Quality Food Safety Supervisor

Quality and Food Safety Supervisor

We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable, and transparent supply.

Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious, and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts, and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real
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Reporting to the Manager of Quality and Food Safety (Edible Nuts), and the Assistant Manager of Food Safety and Quality, the Quality and Food Safety (QFS) Supervisor will be responsible and accountable for quality, food safety and compliance within the OEN Edenton facility. They will assist the QFS Manager with planning, coordinating and implementation and management of all aspects of the quality programs designed by management, customers, and regulatory programs, are met.

The QFS Supervisor will lead a team of quality technicians and those assigned to support the Quality Department to provide training, information and troubleshooting support to the quality team ensuring that all programs and procedures meet the company’s, regulatory, and customer’s compliance standards.

This position requires a general understanding of food laws and regulations. Preferably they have prior experience in quality and food safety within a manufacturing atmosphere. They should have proficient risk assessment ability and be comfortable in leading root cause analysis for incident causation and prevention. It would be advantageous to have knowledge in BRCGS/SQF, Hazard Analysis, Critical Control Points, HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

The ideal candidate should possess great communication skills (oral and written) and be efficient/professional when collaborating with quality team members or with other departments within the facility. The ability to work independently and work well under many competing demands is required for success in this position.

• Champion of the ofi’s Food Safety and Quality Culture Program.
• Maintain applicable position related certifications/accreditations for regulatory agencies and onsite facility activities.
• Supervise and provide a strong leadership presence at the production floor level, with the Quality Team and those assignees working with the Quality and Food Safety Department
• Responsible for the initial and ongoing training of Quality Technicians regarding job responsibilities, the implementation of, monitoring and verification of the facility’s food safety program and documentation. Conduct daily reviews of CCP, metal detection, and sampling activity, ensuring such activities and the associated reporting were correctly completed.
• Immediately address and problem solve any non-conformance such as, process deviations, non-conformance findings in internal or external audit findings, customer complaints, and environmental deviations using root cause analysis (RCA CAPA). Documentation of RCA CAPA action plans and results will be reported in a timely manner.
• Responsible for the facility’s daily, weekly, and monthly audits and inspections, and the quality department’s operational reviews.
• Responsible for ensuring proper product labeling, COAs, product releases, and overall records review.
• Responsible for review, verification, and distribution of all product specifications records.
• Validate and ensure compliance with established food safety and quality objectives through daily monitoring programs, team supervision, and on-going verification of external laboratories.
• Conduct training…