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Massachusetts

The QA Director is responsible and has the authority to oversee the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the SQF system. This will also include the food safety plan and the food quality plan. This leader will oversee the QA & Food Safety teams including a QA Manager.

Reports to: VP Operations

Compensation: to $140K + Bonus

Description

• Must take appropriate action to maintain the integrity of the SQF System
• Must communicate to relevant personnel all information essential to ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of the SQF System
• Must work as the leader in bringing information on new government regulations, new customers’ requirements, and new regulatory standards to be developed and implemented by the team
• Must enforce the USDA regulations and requirements from other countries when product is exported
• Must keep up to date and functional the HACCP-SQF system and prerequisite programs 
• Coordinate all audits internal, 3^rd Party, 2^nd Party, customer and audits of the facility performed by other countries or by customers  
• Mock Recall/Food Defense/Traceback Coordinator
• Responsible for label and nutritional information for all new products 
• Lead contract sanitation team. 
• Oversee food safety and quality related training for all employee’s hygiene (new employees, annual and reinforcement)
• Manage customer complaints relating to food safety and quality
• Do verifications for HACCP-SQF system (on site verification, records verification, recurrence evaluation)
• Make corrections on HACCP-SQF system and emit corrective action report following various audits
• When regulations change, be sure all corrections are done for all control and verification affected by changes
• Annually, verify and update all programs of HACCP-SQF system
• Make microbiological analysis on product to determine shelf life and prepare report on findings
• Be sure products label conform to regulatory requirements
• Ensure that the company manufactures product that is safe and adheres to quality specifications and food safety set by the company, customers, and regulatory bodies
• SQF Practitioner
• Other related duties

Education / Training

• Bachelor’s in food science or related field
• HACCP Certified
• Internal Auditing Training
• SQF Practitioner
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite/Datahex

Related Experience/Requirements

Minimum 5+ years of experience in QA/Food Safety Management Level

Qualifications

• Leadership skills and ability to manage staff
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrate leadership experience with a high-functioning, fast-paced team
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work quickly while maintaining a high-priority to the safety of our workforce
• Implementation and maintenance of HACCP based food safety plans and food quality plans
• Understanding of SQF and the requirements of maintaining the SQF system

For More Info Please Contact:

Tim Healy                                                       781-837-8113

President                                                         tim@tchresource.com

                             

New England

TCH Resource & Recruitment, an established consumer packaged goods focused recruiting firm, has been engaged to help recruit an experienced Controller. Our client is a leading supplier of organic and allergen free food products. These products are sold through retail, wholesale and ecommerce channels to customers throughout the world. The company is growing rapidly. The last two years sales growth has averaged 20%. The Controller will be highly involved in tracking sales, gross margins, and cost of goods for a diverse group of products.  This role will have a large influence on the evolution of the finance/accounting department in a healthy and growing business.

Location: Remote (candidates located in the Northeast and New England preferred)

Reports to: CFO

Our Target Candidate:

• Has a consumer packaged goods background, preferably as an Accounting Manager or Controller within the food and beverage manufacturing industry
• Is passionate about storytelling with data and finding the “why” behind the data
• Has a solid technology acumen with deep experience using an ERP platform like Netsuite and other workflow tools
• Possesses a hands-on approach and collaborative work style
• Has proven experience owning the close of books and balance sheet
• Has public accounting / private equity experience
• Has excellent Excel skills: pivot tables, vlookup, sumifs
• Thrives in fast paced remote work environment
• Has experience in inventory driven companies with mid to high volume of transactions

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining accurate accounting records
• Assure all accounts are reconciled monthly
• Prepare 13-week cash forecast for CFO and management review weekly
• Supervise accounts receivable manager and accounts payable functions
• Work with department heads monitor and forecast operating costs
• Process payroll, work with private equity sponsored benefit programs, point of contact for 401k
• Support CFO in analysis of key reserves: inventory and sales deductions

• Identify opportunities to automate / simplify processes.
• Work with third party logistics firm and operation teams to coordinate annual physical and monthly cycle counts
• Point of contact for audit by BDO
• Prepare 1^st pass of monthly reporting package
• Support new product/customer costing/pricing and customer profitabili

For More Information Please Contact:

Tim Healy                                                                   781-837-0987

President                                                                     tim@tchresource.com

                         

Northern Illinois

The Human Resources Manager will lead and direct the routine functions of the Human Resources (HR) department including hiring and interviewing staff, addressing employee concerns, administering pay, benefits, and leave, and enforcing company policies and practices.

