Food Safety & Quality Assurance Supervisor - Night shift

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The Food Safety & Quality Assurance Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the implementation of all company’s policies, procedures, and activities involved in producing high quality products. They will maintain close working relationships with leadership and crew to support producing a high-quality product. The Quality Assurance Supervisor will help identify, solve, and prevent problems affecting product food safety, quality, productivity, and regulatory compliance.

The Food Safety & Quality Assurance Supervisor will report directly to the Food Safety & Quality Manager.

• Support implementation and administration of quality programs (GMPs, Good Hygiene Practices, HACCP, Allergen Control, Cleaning and Sanitation, Pest Control, Equipment Calibration, Organic Certification, etc.) to ensure compliance.
• Support development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the SQF System.
• Supervise and direct the hourly quality crew members by handling payroll, work assignments, evaluations, and coaching.
• Performs beginning and end-of-shift facility walk-through/audit to ensure compliance, cleanliness, upkeep, and completion of sanitary obligations.
• Proactively share knowledge, identify opportunities, and make recommendations to improve quality and work efficiency.
• Review Production Batch Records and other manufacturing‑related documents to verify compliance and record keeping for all mandated manufacturing processes, quality checks, testing, sampling, and sanitation activities.
• Audit quality control of raw materials, packaging components, labels, and finished products to ensure compliance with established specifications and regulatory standards.
• Assist in the coordination of testing results involving finished products, raw materials, and packaging components and the appropriate release and hold programs associated with these materials.
• Oversee the “On Hold” product program, including the status, release, and destruction of “Rejected” products.
• Assist in investigating and correcting quality‑related issues (including customer complaints) through collaboration with other departments.
• Plans, manages, and directs plant sanitation procedures, programs, and regulatory requirements, ensuring all plant equipment is clean and safe for production. Ensures compliance with all standard operating procedures.
• Collaborates with ECS leadership to discuss quality and sanitation improvements, customize, and document plant procedures related to approved cleaning chemicals and cleaning schedules.
• Mentors and motivates the crew, providing training and development to optimize their performance and personal growth. Communicates performance standards to the crew, recognizing and rewarding individual and team accomplishments and counseling performance concerns.
• Ensure all crew have the resources and…