Food Safety and Quality Assurance Supervisor
The Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA) Supervisor will be responsible for managing FSQA staff, ensuring timely and effective implementation of all company’s policies, procedures, and maintaining a system of quality and reliability testing for the products and development processes. Reports directly to FSQA Manager.
We are seeking a candidate with the following qualifications:
Supervisory Responsibilities, Skills and Abilities:
- Hires and trains quality assurance and food safety staff
- Train, oversees and assists the daily workflow of FSQA staff on production floor and maintains FSQA staff schedules
- Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive
- Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy
- Superior verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Superior managerial and diplomacy skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software. (i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe PDF, etc.) and able to learn company software to management inventory control and product shipments
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
Industry Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Thorough comprehension of USDA regulations and directives
- BRC, SQF, SPC and/or Internal Auditing Trained
- HACCP Certified (preferred)
- Extremely focused on personal and food safety
- Driven by first time quality
- Able to support a food safety culture
Overview of Job Duties/Responsibilities:
- Implements, trains and manages processes to ensure that products meet required specifications for quality prior to delivery
- Communicates and trains personnel on new directives, policies, or procedures to FSQA staff to explain changes, answer questions, and maintain morale.
- Identifies quality defects and food safety issues and other problems, particularly when problems recur in multiple products; recommends solutions to these issues
- Implements policies and procedures that will improve day-to-day operations
- Ensures work environments are adequate and safe
- Ensure operational compliance with food safety and quality are met
- Ensure production is reaching goals set by departmental and company leadership
- Projects a positive image of the organization to employees, customers, industry, and community.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Work rotating and overtime schedule (as needed) to ensure the operation of the plant and department.
- Must have own transportation. Travel 10% per year for training and/or to suppliers as need. Perform internal and external audits to the plant and outside facilities and prepare reports for plant, corporate and sales.
- Perform root cause analysis investigations for customer complaints, foreign material, and quality failures
- Assist in maintaining QA Programs (Pest Control, Sample Shipments, mock Recalls, SPC Control, and Microbiological Testing
- Assist FSQA Manager on special projects and act as liaison in absence of Manager
- Generate Monthly reports and perform Mock Recalls
- Input data electronically and provide feedback on trends for sanitation, plant and customer quality reports
- Assist and perform BRC, SQF, Customer/Supplier Food Safety Audits
- Approve timesheets, prepare weekly schedules and track personnel attendance
- Able to stand for long periods, walk in distance, climb, and lift up to 50lbs
- Able to be a lead or work as a team and in order to complete task
Education and Experience:
- Undergraduate Degree in Agricultural Sciences, Business, Engineer, or Industry specific field of study a plus
- Three to five years of supervisory experience in Further Processing food manufacturing facility or related field required
- Experience with Good Manufacturing Practices, HACCP, SQF and OSHA
Equal Opportunity Employer