Quality Supervisor Second Shift

Primary

Purpose:

The Quality Supervisor is responsible for overseeing a team of quality technicians, ensuring products meet safety and quality standards, and managing lab operations and testing. Key duties include training and scheduling staff, monitoring production lines, conducting quality checks, and ensuring compliance with food safety programs like HACCP and SQF. The role requires a strong leader with experience in food manufacturing and good communication and problem-solving skills.

Note:

The hours of this position will be 8:00 pm – 4:00 am.

Responsibilities:

Ensure compliance of quality requirements in relation to certifications, customer, state and federal standards

Follow Standard Operating Procedures and Good Manufacturing & Laboratory practices, programs and policies

Daily GMP audits to ensure an effective transition from sanitation to production

Knowledge of routine checks for leakers, gas levels, temperature, weights, product moisture and product appearance and able to conduct testing when necessary

Knowledge of line audits per product specifications and food safety checks and able to perform checks when necessary

Provide feedback to managers when quality related discrepancies, violations or other issues that occur and need to be resolved

Investigate quality issues to identify root causes and potential solutions

Liaison between QA technicians and production

Support Quality Manager during facility visits, audits and inspections

Retrieve documentation and records, track down needed individuals and any other information or people as requested during the audit process

Perform environmental sampling using aseptic techniques, including but not limited to: clean equipment, water, in-process liquids, air and employee hand swabs

Gather environmental samples and coordinate shipment of samples to contract laboratories for analysis

Perform ATP swabs

Ensure chemical concentrations are within specifications

Conduct testing for No Burn and communicate results

Enter data into appropriate spreadsheets

Engage production employees in Good Manufacturing Practices, programs and policies to educate and improve compliance

Facilitate training sessions with employees when quality programs or policies are implemented or changed

Back up QA Project technician when not available

All other duties as assigned.

Education, Qualities and

Skills Required:

Bachelor’s Degree in science or similar degree or food manufacturing experience preferred

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Self-motivated with ability to work independently

Effective collaboration and influence skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) preferred

Attention to detail; thorough and accurate in work Supervisory Responsibility:

Supervise a team of quality technicians.

Work Environment:

Work environment fluctuates between office, laboratory setting and food production areas. Standing is required for 90% of work shift. Must be able to walk, bend, stoop, squat and twist. Must be able to occasionally lift 25-50lbs. Temperatures range from 30°-100°F. Personal Protective Equipment must be worn in required areas.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time salaried position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday. Expectations of 45-50 hours per week, to be worked 8:00 pm – 4:00 am.

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements for an office environment typically include:
1. Sitting:
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk or workstation.
2. Typing:
Frequent use of hands to type on a keyboard and operate a computer mouse.
3. Visual Requirements:
Extended periods of viewing a computer screen and reading printed or digital documents.
4. Mobility:
Occasional walking or standing, including moving between…