QA Supervisor - Nights WI

Job Title:

Quality Assurance Supervisor
-Nights Department:
Quality Assurance

Reports to:

Quality Manager

Location:

Wisconsin Revised:
January 1, 2026

If applicable

Number of Direct reports: 4

Budget Dollars: n/a

Summary:

Under the direction of the Quality Assurance Manager, the Quality Supervisor is responsible for ensuring Quality and Food Safety measures. Ensures adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices, standard operating procedures, and specifications. Responsible for the effective utilization of QA resources and participates on management teams to provide information or direction on special projects while working cooperatively with other supervisors. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned by the manager.

Accountability # 1 – (55%):
Quality/Food Safety Understands, follows, and enforces OSHA safety policies, HACCP, BRCGS, and GMP policies.

Enforces food safety and sanitation regulations in compliance with FSMA, to ensure that product safety and quality is maintained, understood, and properly executed site wide.

Responsible for ensuring products meet quality specifications and food safety standards through monitoring and regular inspections.

Responsible for addressing potential food safety hazards and communicating as needed. Work with management and quality assurance staff to resolve any quality and food safety issues.

Responsible for promoting a food safety culture by implementing goals & achieving food quality objectives.

Develops and improves inspection methods and recommends improvements to procedures to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Responsible for properly maintaining quality and sanitation programs.

Updating of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and internal and customer documents when necessary.

Verifies label accuracy during production and may correct minor, non-system label errors (e.g., date codes, lot codes, or print alignment). Escalates all label creation, format changes, customer-specific changes, or system-level issues to the Day Shift QA Supervisor or Quality Manager.

Properly maintains and calibrates equipment for optimum performance. Perform tests on all equipment on a routine basis to ensure familiarity with testing protocols.

Performs walkthroughs and foreign material audits utilizing Red Zone. Conducts follow up as needed for corrective action.

Responsible for environmental monitoring program results including pre-op testing and analysis.

Responsible for daily records review, food safety paperwork, product release and retain storage program.

Verifies Level 1 product holds daily, as applicable, using the Red Zone hold verification form, to ensure proper identification, segregation, documentation, and compliance with internal hold procedures. Escalates discrepancies or potential risks to the Quality Manager.

Responsible for customer corrective action reports and questionnaires as assigned.

Supports activities related to third Party Food Safety, Customer and/or Regulatory audits.

Maintains Glass and Brittle Plastic registers/survey, foreign material monitoring, and micro reporting.

Ensures validation testing for magnets, metal detectors, or other equipment as directed.

Responsibility for setting up courier for micro, nutritional, pesticide pick-ups Accountability # 2 – (25%):
Supervisory and Training Supervises and evaluates the day-to-day activities of lab technicians and sanitation employees.

Executes supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employee: planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems

Assists with key customer and third-party food safety audits and may lead areas of audits depending upon scope and complexity.

Responsible for planning & monitoring labor efficiently including time and attendance. Coordinate with other departments as needed for training and backup support.

Responsible for training on SOPs, Safety, Food Safety, GMP’s, CCP’s, Food Defense, Allergen Control and other training as deemed necessary.

Train sanitation and lab tech employees; plan, assign and…