Overnight Quality Assurance and Food Safety Supervisor

Location

Chicago Food Factory: 2136 South Peoria Street Chicago, IL 60608 | 10:00 pm to 7:00 am

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent quality of production and plant sanitation by developing and enforcing above-standard manufacturing practices.
• Ensure GMP and HACCP are consistent with company policies and procedures as well as regulatory compliance.
• Perform as a HACCP leader to ensure the HACCP program and pre-requisite programs are up-to-date and fully implemented in production.
• Provide leadership and direction in the plant QA team towards training, coaching and developing QA technicians, including identifying training needs, providing opportunity for personal growth, assessing performance goals, assuring adherence to company policies and practices, managing absenteeism and assisting in disciplining should coaching be ineffective.
• Provide leadership during audits.
• Assist and lead as assigned by the QA Manager.
• Maintain records of finished product specifications, SOPs, SSOPs, QA forms, etc.
• Create training materials to support GMP/HACCP/Sanitation programs at all levels of the company and provide routine employee training on quality, regulatory, and food safety principles and policies to ensure 100% completion.
• Review plant issues, ensure problems are resolved, and follow up on customer/supplier complaints with corrective actions and preventive measures.
• In conjunction with Plant Operations, implement quality enhancement processes and procedures at the plant level to achieve process improvements and cost savings.
• Maintain Recall/Mock Recall, Traceability, FIFO, Continuous Improvement, Sanitation, Pest Control, Food Security, etc. programs.
• 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 any identified cleaning issues.
• Review internal/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).
• PCQI certification required.
• 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 up and down 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 (upon meeting eligibility criteria).
• Retirement plans (upon meeting eligibility criteria).
• Extensive training and opportunities for career advancement.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with meaningful initiatives and programs.
• Sustainable practices and initiatives as part of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles.