FSQ Supervisor - Second Shift

About the Company

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery, and potato products. We offer exciting career opportunities where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents, and make an impact. Join our innovative team that’s First in Food.

Our Chaska, Minnesota location produces a variety of potato products. Known as the "best small town in Minnesota," Chaska features a highly rated school system, beautiful lakes, major highways, shopping malls, and proximity to the Twin Cities. For over 100 years, the Michael Foods family of businesses has leveraged quality ingredients and innovative processes to offer the finest products and solutions to customers and consumers.

About the Role

The Food Safety & Quality Supervisor ensures the quality and safety of products by training, implementing, and monitoring quality programs and procedures in support of Michael Foods Corporate Quality Systems and Policies. This position leads and supports a team of FSQ Technicians, ensuring compliance with food safety work rules and reinforcing Food Safety & Quality as a core value.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with FSQ Quality Systems and address conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Supervise FSQ personnel and laboratory activities, including scheduling, hiring, performance evaluations, and termination.
• Conduct regular 1:1 meetings with direct reports and assume the duties of the FSQ Manager in their absence.
• Investigate and document customer complaints to determine root cause and applicable corrective actions.
• Perform internal inspections of personnel, plant equipment, and environment; document and lead corrective actions for findings and trends.
• Monitor and enforce hold/release activities; prepare and initiate process or specification deviation reports and trends.
• Monitor and assist sanitation activities, including pre-operational inspections, EMP sampling/swabbing, investigations, and Root Cause Analysis.
• Confirm use of the Redzone compliance module for documenting required in-process checks.
• Update and support quality-related documents such as HACCP, Food Safety Plans, and labels.
• Oversee facility, customer, and regulatory food safety inspections, mock recalls, label audits, thermometer calibration, shelf-life programs, and other required audits.
• Conduct annual FSQ systems training and any additional training as needed.
• Maintain and monitor inventory of FSQ-related supplies, including in-process and lab items.
• Cross-train and assist with laboratory testing and Floor Technician responsibilities as needed.
• Work within electronic MFI systems, including SAP, Redzone, and Intelex.
• Collaborate with production personnel and comply with all safety policies and procedures.
• Lead or participate in SRMP elements and maintain a safe and healthy workplace.
• Adhere to quality work practices, follow GMPs, and maintain sanitary conditions to ensure product quality.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science, Associate’s Degree, or two-year Technical Certificate in Food Science or a related field, plus two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of quality systems, including HACCP/Food Safety Plans, cGMP, and pre-requisite programs.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in coaching, teaching, and supervising employees.
• Skills in risk assessment and a drive for continuous improvement.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with coworkers and managers.
• Proficiency in basic computer functions, including spreadsheets, word processing, and email.
• Ability to actively participate in and lead teams.
• Proficiency in microbiological and analytical methods.
• Ability to write standard operating procedures and reports.
• Strong organizational skills, time management, and ability to prioritize daily activities.

Skills

• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to inquiries from customers, vendors, regulatory agencies, or business community members.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform basic arithmetic operations, compute rates, ratios, and percentages, and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and handle abstract and concrete variables.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $72,498 - $101,497 per year.