Supervisor Product Quality - Night Shift

About the role

The Supervisor, Product Quality is responsible for leading quality operations within an aseptic food manufacturing environment. This role provides direct leadership to Quality Technicians and is accountable for the execution, verification, and continuous improvement of the site’s Food Safety and Quality Management Systems.

Responsibilities

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws for Quality Assurance team
• Conducts root cause analysis and utilizes other quality / problem solving techniques to resolve quality issues including product holds, customer complaints, and GMP’s issues
• Tracks and reports metrics used to define performance that are aligned with company objectives
• Analyzes trends to understand performance opportunities and develops plan to close gaps
• Engages in non-conforming material process to ensure product is segregated and dispositioned
• PARTNERS WITH PRODUCTION, SANITATION, AND WAREHOUSING DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE GMP’s AND PREVENTIVE CONTROLS ARE FOLLOWED
• CREATES AND PROVIDES TRAINING TO BRF TEAM MEMBERS ON QUALITY AND FOOD SAFETY AS NEEDED
• SUPPORTS PLANTS’ READINESS FOR GOVERNMENTAL, 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PARTY AUDITS (INCLUDING SQF)
• PERFORMS INTERNAL AUDITS IN PRODUCTION AND STORAGE AREAS AND ON PROCEDURES, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
• IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL AREAS OF COMPLIANCE VULNERABILITY AND RISK AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS AND STAFF TRAINING
• IDENTIFIES AREAS TO REDUCE WASTE, RERWORK, AND OTHER INEFFICIENCIES WITH A FOCUS ON CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
• USES STATISTICAL TOOLS TO CREATE AND ASSESS PROCESSES AND TRACK PROGRESS OF QUALITY PROGRAMS
• REVIEWS ADHERENCE TO BUDGET ON A MONTHLY BASIS
• ACTS AS PRIMARY REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALL QA LAB EQUIPMENT AND CALIBRATION OF PLANT SCALES AND BALANCES
• PERFORMS OTHER RELATED DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or closely related scientific field required
• Minimum of 3–5 years of direct experience in food safety and quality within a regulated food manufacturing environment required
• At least 1 year of prior supervisory experience required
• Experience in Aseptic Processing and Packaging of Low Acid food hermetically sealed containers is strongly preferred