Latest Job Opening for Food & Beverage Industry  Job #05017 About our client Our client is a privately owned manufacturer of snacks & confectionery. The company has been operation for more than 25 years and has annual sales revenue of over $25MM with 100+ employees. Position Location Senior Quality Technician Nearest Metro City: Los Angeles, CA Salary Reports to Highly competitive package, commensurate with experience VP Operations & President Responsibilities 1) Provide leadership and direction to all departments to comply with quality programs including HACCP, GMPs and Regulatory Compliance 2) Manage day to day operations of the lab 3) Initiate and oversee testing procedures 4) Train personnel –Lead and direct staff to achieve daily and annual QA goals 5) Provide coaching on all aspects of QA work processes 6) Review QA results and reports 7) Coordinate and conduct team meetings to maximize and standardize all QA goal, and testing methods 8) Create, update and modify all lab SOP’s. Focus on SSOP compliance, continuous process improvement 9) Furnish periodic reports to Senior Executive Team 10) Ensure all equipment is calibrated and up and running effectively and efficiently 11) Ensure tests are run at set standards with the program 12) Correct non conformances and implement preventive/corrective action 13) Analyze quality, food safety issues and consumer complaints –investigate issues until root cause is identified and corrected 14) Perform statistical analysis utilizing results of QC samples 15) Participate in internal audits Requirements 1) Minimum 5 years hands on knowledge of food processing, quality assurance, and food safety 2) Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science, Chemistry or other related science fields desired 3) Strong knowledge in Excel, Word, Outlook and other computer systems 4) HACCP, GMPs, SOPs, creation of food safety and audit procedures