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Purpose of Position:Monitor, maintain and improve quality control systems to ensure compliance with company quality standards and USDA regulatory requirements.  Provide oversight, training and motivation to the Quality Assurance Representatives to achieve departmental goals.Essential Functions:Assist in maintaining, monitoring, and enforcing USDA Regulatory, Corporate Guidelines and Quality Assurance Programs, to include conducting internal audits that may require the participation of management.         Interface with Production Supervisors and hourly employees on production and quality procedures.      Work with USDA personnel to handle regulatory issues Assist in maintaining the micro-hold product program.  This position has the authority to hold product that does not conform to customer agreements, finished product specifications, or legal requirements and is also authorized to make decision regarding product disposition including release. Provide leadership to QA technicians with regards to their concerns with procedures, product quality, regulatory requirements and corporate procedure                Maintain Quality Reporting Systems. RESPONSIBILITY FOR QUALITY/FOOD SAFETYAll persons employed or associated with Foster Farms are responsible for the quality and food safety of company products. The food safety and quality policies are summarized and communicated in a company handbook and at training sessions. Each new employee is provided a handbook and attends a food safety training session before beginning work. All employees attend a refresher training session at least once per year. Records are maintained reflecting the distribution of employee handbooks and attendance at the training sessions.