Job Description
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Quality Assurance Supervisor is responsible for ensuring consistent product quality and plant sanitation by developing, implementing, and enforcing best-in-class manufacturing practices. This role leads food safety and quality programs, ensures regulatory compliance, and provides leadership to the QA team in a food manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities:Food Safety & Compliance:
- Ensure GMP and HACCP programs are implemented and compliant with company policies and regulatory requirements
- Serve as HACCP Leader, maintaining and updating HACCP and prerequisite programs
- Support and lead third-party, customer, and internal audits (GMP, Costco, etc.)
- Maintain programs including Recall/Mock Recall, Traceability, FIFO, Food Safety, Pest Control, and Food Security
Quality Systems & Documentation:
- Maintain and update finished product specifications, SOPs, SSOPs, and QA documentation
- Review internal and external testing results for raw materials and finished products
- Monitor environmental swabbing and oversee facility sanitation programs
- Ensure proper documentation and recordkeeping for compliance
Team Leadership & Development:
- Lead, train, coach, and develop QA Technicians
- Identify training needs and support employee growth and performance management
- Manage attendance, performance, and disciplinary actions when necessary
- Supervise a team of QA Technicians and provide development recommendations
Continuous Improvement & Operations Support:
- Investigate plant issues and implement corrective and preventive actions
- Follow up on customer and supplier complaints
- Partner with Plant Operations to drive process improvements and cost savings
- Develop and deliver training programs on quality, food safety, and regulatory standards
Qualifications:
- Experience in food manufacturing quality assurance required
- Strong knowledge of GMP, HACCP, and food safety regulations
- Leadership experience managing QA teams
- Experience with audits and regulatory compliance
- Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
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