Supervisor, Quality Assurance (1st Shift)

Position Overview:

Supervises employees and quality assurance activities for assigned area to produce a high quality product within established standards for safety, quality, quantity and housekeeping.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervises personnel assigned to specific duties relating to the adherence of the quality programs. These programs include: Safety Quality Food Certification (SQF), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), Quality Management System (QMS), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Micro lab procedures.
• Documents, trains, and monitors that employees have applied new training.
• Ensure a good follow-up of non-conformities.
• Participate in daily plant walk-throughs.
• Review and sign off on daily pre-operation inspection. This includes inspection of belts, tools, and verification log and sanitation.
• Review daily pallet tickets and file with the QA documentation on designated production lines.
• Review employee paperwork making sure it is free of errors and mistakes.
• Perform regular quality checks on mixing procedures, codes, cooler-freezer temperatures, footbaths, and conduct appropriate follow-up with employees involved in these procedures.
• Perform an ingredient check in, and work with the Purchasing department to get discrepancies resolved.
• Monitor damaged ingredients and prepare non-conformance documentation and make recommendation for disposal and/or repair.
• Conduct HACCP pre-shipment inspection.
• Assist with customer complaints, collect and organize all paperwork for review to initiate a corrective action.

NOTE: This list presents only the principal duties of the position and is not intended to be comprehensive. The duties and responsibilities listed above may be changed or supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.