Assistant Quality Assurance Manager

About Us:

Carl Buddig and Company, a respected name in the meat manufacturing industry, boasts a legacy of over 80 years. Founded as a family-owned company, we have evolved into a leading producer of premium meat products, including renowned lunchmeats, ready-to-eat cooked meats under our Kingsford, LLC division, and savory snack meats from Old Wisconsin.

As a third-generation family business, our success is anchored in our commitment to quality, innovation, and community. With a workforce of 2,500 dedicated team members spread across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, we continue to expand, driven by a vision for excellence and a responsiveness to evolving consumer preferences.

At Carl Buddig and Company, we foster a culture centered around teamwork and innovation. We strive to create an environment that values creativity and collaboration, ensuring every team member is empowered to contribute to our collective goals.

Our dedication extends beyond our business operations. We actively support charitable initiatives and community organizations through direct contributions, volunteer work, and partnerships. We aim to make a positive impact and give back to the communities that have supported us over the years.

Join us at Carl Buddig and Company, where tradition meets innovation, and where our passion for quality meat products is matched by our commitment to our people and communities.

Position Summary:To manage, plan, coordinate and develop the Carl Buddig and Co. Quality Assurance Program designed to ensure the quality and consistency per USDA regulations and the SQF code in all in process and finished meat and poultry products.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages and monitors the Quality Assurance process developed for selection, inspection and use of suppliers to ensure compliance with quality standards, including auditing manufacturing processes and specified standards at supplier sites.
• Interprets quality assurance philosophy to key personnel in the organization.
• Develops new approaches to solve problems identified during quality assurance activities.
• Reviews and verifies daily HACCP paperwork for the Montgomery facility.
• Provides detailed direction for scheduling and completion of internal facility audits.
• Assists with customer complaint trending and resolution.
• Prepares and presents programs to maintain training of all plant employees in policies and programs such as GMPs, HACCP, SSOP's, and All Company procedures.
• Reviews all data obtained during all quality assurance activities to ensure consistency with company policies and procedures.
• Keeps management abreast of significant issues or developments identified during quality assurance activities and actions being taken to improve the situation.
• Trains Quality Assurance personnel to perform in-plant process inspections and internal audits as required by established plant auditing program.
• Maintains a working knowledge of government and industry quality assurance codes and standards.
• Establishes an active role in plant quality improvement within the organization.
• Regularly interface with USDA IIC when needed to maintain positive communication between regulatory and plant personnel.

Knowledge and Experience:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• This position requires a minimum a Bachelors Degree.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of applicable plant quality assurance/control experience.
• This position requires strong meat and poultry processing experience and knowledge of USDA regulations regarding food manufacturing including HACCP, GMPs, Allergens, SSOP's, SQF code, Recall/Withdrawal.
• Previous experience with plant audits/inspections including third party, city, state and federal is required

Working Condition and Physical Requirements:

• Regularly use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, taste or smell.
• The employee is frequently required to stand and walk.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Light lifting may be required.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to cold temperatures and moving mechanical parts.

Pay range for this position is $75,000 to $85,000 depending on experience.

Benefits for this role include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, FSA, HSA, 401(k) Plan with Company Match, Vacation & PTO, and Tuition Reimbursement. There is also a potential for a discretionary bonus this bonus is based on personal & company performance and is not a guaranteed bonus plan.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)