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Assoc. Director of Transformational Quality Programs
Kraft Heinz
Glenview, USA
Full-time
Senior · 15+ years experience
Onsite
USD 164200-205200 yearly / year
Discovered Yesterday
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Essential Functions & Responsibilities
- Translate the quality system strategy and KPI framework into site-level execution plans, including capital projects, facility upgrades, and product protection device actions.
- Direct leaders across Quality, Laboratories, and Sanitation to deploy targeted quality assurance programs that resolve defined issues and sustain performance.
- Coordinate with Global Quality Council members and committees to operationalize policy and system decisions through local standards and routines.
- Drive execution of the FSQ NA three-year transformation plan across all six pillars and two enablers by assigning ownership, sequencing work, managing dependencies, and ensuring clear visibility to FSQ leadership and the executive sponsor.
- Define expected performance, establish governance and operating mechanisms, and hold leaders accountable for implementing approved interventions so improvements are risk-based and sustainable.
Expected Experience & Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or a related science or technology field. A minimum of 15 years of experience in a food-related or scientific field is preferred.
- Demonstrated understanding of food manufacturing.
- Familiarity with applicable regulatory requirements, including USDA, FDA, or CFIA, as relevant.
- Demonstrated problem-solving capability and experience using quality and continuous improvement tools such as Six Sigma, Lean, and root cause analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional groups.
- Demonstrated ability to recruit, manage, develop, and retain talent.
- Understanding of procurement processes.
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