Quality Engineer

Our client, a very high quality and well established baked goods company, is experiencing exponential growth and now seeking a Quality Engineer as an addition to staff: Job Title: Quality Engineer Department: Quality Reports to: Director, Quality; VP, Operations/COO; Ownership Direct Reports: Quality Supervisors; Quality Techs Overview: The Quality Engineer Position will be the Primary Champion of the entire Qualty Team as it relates to our quest to mentor each Team Member to be a Steward of Quality that will protect the real-time integrity of our Products. While Quality Assurance (QA) focuses on the "how" (processes and prevention), this Quality Control (QC) focused role focuses on the "what" (the final product); starting with Food Safety, then Sensory, Specifications and overall Bake Excellence Standards. This is a new position for our company. Presence Expectations: Presence in both the Clifton and Newark Bakeries, spanning 5 work days per week, 50 hours per week gross (including travel time between Bakeries); ‘On the Production Floor’ Presence routinely, > 50% of the time; As we are 24/7 facilities, Presence must touch all employees over time; _____________________________________________________________________________ Essential Company-Wide Duties: Be a Steward who supports and protects the Mission and Culture of our Company Exemplify Transformative Leadership Maintain a Safe and Sanitary Working Environment for all employees Lead highest level Food Safety Culture Infuse Purpose, Clarity, Energy, and Opportunity to your department and extended Workforce Promote and Support Training and Growth of personnel, inclusive direct training by you to those immediately directly reporting to you; while, equally, showing those directly under you the foundations to train those directly under them; etc. Create a Platform of Walk-Throughs, Meetings, Huddles and Reviews that are efficient, informative, and preliminary for ensuing follow-up actions; you shall moderate those meetings that need your direct involvement Support your departments with measured and sensible Metrics, which will become consolidated into accurate and detailed Reporting, presented daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc. _____________________________________________________________________________ Departmental and Positional Responsibilities: Reports To: Director of Quality Ensure corrective actions steps are taken when products deviate from Company Standards; Create Production Run Reports as they relate to Quality Control Data Manage the "Hold and Release" program for non-conforming products. _____________________________________________________________________________ Talent Management