Quality Systems Manager

COMPANY DESCRIPTION
At Beyond Meat, we started with simple questions. Why do you need an animal to create meat? Why can’t you build meat directly from plants? Thus, we make plant-based meats that allow families to eat more, not less, of the traditional dishes they love while feeling great about the health, sustainability, and animal welfare benefits of plant protein. Our goal is to bring exciting change to the plate—and Beyond.
OVERVIEW
The Quality Systems Manager primary role is to collaborate with Quality and Operations leadership to develop systems / processes that support efficient and effective processing.  The Quality Systems Manager also leads efforts to digitize all quality data and programs into the Quality Management System (QMS) software. This position is responsible for supporting the efficient use of the software in all facilities that produce Beyond Meat items internationally, and for supporting greater adoption and integration of the software to all facilities that currently utilize the software with NA. In addition, the Quality Systems Manager supports products through the commercialization life cycle by creating forms and producing reports on quality data as requested

RESPONSIBLITES

• Utilize foundational principles of food safety, quality, and personnel safety to digitize programs and data capture
• Work closely with key stakeholders in a cross-functional capacity to train on the QMS and deploy to manufacturing sites
• Create visual dashboards to display data submitted through the platform for key stakeholders
• Develop training programs on software operation and use with flexibility to provide live trainings as needed on production floor with staff or via teleconference with leadership
• Support new commercialization initiatives through development of forms to capture data and generation of reports and dashboards
• Support the supplier compliance team with deploying the compliance tool set in the QMS platform to automate data and document and develop the scorecard process to track onboarding of new suppliers and for existing suppliers
• Support the internal auditing program through development of audit templates through the QMS platform
• Build corrective action systems to standardize workflows and support the Quality Assurance team in resolving case requests for consumer complaints and other issues as needed
• Provide insight into development of Production Manager tools like OEE and deploy in conjunction with QMS for Beyond Meat owned facilities
• Serve as backup for traceability exercises for the Beyond Meat product life-cycle
• Advise and participate in building seamless, automated releases from the QMS to the greater supply chain

QUALFICATIONS

• Bachelors of Science degree in Food Science preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered
• Thorough knowledge of GMP, FDA/USDA and Food Safety, SOP’s, and SQF
• Leadership skills, focused on public speaking, training and change management
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, problem solving and organizational skills
• Strong mathematical skills especially statistics. Understanding of SPC tools is a requirement.
• Strong PC skills including MS office programs and video conferencing platforms
• General understanding of software systems common in food manufacturing like ERP and WMS and their functions
• Understanding of barcode development and use including GS1-128, Code 128, and QR formats to support traceability efforts as well as labeling software to build barcodes
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a food and/or beverage manufacturing environment

Abilities:

• Ability to multi-task and set priorities within Quality Assurance
• The ability to effectively present information to groups and respond to questions from peers, supervisors and managers is essential

WORK ENVIORMENT

• This position requires the following break out of a typical day: 80% desk duties and 20% Production Floor duties; dependent on the task at hand
• Heavy computer use, emails and phone calls
• Travel as required, approximately 10%
• Overtime as required

Beyond Meat is an equal employment opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, gender identify, sexual orientation, national origin, liability for military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are interested in learning the status of your application, please note you will be contacted directly by the appropriate human resources contact person if you are selected for further consideration. Beyond Meat reserves the right to defer or close a vacancy at any time.