Title: Quality Supervisor - Food Manufacturing
Location: North Little Rock, AR
Salary: $78,000-$85,000/Year + 10% Bonus
Requirements: 3+ Years of Quality Supervisor or Lab Experience in a Food and Beverage Environment. Must have a great understanding of dry and wet products, as well as FDA regulations. HACCP/SQF is a MUST for this role, as well as leadership ability. This role is for someone who is wanting to progress into the next step in their career! If you sound like the right fit, please continue to read on!
What You Will Be Doing
Directs the quality department staff and assures staffing schedules are appropriate and daily work is assigned to provide efficient support for production, shipping, and receiving.
Responsible for verification & maintenance of Food Safety Plans (HACCP), Pre-requisite programs, Preventive Controls and Food Quality Plans as described by SQF. Provides validation input.
Develops and implements programs, policies and procedures around Quality Control and Food Safety.
Provides all initial and ongoing training programs for quality inspectors as well as the general employee population as required. Conducts plant wide food safety and quality assurance training to increase the knowledge and capabilities of employees, and to satisfy regulatory requirements.
Performs first level of performance appraisal and corrective action for all quality inspectors as required. Continuously monitors and maintains records, books, files, etc.
Assists in the implementation of the facility environmental testing program to assure compliance with all customer and regulatory requirements.
Works closely with production, maintenance, and warehouse supervision and employees on problems for effective root cause analysis, resolution, and prevention.
Coordinates holds, rejection, and product disposition of all raw materials, in-process, and finished product. Works with production and warehouse to control, maintain, and/or improve as appropriate the handling, storage, and usage of materials.
Assists in plant trials and critical process improvements as needed.
Works with QA Manager to provide for supplier deficiency improvements, root cause analysis, corrective and preventative action, customer complaint resolution, etc.
Completes periodic sanitation, GMP, food security, and food safety audits of the plant and make recommendations to correct deficiencies. Follow-up with respective departments regarding corrective action plans to improve sanitation.
Conducts and participates in mock traceability projects to determine the accuracy of tracking raw ingredients from processing to a customer's kitchen table, environmental testing to validate sanitation procedures, conduct pathogen testing to meet customer and regulatory expectations.
Drives continual quality improvement as measured by key performance indicators including internal and external audits, and company quality metrics.
What You Need for this Position
Education/Training:
Required: A bachelor's degree is required (Food Science, Biology, Chemistry preferred, other related technical degrees considered).
Required: 3 to 5 years of laboratory and supervision experience in a food environment. Experience with GFSI Standards, FDA Food Safety and Quality Standards. Strong technical, problem-solving, and problem-resolution skills. Ability to work collaboratively across departmental boundaries.
Preferred: 5 to 8 years' experience in a food manufacturing / quality leadership or management position.
Employees Supervised: Quality Leader & Inspectors
Work Environment: Office, Lab, and Factory Floor
Equipment Used: Computer, Lab Equipment, Working knowledge of MS office products.
What's In It for You
If you feel like you fit the above criteria and are on the market for a new role in the Food and Beverage Industry space, please email me directly: kelly.taylor@cybercoders.com
For this position you must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We do not sponsor for this position.
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