Quality Performance Lead

Requirements

• QMS Governance & System Integrity
• Own and manage document control systems, including procedures, records, and version control
• Lead Change Control / Management of Change (MOC) program governance and execution
• Lead Management Review and Food Safety Team processes, including scheduling, KPI inputs, and action tracking
• Establish, maintain, and execute the site verification and validation master schedule
• Audit & Compliance Leadership
• Lead internal audit programs (SQF, GMP), including audit planning, execution, and follow-up
• Coordinate and support external audits (customer, certification, regulatory), ensuring readiness and effective execution
• Collaborate on audit responses, ensuring clear root cause, CAPA, and timely submission
• Manage certification programs (e.g., Organic, RSPO, Fair Trade, Kosher, etc.), including compliance and inventory/accounting requirements where applicable
• Provide updates and represent Quality in customer and certification forums as needed
• Risk Management & Food Safety Programs
• Maintain and continuously improve Food Safety Plan and Quality Plan, including hazard analyses and controls
• Lead Food Defense program implementation, assessments, and updates
• Support PCQI responsibilities, including verification activities

Additional Information

The Irca Group is an International Leader in high quality finished and semi-finished ingredients for the bakery, pastry, and ice cream markets. With a solid history of over 100 years in the industry, the Group has its headquarters in Italy (Gallarate) and a strong global footprint with 23 production sites and over 2000 employees in Europe, the United States and Vietnam. Our core product categories include chocolate, compounds, chocolate decorations, sprinkles, creams, pastry mixes, gelato ingredients, nuts and candied fruit. The most recent acquisition of Kerry Sweet complements our existing categories with the addition of sweet particulates, chocolate confections, inclusions, variegates and frozen fruit purees. Through its 8 key brands (IRCA, Dobla®, in2food, Via Degli Orsini, JoyGelato, RaviFruit, Cesarin and Anastasi®) the IRCA Group offers an unparalleled "one-stop shop" approach for delivering quality solutions to all ingredients needs, through a broad range of innovative products. We offer every day and seasonal solutions to 3 macro channels: Gourmet, Food Manufacturing and Consumer Product (Retail). "Extraordinary made simple" Job Purpose: Seeking a Quality Supervisor to directly supervise 3-6 QA Technicians and 1-3 sanitation employees. The Quality Supervisor will be responsible for collaborating with site leadership and a cross-functional operations team for implementation and continuous improvement of quality programs in Affton facility. Why Join Us: Irca Group offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits: Medical, Dental, & Vision, 401(k) matching, Paid Vacation, and Holidays, Employee Education Tuition Reimbursement Program

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