Job Summary:
The Quality Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the food safety and quality of product in specific production departments within the plant. This role has the overall accountability of ensuring the applicable food safety and quality programs are fully implemented and documented to ensure USDA regulatory compliance and the production of safe products. Applies all QA/FS policies and procedures in daily interactions with plant production and quality employees. Must provide leadership, guidance, training and improvement strategies to achieve company and department goals while adhering to compliance with USDA and FDA agencies.
Responsibilities:
- Provides leadership and guidance to employees within the Quality Assurance Department.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
- Verify that all Food Safety, Quality Assurance, SQF and Regulatory programs are functioning as designed, being followed and correctly documented.
- Able to quickly and thoroughly investigate a product/process failure, determine the root cause and take prompt corrective actions while minimizing product exposure and production down time.
- Demonstrate ownership and practical knowledge of all applicable QA and Food Safety programs and apply them throughout daily responsibilities to make sound decisions and execute food safety & quality oversight.
- Develops and fosters a strong working relationship with plant management, production employees and the USDA.
· Ensures USDA regulatory compliance.
· Ability to thoroughly investigate a product/process failure, determine the root cause and take prompt corrective actions; while minimizing product exposure and production down time.
· Manage food safety and quality programs.
· Document corrective actions, follow-up as necessary, and conduct GMP audits.
· Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
· Develops and fosters a strong working relationship with USDA.
· Manages daily activities, in-depth training and development of the Food Safety and Quality staff members.
· Interviewing, hiring, and training employees.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
· Working knowledge of meat processing, preferred.
- Comprehensive knowledge of USDA, and HACCP requirements.
- SQF Certified, preferred.
- Ability to uphold regulatory, company and customer standards.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers.
· Knowledge and understanding of quality assurance principles, food science and meat processing.
· Ability to uphold regulatory, company and customer standards.
· Excellent oral and written communication skills.
· Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills with demonstrated multi-tasking and project management skills.
- May be required to work long hours and weekends.
- Ability to work well with others in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships.
Work Environment
· The plant environment will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), extreme cold and heat (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts.
· The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the production area.
· Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Quality control: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