Role and Responsibilities

• Enhances the organization’s human resources by planning, implementing and evaluating employee relation and human resources policies, programs, and practices.
• Supports organization staff by establishing a recruiting, testing and interviewing program; counseling managers on candidates selection; conducting and analyzing exit interviews; and recommending changes
• Ensures planning, monitoring, and appraisals of employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees, scheduling management conference with employees hearing and resolving employee grievances, and counseling employees and supervisors.
• Implements employee benefits programs and informs employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs and trends, recommending benefit programs to management, directing the processing of benefits claims, obtaining and evaluating benefits contract bids, awarding benefit contracts, and designing and conducting educational programs on benefits programs.
• Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resources federal and state requirements, conducting investigations, maintaining records, and representing the organization at hearings.
• Enforces management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resources policies and procedures.
• Cultivating professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies.
• Lead internal investigation process providing support to investigators, and tracking investigation progress through to completion.

Preferred Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or relative field
• 5+ years’ experience of Human Resources management experience
• 3+ years of experience in Labor relations and employee relations
• PHR/SPHR certification preferred

• Thorough knowledge of MS Office software and internet search engines.
• Fluent in Spanish – reading writing, conversation, and oral translation

Core Competencies, Knowledge, and Skill Requirements

Candidates should be self-starters with a strong work ethic and the ability to prioritize their workload to ensure timely issue resolution. In addition, this individual should possess the following skills:

• Communication: Exhibit honest and clear communication, both orally and written, for effective teamwork. Treat everyone equally with respect- listen to others and make them feel valued.
• Leadership: You may be required to take control of a team, work closely with another department or brief other members of the organization, including board members and HR staff, on a variety of payroll matters. An ability to coordinate colleagues, clients and different departments is a vital part of a payroll administrator’s role.
• Time Management & Organization: Organize and prioritize your own actions efficiently and manage a variety of tasks simultaneously. Be flexible and react favorably to multiple priorities, changing schedules and daily assignments while paying attention to detail. Demonstrate a sense of urgency and focus on actions, while multi-tasking.
• Team Commitment: Handle conflict in a mature manner to establish trust with coworkers and encourage team collaboration. Understand the people and departments and support team decisions.
• Training & Development: Deliver informal and formal learning solutions in a manner that is both engaging and effective. Apply a variety of learning technologies to address specific learning needs. Use learning metrics and analytics to measure the impact of learning solutions. Provide leadership to execute the organization’s people strategy; implements training projects and activities.

For More Information Please Contact:

• Bill Leva 774-232-9304
• Senior Executive Recruiter Bill@tchresource.com
• TCH Resource & Recruitment, Inc.

TCH Resource, a boutique recruiting firm specializing in the food manufacturing industry, has been engaged by a global food company to help recruit a Senior FSQA Manager. This leader will be pivotal in directing the plant food safety plan and ensuring HACCP and USDA regulations are strictly enforced. The operation is under continuous USDA meat & poultry jurisdiction. This role will provide strategic planning expertise to help evolve procedures and technical expertise to track product from start to finish and develop corrective actions when needed.

Primary Responsibilities

• Oversee QA staff and ensure that all QA and Regulatory programs are followed, make sound decisions, and execute quality oversight for all products.
• Responsible for maintaining regulatory compliance to ensure production is run in accordance with USDA standards.
• Works with QA staff members to prevent process or product failures. Focuses on continuous improvement of product quality through the development of quality plans, process controls, attention to process details and specifications and quality training.
• Ensures that operational and pre-operational sanitation is acceptable. Implements and develops necessary verification activities including micro sampling to verify the effectiveness of sanitation activities. Ensures GMP and Sanitation audits are conducted by the department as required with documented corrective actions and follow-up as necessary.
• Provides leadership and mentoring to employees in the Food Safety and Quality Assurance departments.

Preferred Qualifications and Education Requirements

Candidates should be self-starters with a strong work ethic and the ability to prioritize their workload to ensure timely issue resolution. In addition, this individual should possess the following skills:

Communication: Exhibit honest and clear communication, both orally and written, for effective teamwork. Treat everyone equally with respect- listen to others and make them feel valued. Where customer decisions or food safety is a concern, communicate on a higher level.

Time Management & Organization: Organize and prioritize your own actions efficiently and manage a variety of tasks simultaneously. Be flexible and react favorably to multiple priorities, changing schedules and daily assignments while paying attention to detail. Demonstrate a sense of urgency and focus on actions, while multi-tasking.

Team Commitment: Handle conflict in a mature manner to establish trust with coworkers and encourage team collaboration. Understand the people and departments and support team decisions.

Problem Solving: Think ahead when information is not always available- use all your senses and resources as tools. Understand the relationship between issues and processes and use logical reasoning.

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