You will lead a team of quality technicians, provide training on food safety practices, and collaborate with other departments to address any quality issues. Your role is crucial in maintaining the integrity and safety of pet food products, ensuring they meet both company standards and customer expectations and you will help do that by supporting, implementing, and maintaining food safety practices as required through internal and external audits and regulatory inspections. Support, implement, and maintain food safety, food safety culture, and quality practices as required through SQF.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Location: on-site primarily Monday - FridayEnsures the department meets safety, quality and sanitation standardsResponsible for team development, including skill building, performance management, staffing strategy and developing an engaged, food safety culturePartner with Quality Manager in developing and delivering QFS Plan from QFS LeadershipRole model Post Consumer Brands Leadership ValuesEnsures that essential business information and general expectations are clearly communicated and understood by all members of the teamDevelop and coach technical and leadership skills of Quality team members to enhance peak performance through Post Consumer Brands performance management systemAssist in developing and executing key technical and organizational projects while increasing PCB’s Quality Management System capability within the organizationResponsible for driving department issues to root cause and developing a zero-loss and continuous improvement cultureChampions department Daily Operation Review to ensure that department is setting a daily plan and following through on open items needed by the team.Responsible to collaborate across all functions within the plant and leadership levelsProvide technical quality and food safety support to Operations, Engineering/Maintenance, and Product Development with an emphasis on continuous improvement, consumer/customer requirements, and continuous product quality.Ensure compliance to all aspects of the PCB Quality Systems including cGMP/SQF as well as compliance to Food Safety and Sanitation requirements.Maintain historical key quality records as required by regulatory agencies.Process/System audits (on-line and in reports) must be conducted to ensure that the individual unit operations are in conformance with the site quality procedures.Audit Preparation:SQF audit preparation including the maintenance of the SQF procedures and records, both physical and electronic.Organization of paperwork and verification of Mass Balance grade palm oil products for the RSPO audit.Facilitate scheduling and timely completion of the internal audit program for the Site as well as log and track all the findings in the CAPA system.Procedure review, checklist completion and bovine and frozen chicken segregation areas compliance in preparation for the APHIS international export audit.Post-Audit Activities:Add all findings to the Master CAPA Log and track corrective and preventative actions to completion.Work with department managers to drive completion of CAPA in a timely manner.Perform CAPA effectiveness reviews and report gaps to the Quality Assurance Manager.Document Control:Manage the creation and revision of quality system documents.Coordinate, perform, and write work instructions as requested.Work with the Document Control System Technician and Department Managers to organize and maintain current site procedures.TrainingAssist with the maintenance of the Red Zone/ Data Collection Quality system.Assist QA In FDA and DOA documentation and inspectionsTrace reports and mock recalls.Assure compliance to all quality standards, hygienic zoning, and GMP requirements.Develop and conduct Quality and Food Safety function trainings in coordination with the training department.Maintain open communication with the production team to ensure integrity of raw materials and finished product.Investigate finished product holds and evaluates on a timely basis.Consult with production management on out of standard ingredients, processes and materials to minimize the impact of finished product quality.Review documentation of process preventive controls to ensure that Corporate and legal standards are being met and that substandard product is contained.Lead the laboratory technicians as they execute their daily task in evaluating ingredient, intermediate and finished product food-safety and quality characteristics.Lead lab equipment maintenance and calibrations in collaboration with the QFS Scientist.Represent the department with interdisciplinary factory groups to assist with recommendations for quality improvementConduct reviews of production records, food safety controls, quality checks, and holds to proceed with positive release of products.
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s degree is preferred (Technical, Science, Engineering or a related degree preferred)
Experience:
3 years of quality experience is requiredPrior experience in successfully managing people and / or teams in a high-performance work environment is preferredDemonstrated experience in developing people essentialMust have a basic understanding of chemistry and microbiologyPrior food processing and/or manufacturing experience is preferredOther:
The candidate must have a thorough working knowledge of basic cGMPs (current Good Manufacturing Practices) and GDPs (Good Documentation Practices). The candidate must have a strong working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint and possess basic statistical knowledge.Familiarity with HACCP and food safety a plusMust be willing to receive training in ongoing areas of FSMA and cGMP practices.
Other Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesExcellent organizational skills specific to people, projects or data is a mustExcellent trouble-shooting and problem-solving skills also a mustDemonstrated ability to lead and influence cross functional teams necessaryExperience working in an environment that values peer-to-peer collaboration and managing upward through the organizationDemonstrate ability to work effectively across organization boundaries and with diverse teamsAbility to compile, analyze and present collected data in summary form as well as being capable of performing a variety of tests.Ability to communicate technical, scientific, and regulatory information, both written and verbally. Interpersonal and presentation skills, including the ability to make presentations, facilitate meetings, probe for root cause, and provide training to various groups within the organizationStrong commitment to Quality and SafetyDemonstrate ability to be decisive, proactive and strategic in decision making while role modeling balance for othersWillingness to work a flexible schedule across shifts as needed to most effectively support the organization; willing to report to work to address key and/or critical issues whenever necessary