Overnight Quality Assurance and Food Safety Supervisor

Location: California Food Factory, 1850 Raymer Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92833

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent quality of production and plant sanitation by developing and enforcing above-standard manufacturing practices.
• Maintain GMP and HACCP compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Act as HACCP leader to ensure the HACCP program and pre-requisite programs are up-to-date and fully implemented in production.
• Provide leadership and direction to the plant QA team, including training, coaching, and developing QA technicians.
• Identify training needs, provide opportunities for personal growth, assess performance goals, and ensure adherence to company policies.
• Manage absenteeism and assist in disciplining when coaching is ineffective.
• Lead and assist during audits as assigned by the QA Manager.
• Maintain records of finished product specifications, SOPs, SSOPs, QA forms, etc.
• Create training materials to support GMP, HACCP, and Sanitation programs, and provide routine employee training on quality, regulatory, and food safety principles.
• Review plant issues, resolve problems, and follow up on customer/supplier complaints with corrective actions and preventive measures.
• Implement quality enhancement processes and procedures at the plant level to achieve process improvements and cost savings in conjunction with Plant Operations.
• Maintain programs such as Recall/Mock Recall, Traceability, FIFO, Continuous Improvement, Sanitation, Pest Control, and Food Security.
• Support third-party audits (GMP, Costco), customer, and internal audits.
• Manage direct reports of 2 QA Technicians and prepare recommendations for team development.
• Oversee facility sanitation through monitoring of environmental swabbing and communicate with the Sanitation team on identified cleaning issues.
• Review internal and external testing results for raw materials and finished products.

Qualifications

• Completion of a college diploma in Food Science or a related field.
• Preferred 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance.
• Required GFSI experience (SQF is an asset) and PCQI certification.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and time management skills.
• People management skills preferred.
• Internal auditing skills preferred.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and collaborate across the organization.
• Previous leadership experience, preferably in a Food Processing facility.
• Disciplined, motivated, and accountable for all Quality Assurance matters.
• Strong systems skills (including MS Office).

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and bonus plan (upon meeting eligibility criteria).
• Group health benefits and retirement plans.
• Extensive training and opportunities for career advancement.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Promotion of sustainable practices and initiatives aligned with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles.

Special consideration will be given to applicants with previous experience as a Quality Assurance Supervisor, Quality Supervisor, Quality Control Supervisor, Quality Assurance Technician, Food Safety, Food Technician, Quality Assurance Lead, QA Specialist, or QA Supervisor.