Quality Coordinator

Description

Job Summary: Responsible for ensuring quality and regulatory compliance in product manufacturing, coordinating corrective and preventive actions. Key Highlights: 1. Ensures quality and regulatory compliance in manufacturing 2. Coordinates corrective and preventive quality actions 3. Maintains and updates the Integrated Management System **1\.\- General Responsibilities** 1\.1 Immediately report any irregularities arising during job performance to the immediate supervisor. 1\.2 Comply daily with the Integrated Management Policy (Food Safety, Occupational Safety, Quality, and Environmental). 1\.3 Comply daily with uniform requirements. 1\.4 Complete required training programs and pass such courses when mandated by the company. 1\.5 Support the implementation, maintenance, and updating of the Integrated Management System for Food Safety across all manufacturing processes. 1\.6 Ensure and validate the closure of corrective and preventive actions. 1\.7 Propose and promote process improvement actions inherent to manufacturing. 1\.8 Coordinate customer complaint handling, traceability, and/or product recall activities. 1\.9 Ensure reporting of activities to the corresponding management teams. 1\.10 Ensure compliance with current regulations applicable to products and processes (e.g., Profeco, Sagarpa, Semarnat). 1\.11 Responsible for Good Laboratory Practices (order and cleanliness). **2\.\- Quality Assurance** 2\.1 Ensure operation of the Control Plan and/or Quality Plan. 2\.2 Coordinate compliance with quality inspection programs for incoming raw materials and manufacturing processes, determining acceptance or rejection; perform physical–chemical, rheological, and microbiological tests on finished products. 2\.3 Develop and ensure timely and proper execution of the calibration program for measurement and testing equipment. 2\.4 Execute SAP transactions for: blocking, releasing, reclassifying, scrapping, and transferring raw materials, packaging materials, or finished products that fail to meet quality or food safety specifications. 2\.5 Validate redesigns and development of new products and packaging materials. 2\.6 Coordinate with the plant veterinarian to implement applicable legal requirements, in collaboration with the designated verifier. 2\.7 Ensure operation of the nonconforming product procedure. 2\.8 Ensure operation of the procedure for storing raw material and finished product samples, as well as relevant ingredient samples. 2\.9 Ensure manufactured products comply with specifications and reject noncompliance, halting production if necessary. 2\.10 Supervise the first-in, first-out (FIFO) procedure in the finished goods warehouse. **3\. Manufacturing** 3\.1 Review laboratory test results for flours and wheat and deliver findings to Manufacturing Management to support decision-making regarding detected deviations. 3\.2 Ensure the production process complies with specifications for manufactured products, taking acceptance or rejection actions (wheat flour, pasta, cereals, and feed). 3\.3 Support specification adjustments for products. 4\. Procurement 4\.1 Validate and support compliance with macro-ingredient and micro-ingredient specifications. 4\.2 Support and, where applicable, validate procurement of laboratory equipment, spare parts, and materials. 5\. Human Resources 1\.1 Report to Manufacturing Management and Human Resources any situations endangering personnel safety, facilities, or equipment. 1\.2 Ensure training and competence of assigned personnel. 1\.3 Provide training on the Food Safety Management System and regulatory standards (ISO 9000 / ISO 22000) to newly hired staff. 1\.4 Support implementation of the quality, ISO standards, and manufacturing operations systems training program. 6\. Sanitation 1\.1 Report food safety risks related to processes and products to the Sanitation or Manufacturing responsible person. 1\.2 Participate in general plant fumigation activities. 7\. Integrated Management Systems 1\.1 (As applicable) Keep Management Teams for Management Systems and Manufacturing informed regarding all matters and effectiveness of the Food Safety Management System and ISO regulatory standards. 1\.2 Coordinate work meetings to analyze Integrated Management System (IMS) performance through indicators and implemented actions across various processes, generating corrective and preventive actions. 1\.3 Responsible for coordinating and maintaining effective DOCUMENT CONTROL of Management Systems according to current regulatory requirements. 1\.4 (As applicable) Must inform the Quality Committee of situations jeopardizing the IMS. 1\.5 Coordinate internal and external audit programs until full resolution of all resulting findings. Employment Type: Full-time Salary: $22,437\.02 per month Work Location: On-site employment