Quality Assurance Supervisor – Day Shift

Quality Assurance Supervisor – Day Shift

Fredericksburg, United States | Posted on 07/21/2026

Salary: $55,000–$70,000 per year

Schedule: Day shift, typically Monday through Friday

Department: Food Safety and Quality Assurance

We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Supervisor to lead food-safety and quality operations within a perishable food-processing facility.

The right candidate must have previous QA experience in poultry, meat, seafood, dairy, refrigerated foods, or another perishable food-processing environment. Direct experience working with USDA or another regulatory agency is required.

This position supervises approximately 8 to 10 Quality Assurance employees and plays a key role in HACCP, SSOP, regulatory compliance, audits, corrective actions, laboratory testing, documentation, and employee development.

Candidates whose experience is limited to general manufacturing quality control will not be considered.

• Supervise, schedule, train, and develop approximately 8 to 10 QA employees
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, SSOP, GMP, animal-welfare, and prerequisite programs
• Review and maintain HACCP, SSOP, pre-operational, and quality documentation
• Maintain direct communication with USDA and other regulatory representatives
• Respond to regulatory concerns and ensure corrective actions are completed
• Investigate product-quality issues, customer complaints, and process deviations
• Document root causes and corrective and preventive actions
• Prepare the facility for third-party, customer, organic, animal-welfare, GFSI, and co-packer audits
• Oversee environmental and microbiological testing programs
• Verify laboratory procedures, testing records, inventories, and equipment calibration
• Train employees on new food-safety and quality procedures
• Ensure the QA department is properly staffed and organized
• Manage attendance, scheduling, overtime, performance reviews, and progressive discipline
• Serve as backup to the QA Manager when required
• Work closely with Production, Sanitation, Maintenance, and plant leadership

• Salmonella, Campylobacter, and
  
  E. coli testing
• Fat analysis
• Equipment calibration
• Organic and antibiotic-free program requirements
• Calcium and bone-percentage verification
• Animal-welfare and food-safety programs

• Previous Quality Assurance experience in perishable food processing
• Supervisory experience within a food-manufacturing QA department
• Direct experience communicating with USDA or other regulatory agencies
• Working knowledge of HACCP, SSOPs, GMPs, sanitation, regulatory documentation, and corrective actions
• Experience preparing for audits and responding to audit findings
• Strong documentation, organization, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to lead QA technicians in a demanding plant environment
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel

• Poultry-processing quality experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Poultry Science, Animal Science, Biology, Microbiology, or a related field
• HACCP certification
• GFSI, SQF, BRCGS, or related food-safety certification
• Experience with organic, antibiotic-free, animal-welfare, or customer-specific programs

The salary range is $55,000–$70,000 per year
, depending on experience.

Additional flexibility may be available for candidates who possess strong poultry-processing experience, direct USDA interaction, relevant certifications, supervisory experience, and a proven audit background.

The typical schedule is approximately 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
. Additional hours, weekend work, second-shift coverage, or pre-operational inspection support may occasionally be required.

This position includes work in a food-processing plant with:

• Temperature changes
• Refrigerated production areas
• Wet conditions
• Extended periods of walking and standing
• Occasional lifting of up to 40 pounds