Food & Beverage Manager jobs in Bellingham, WA

The Quality Assurance Manager is directly responsible for the successful implementation and continuous evolution of SeaBear Company’s strong QA and SQF (Safe Quality Food certification) programs.

• Overall QA Leadership: Day-to-day management of the Company’s Quality Assurance Program and team with an emphasis on creating a culture of quality.

• Food Safety Plans: Lead the development and implementation of the Food Safety Fundamentals, Food Safety Plan, and the Food Defense Plan, ensuring our products and processes are compliant on all applicable regulations

• Maintain a Culture of Excellence: Provide day-to-day leadership on the production floor to ensure our culture of excellence is brought to life.

Overall, this is a key role in our artisan smokehouse operation, critical to helping us deliver world-class seafood products with a focus on safety and product quality.

Responsible for developing, implementing, monitoring, and leading the Food Safety, Quality, HACCP, Environmental Pathogen Control and Food Defense Programs.

• This position will have primary responsibility for ensuring regulatory compliance and serve as the company representative during audit inspections by Regulatory Agencies and third-party audits.

• Responsible for hiring, training, instruction/execution, managing and motivating the Company’s QA Staff to deliver consistent, safe quality products.

• Responsible for establishing and maintaining the company’s Safe Quality Food Program (SQF)

• Ensure our products are compliant on nutritional/ingredient/allergen/labeling regulations

• Ensure the proper Quality records/testing/reporting are in place and adhered to

• Work with the various teams across the organization on “Not On My Brand” and other QA initiatives

• Investigate the root cause of customer complaints, review and approve the development of corrective actions

What The Successful Candidate Looks Like:

• Leadership qualities and works well with others

• Detail oriented, excellent work ethic and ability to work independently

• Successful experience in quality control and/or food safety auditing

• Proactive, with a track record of bringing continuous improvement to their area of responsibility

• Hands-on approach. A desire to get deeply involved with the operations of the company

• Successful experience acquiring and adhering to quality certifications, such as HACCP, PCQI

QA Relevant Experience:

• Knowledge of tools, concepts, and methods of Quality and Production Management.

• Past Quality Assurance Management

• Experience in Labeling Regulation

• Seafood HACCP Plan Development Certified (training available)

• Better Process Control (training Available)

• PCQI (training available)

To learn more about our company view this short video: https://youtu.be/begweUT_ayw

Benefits include but are not limited to:

• 401(k) with matching

• Dental insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Employee discount

• Health insurance

• Health savings account

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Referral program

• Retirement plan

• Vision insurance