Quality Assurance Supervisor

About the role

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States. At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.

Responsibilities

• Works respectfully with all team members to ensure the Safety, Quality, production and support of our products and goals on a daily basis.
• P Practices integrity, respect, accountability, continuous improvement and positive interactions with all Team Members and visitors.
• Actively participates in Marzetti Operational Excellence, special projects or tasks, and modification programs as needed with prior approval.
• Actively participates in department/shift/team meetings and is involved with improvement/resolutions & follow-up.
• Maintains highest standard of Safety for all functions on an ongoing basis and ensures compliance for self and others to OSHA standards.
• Performs daily inspection of all PPE required including but not limited to SLIP-RESISTANT/STEEL-TOED SHOES, safety glasses, gloves, shields and aprons to ensure good overall condition of items that provide optimal personal safety & protection while working in the facility.
• Successfully acquires and maintains Lock Out-Tag Out Certification for machine and safely performs all functions in accordance to OHSA and company requirements and standards.
• Performs daily inspection of power equipment with proper documentation.
• Completes BBSO and BBQs, corrects issues when identified, and participates in problem solving.
• Ensures compliance to quality, food safety / HACCP, FSMA, Food Defense, 5S, OSHA and other support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards.
• Communicates any concerns related to product safety, integrity, quality and legality to management or to the confidential hotline if the need for anonymity is necessary.
• Confirms that plant audit procedures are properly executed and assigned work schedules are maintained.
• Determines overall plant product quality by conducting and evaluating various product sampling tests and tests related to raw materials/ingredients and packaging.
• Informs plant management of progress of failures in daily production and any other matters that may affect the plant efficiency and/or the company.
• Solves major quality problems at plant production facilities, warehouses and market areas as required.
• Evaluates and takes corrective action when necessary with regard to product date coding and trade age management at all assigned levels of product movement.
• Trains and instructs plant personnel in recommended quality control testing, equipment sanitation and general housekeeping practices, and audits, confirms, and ensures these procedures are being maintained.
• Consults with plant management on operational procedures to improve overall production efficiency.
• Reviews plant evaluations with plant management, makes appropriate recommendations and establishes timetable for improvement and corrections.
• Conducts audits in all areas of quality production.
• Prepares plant evaluation reports and submits them to the Quality Manager.
• Communicates effectively – verbally & in writing – to employees, Management, customers and vendors.
• Affords assistance with the HAACP and pest control programs.
• Affords assistance in the development of special department projects in conjunction with the Quality Manager.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience as a production facility quality control supervisor, preferably in a food-related industry.
• Must have ability to effectively communicate – verbally & in writing - to employees, other Management, customers & vendors.
• BS or BA degree in chemistry, biology, microbiology or food science strongly preferred.