Quality Assurance Supervisor

Essential Functions

• Meet all of the QA Technician I Essential Functions.
  • Must be HACCP certified and meet at least 3 of the QA Technician II additional requirements.
  • Able to write Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), train, and ensure SOP’s are followed.
  • Assure quality, legal, and safety standards are met.
  • Able to create proper HASSP Documentation required.
  • Be knowledgeable of required testing procedures.
  • Maintain customer-required databases.
  • Ensure all products are handled in accordance with current good manufacturing practices.
  • Conduct internal GMP audits.
  • Communicate respectfully and professionally to all levels of management as requested.
  • Be knowledgeable of Food Safety Practices.
  • Serve as team member for mock recalls and traceability exercises.
  • Perform quality assurance tasks as assigned.
  • Communicate and work as a Team Member in both QA and Production.
  • Be able and willing to cover all QA Technician positions when short staffed.
  • Communicate with fellow employees to help ensure manufacturing tasks are timely completed with adherence to established safety standards.
  • Aid other team members in completion of work.
  • Review QA HACCP documents, including Load tickets.
  • Create and submit the weekly medicated feed documents and memo.

Competencies

• Ability to train others on Quality
• Communication Proficiency by providing clear directions that lead to desired results
• Demonstrable record keeping and organizational skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as regulations, quality standards, safety rules, operating instructions, and manuals
• Ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

Supervisory Responsibility

• The position will supervise the QA Techs under the direction of the QA Manager.

Work Environment

• Frequent exposure to temperature changes
• Minimal exposure to weather conditions
• Frequent exposure to cold and wet conditions

Physical Demands

• Exert up to 30 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to more objects.
• Often requires walking or moving to accomplish tasks.
• Often requires standing for sustained periods of time.
• Occasionally requires stooping and reaching.
• Occasionally requires pushing using upper extremities to press against something with steady force.
• Occasionally requires pulling using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting is required on an occasional basis.
• Often requires feeling of products perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Repetitive Motions are required, which involve substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• This is a full-time position.
• Monday through Friday, weekends as needed.
• Expected Hours of Work: 8 hrs./day, 40 hrs./week.
• Start times may vary.

Travel

• Some local travel may be required.

Required Education And Experience

• Demonstrable record keeping and organizational skills.
• Fundamental math skills and use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and email.
• HACCP Certified by passing the USDC test.
• Exemplary Attendance.
• Fundamental knowledge of writing standard operating procedures.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in written form.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English.

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
• Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
• Must be willing to cross-train within the QA department, & occasionally help on the processing floor.