Quality Supervisor

Our client is a rapidly growing, high volume health food producer based in the Jupiter, Fl area. Based

on their recently growth, they are adding a QA Supervisor to their team to help provide QA oversight.

They are looking for an experienced QA Supervisor with 4-5 years of QA experience

working in a food manufacturing plant.

Responsibilities

• Enhance quality control measures and testing processes to make sure every production

  batch meets our recipe and brand standards.

• Create food safety SOPs for all goods flowing in and out of the Central Kitchen

  (temperature monitoring, shelf life requirements, product rotation, etc.).

• Create safety and training procedures around operating all equipment and machinery

• Support R&D and testing of new Suppliers, specifications, and recipes.

• Create product specification documents and Supplier requirements for all raw materials.

• Implement traceability measures to be able to track each production batch back to each

  supplier and/or farm's lot code.

• Design systems and operational changes to reduce the risk of foreign materials.

• Work with key internal and external stakeholders on any product recalls or withdrawals.

• Taking responsibility and being accountable for ensuring all product lines are made in

  accordance with the company procedures, food safety standards, labeling, and

  packaging requirements, and regulatory compliance.

• Monitoring the quality of all aspects of the product lines and conducting routine quality

  assurance audits.

• Playing a customer-facing role as needed, interacting with retail location management f

  or a variety of reasons, including product runs, during audits, on conference calls, and

  while addressing complaints.

• Pioneering new systems, standard operating procedures, and departmental policies to

  improve the quality control process.

• Leading improvements in product execution, reduced defect rate, and production

  efficiency.

• Helping to relay new company policies to the Departments and reinforce adherence to all

  company policies. Contributing to the development of training material and process

  improvements for quality control.

• Establishing metrics and key performance indicators for productivity, product release

  turnaround time, defect rate mitigation, defect rate recovery, and compliance.

• Attending the weekly meeting with the Management Team to address any quality

  matters, relay opportunities, and challenges.

• Facilitating efficient and effective meetings with quality staff, ensuring all processes and

  procedures and other information is reviewed for production.

• Discuss employee performance with the management team and mentoring team members to

  constantly improve by setting positive examples.

• Maintaining a work environment that is organized, efficient, and in line with companies core

  values.

Requirements:

• Bachelors of Science degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or related field.

• 5+ years of QA experience (2 years in a leadership role) in a food manufacturing or

  foodservice QA role

• Detailed knowledge of food technology, flavoring and food-related microbiology

• Expertise in food manufacturing, processes and packaging.

• Knowledge of food purchasing, product costing, distribution and logistics

• Ability to manage multiple projects, organize and complete multiple projects efficiently and on

  time; ability to manage work with minimal supervision

• Some knowledge of Statistical Process Control desirable

• Strong Communication and verbal, written presentation skills

• Manager's Serv Safe Food Handler Certificate

• Up to date with food safety laws and regulations (OSHA, USDA, FDA)

• Experience supervising and conducting internal or external FSQA audits

In return, they will offer a good starting salary, benefits, help relocating if needed and ample

opportunity for career advancement. Send resume to: [email protected] or call 815.520.8401

for more information.