Sargento Foods, Inc. Work Values

Daily Duties at Sargento Foods, Inc.:

Contributed to development, implementation, improvement and maintenance of quality systems and policies. Provided internal consultancy in development and implementation of new processes, products, and system technologies to aid operation in achieving conformance to requirements in areas of product quality safety across product lines and services. Worked closely with plant and corporate functions involving problem solving, root cause analysis, complaint and non-conformance resolution, corrective and/or preventive actions, process improvement, and systems development. Reviewed customer contracts and specifications. Negotiated specifications based on manufacturing capabilities. Designed and coordinated capability studies to determine specifications. Represented Quality Systems Department when on-boarding suppliers. Designed experiments, developed and analyzed statistical data for company projects. Supported senior quality managers in design and coordination of validation and challenge studies. Provided senior leadership in maintenance, repair and replacement of existing laboratory facilities, equipment (including Gauge R&R), and methods. Verified data measurement system accuracy and precision by maintaining updated and accredited methods, conducting laboratory and quality system audits, methods validation, and training. Acted as quality systems representative on new-product teams. Served as leader of food defense team in addition to contingency planning. • Interacted with regulatory agencies. • Worked with wide latitude regarding non-reviewed actions or decisions. • Collaborated with IT staff and contracted consultant to design, test, and implement quality systems enterprise software (ERP), such as SAP-Quality Module, to work together with other SAP business functions. • Replaced eleven minimally effective and non-interrelated Access databases used to log and manage non-conformance and quality concern corrective/preventative actions with SAP-Quality Module. • Achieved tailored execution with internal users’ input to create straightforward, relational database for interconnected business functions/departments. Created user-defined custom reports and variants of standard SAP reports to best serve requirements. • Designed and implemented quality training programs, including root cause analysis for corrective action/problem solving process, statistical analysis, and use of Minitab software to key personnel in conjunction with department managers. • Improved corrective/preventative actions to document internal/supplier non-conformances, laboratory non-conformances, as well as customer quality concerns. Managed incoming raw material inspections, internal non-conforming material units, and outbound release of conforming products. • Identified fragmented, less than effective problem-solving process. Developed easy, consistently structured, and effective five-step corrective action process for use throughout company. • Trained and coached several management groups as well as conducted train-the-trainer sessions to institutionalize process. Enabled employees and suppliers to identify root cause(s) and source(s) of problems as well as implement effective, sustainable corrective/preventative system-based solutions to prevent recurrence. • Recognized and eliminated redundant, outdated, and poorly written documents. Authored, rewrote, and approved documents, using new standardized document format resulting in more streamlined, efficient, useable, and up-to-date controlled document system. • Served as internal consultant for technical and statistical analysis support to R&D, engineering, logistics, senior management, supply/plant quality, procurement, suppliers, consumer affairs, sales, accounting, and production.

What they like about Sargento Foods, Inc.:

You highly value a work environment built on a formal structure, rules, and regulations. You do not enjoy the unpredictability of shifting priorities and deadlines that upset your routine. You require and enjoy direction, input and accountability as part of your work environment. You have a strong need to participate in making key decisions and feel left out if your superiors or co-workers do not seek your input when making decisions. You thrive on providing good customer service to both internal or external customers, and doing so makes you feel good.

Tags

Quality Assurance, Continuous Improvement, Lean, Six Sigma, Quality Systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001), Food Safety (HACCP, SQF, BRC, ISO 22000, Minitab 16, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Skills

P&L responsibilities, Presentation, Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts., Technology Solutions, Sales Support, Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Leadership , Systems Thinker, Team Builder, Coach/Mentor, Facilitator, Project Leader/Manager

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