Quality, Environmental, and Safety Manager

About Abe's Vegan Muffins Abe's Vegan Muffins is the #1 best-selling brand of vegan and allergy-friendly baked goods in the U.S. The real Abe was born with a serious food allergy to peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, dairy, soy, and sesame. So his dad and uncle (our company founders) set out to make a line of delicious muffins, cakes, and brownies that all kids (and parents!) can enjoy together. Our crowd-pleasing recipes are what have made us so successful. Learn more at www.abesmuffins.com.

Job Overview:

Abe's Vegan Muffins is looking for a dedicated, on-site QES Manager who will be responsible for promoting a quality mindset and a culture of compliance across the entire company. If you are a natural leader and are committed to delivering high quality service with high-performance results, we need to talk! We are looking for someone to take charge of projects and to confidently navigate competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Bring an entrepreneurial spirit and come grow your career in a fun, inclusive, and established business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the quality and food safety program for Abe's Vegan Muffins. Creates a culture of quality by bringing your expertise and enthusiasm for product quality.
• Supervise the development and implementation of our Associate Safety program.
• Perform environmental assessments and subsequent action plans to ensure compliance.
• Assures quality products and processes by establishing and enforcing quality standards and testing materials and products.
• Introduces new quality measurement methods to reduce variation and improve product quality.
• Responsible for ensuring Food Safety and Food Quality policies and procedures are adhered to including but not limited by SQF, HACCP, and any customer quality requirements. Lead, review, and maintain our Food Safety Plan and SQF Program.
• Assess current programs and practices are current and compliant with FDA guidelines.
• Establishes process to ensure supplier quality, certifications, customer and government required documentation remains organized and current.
• Establishes quality and reliability standards by studying product and consumer requirements with other members of management and with production operators, technicians, and engineers.
• Establishes standards for the disposition of finished product by devising evaluation tests, methods, and procedures.
• Develops raw material standards by studying manufacturing and engineering requirements, conferring, and negotiating with suppliers, and devising testing methods and procedures.
• Creates and maintains product quality documentation system by writing and updating quality assurance procedures.
• Maintains product quality by enforcing quality assurance policies and procedures and government requirements.
• Prepares product and process quality reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Manages QES staff with a spirit of accountability via coaching and counseling.

Your Qualifications:

• BA or BS in appropriate discipline, preferred BS in Chemistry, Food Science, Microbiology
• 2 + years' experience leading a team, preferably in a bakery operation.
• HACCP certification strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of FDA and GMP standards.
• Experience with microbiological product testing and environmental monitoring.
• Experience with Third Party Food Audits required.
• Proven track record or coaching and developing others.
• Must be organized, detail oriented and able to multitask.
• Must be proficient in MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook.

Your Benefits:

We invest in our people, support their growth through mentorship, professional development, and education opportunities. We strive to offer a work-life balance, creating a culture that is people-focused and fun. Here are some of the benefits you can expect as part of our team:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401(k) program with company match
• Company paid life insurance
• Paid time off
• Casual (but professional) work environment

Pay:

The pay range for this position is $80,000-100,000. Abe's Vegan Muffins takes into consideration a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, familial or caregiver status, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other characteristic protected by New York State or federal law.

Pay:

$80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Ability to

Commute:

West Nyack, NY 10994 (Required)

Work Location:

In person