Senior QC Manager Mississippi

SIP Manufacturing 2.0 LLC

Southaven, MS

Estimated pay: Est. $26–$30/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

About the Company: SIP Manufacturing 2.0, LLC. opened its doors in 2018 as a small 2 line beverage manufacturing facility in Lake Elsinore, CA producing only 2-5 pallets of product per day. Since then, we have grown to producing over 10 truckloads of product per day with multiple lines and a diversified customer base. You can purchase our product throughout the United States and we are excited to continue our growth and expansion in the industry.

About the role: The Senior Quality Control Manager is responsible for ensuring that food products meet standards set by both their companies and regulatory authorities. They may develop and review quality and safety policies and manage audits by third-party inspectors. The Manager is responsible for training quality assurance employees and overseeing manufacturing and production processes, while simultaneously ensuring the laboratory is operating in an efficient and safe manner.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Manage, coach, and develop QC personnel to ensure effective execution of Food Safety and Quality programs across all shifts.

• Maintain and support the facility’s Food Safety and Quality Management System, including HACCP, GMPs, BRCGS/GFSI, FDA, CDPH, USDA, and applicable customer and regulatory requirements.

• Maintain facility audit readiness and support BRCGS, Costco, USDA, Coca-Cola, regulatory, customer, and third-party audits, including keeping the Coca-Cola KORE program, applicable requirements, documentation, and records up to date.

• Conduct internal audits, GMP inspections, Food Safety assessments, and routine production-floor inspections to verify compliance with established requirements.

• Maintain and revise Food Safety and Quality SOPs, policies, work instructions, forms, and records based on regulatory, certification, customer, operational, and risk-based requirements.

• Develop, conduct, and document employee training related to GMPs, Food Safety, HACCP, Quality procedures, and applicable SOPs.

• Manage non-conformances, deviations, product holds, investigations, root-cause analysis, and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs), including verification of effectiveness.

• Support and maintain Food Safety Culture, Food Defense, Food Fraud, Allergen Control, Traceability & Recall, Supplier Approval, Pest Control, and other applicable prerequisite programs.

• Ensure sanitation, CIP/COP, pre-operational inspections, and applicable environmental monitoring activities meet established Food Safety and Quality requirements.

• Provide real-time Quality and Food Safety support on the production floor and assist with troubleshooting production, process, packaging, and product-quality issues.

• Ensure required in-process and finished-product inspections, laboratory testing, documentation, and product release activities are completed according to established specifications and requirements.

• Manage Quality Laboratory activities and ensure laboratory and monitoring equipment is properly maintained, calibrated, verified, and suitable for use.

• Coordinate third-party laboratory testing as required and review results for compliance with product, customer, regulatory, and certification specifications.

• Support customer complaint investigations, including review of production records, retention samples, laboratory results, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.

• Maintain traceability and recall readiness and participate in mock recalls, traceability exercises, and mass-balance activities.

• Support the Approved Supplier Program and ensure applicable supplier Food Safety, Quality, regulatory, and certification documentation remains current.

• Monitor Food Safety and Quality KPIs, trends, audit findings, customer complaints, and recurring issues, and communicate significant concerns and improvement opportunities to senior management.

• Work cross-functionally with Production, Sanitation, Maintenance, Warehouse, Procurement, R&D, and Management to resolve Food Safety and Quality issues and drive continuous improvement.

• Maintain applicable certifications, audit programs, and customer requirements, including BRCGS/GFSI, Costco, Coca-Cola KORE, USDA, GFCO/Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, Organic, Kosher, NSF, and other customer-specific programs, as applicable.

• Ensure certification documentation, renewals, audits, corrective actions, licenses, registrations, and supporting records are maintained and completed within required timelines.

• Stay current with changes to applicable Food Safety regulations, GFSI/BRCGS requirements, customer standards, and certification requirements, and coordinate implementation of necessary changes.

• Promote a strong Food Safety and Quality Culture by reinforcing employee accountability, communication, training, and continuous improvement throughout the facility.

• Serve as a key Quality representative during regulatory inspections, customer visits, certification audits, and third-party audits.

• Provide Quality