Qa​/Food Safety Superintendent

Quality Assurance & Food Safety Olympia,Washington

• a. Leads through effective goal setting, communication, and coaching.
• b. Directs and assigns personnel, provides assistance as needed.
• c. Trains and advises employees on current daily needs.
  
  Leads personnel to improve performance and productivity.
• d. Evaluates, formulates, and implements employee corrective actions.
• e. Notify and work with Production Management when problems arise.
• f. Maintain an open dialogue with assigned team.
• g. When approached with feedback and concerns resolve the problem in the most direct and positive way possible.
• h. Ensure all company policies are followed.

• a. Supervise personnel ensuring work standards are followed.
• b. Ensures product meets or exceeds quality incoming and outgoing product specification, agreed upon by the customers and suppliers.
• c. Works with customers and USDA to ensure labels meet regulatory requirements.
• d. Assures compliance with all company safety rules and GMPs.
• e. Ensures that random audits are performed on approved suppliers, verifying that the supplier is meeting or exceeding expectations.

• a. Leads all third-party audits to include formal responses and corrective actions as required.
• b. Liaison between USDA and the production team.
• c. Ensure products are produced to customer specification and are defect free.
• d. Ensure that scale labels have all regulatory requirements set forth by USDA and the customer.
• e. Ensures technicians are trained on proper work standards, maintain all proper documentation and are in their assigned areas monitoring product or defects.
• f. Ensure that temperature checks are being performed on product.
• g. Perform plant audits and inspections as related to Quality of product and needs to produce a quality product.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• § Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or related field preferred but not required.
• § Minimum of 5 years of Food Safety and Quality Assurance experience required
• § Minimum of 5 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment required
• § Strong computer skills including the ability to prepare spreadsheets and use Microsoft Office Products (Word, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, and/or Access) to analyze data and trends
• § Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• § Ability to speak, read, and write English
• § Good verbal and written communication skills

• Benefits:
  Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage begin after 60 days of employment.
• Paid Time Off:
  Sick leave, Vacation, and company observed holidays.
• 401(K): company match begins after the first year of service and follows the company vesting schedule.
• Career Development:
  Out company is dedicated to supporting professional growth by offering continuous learning opportunities and a focus on career growth through our Better Futures program.

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