Quality Supervisor

Pure Hothouse Foods, marketed under the Pure Flavor® brand, is a family of greenhouse vegetable growers committed to bringing A Life of Pure Flavor™ to communities everywhere. With a dedicated, energetic, and highly skilled workforce, we offer opportunities to advance careers within our progressive organization.

The Quality Supervisor is responsible for assessing and reporting on the quality of all vegetables received, in inventory, and shipped from the facility. This position ensures that all products shipped meet or exceed customer and regulatory requirements and oversees, trains, and schedules the team of quality inspectors.

• Provide leadership to the quality team with respect to performance management, scheduling, employee relations, awareness of business context/profitability, and training/development of staff members.
• Ensure delivery of the quality team’s goals and objectives by establishing clearly defined quality methods for staff members to apply; plan, assign and supervise day‑to‑day tasks.
• Communicate and address quality‑related non‑conformances, issues and concerns with relevant departments to help identify causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Initiate and promote the development of quality‑related processes, root cause analysis, control charts, with the intent to improve delivery of product quality.
• Plan, assign and supervise day‑to‑day tasks for the Quality team.
• Actively support efforts to achieve and maintain food safety and quality certifications.
• Perform quality inspection of all incoming product and supervise team responsibilities for both transfers and purchases.
• Liaise with commodities, sales, shipping, production and food safety departments concerning any quality issues for inbound and outbound product.
• Oversee inventory control, process orders and keep stock control systems up to date.
• Ensure confidentiality of all proprietary information, as well as other company data, including personnel information.
• Motivate, organize and encourage teamwork within the workforce to ensure productivity, quality, delivery and budget objectives are met.
• Train staff and monitor employee performance and progress.
• Ensure the health, safety, cleanliness and physical security of the work environment.
• Complete end of shift reports.
• Other core expectations as defined by the company.

• High school diploma or equivalent required; post‑secondary education in quality assurance, food safety or related discipline preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years of quality assurance or food safety experience required; produce industry preferred.
• Proven understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices, Health and Safety, Food Safety, and HACCP principals and the PrimusGFS program.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) required; ERP software, FAMOUS® preferred.
• Strong knowledge of legislative requirements to maintain compliance with all relevant statutes and guiding principles.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Excellent analytical, time‑management and organizational skills.
• Commitment to high professional and ethical standards.
• Ability and willingness to work in a high‑stress, fast‑paced environment; possess a strong attention to detail.

• Hours of work may vary depending on business needs.
• This job operates in a clerical, office setting, in a refrigerated warehouse, where temperatures range from 45‑55°F. The noise level can be loud due to packaging machinery and forklift truck operation.
• Role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Specific vision capabilities required; employee is to work in front of a computer, sitting and/or standing for prolonged periods is required.
• Role frequently requires the ability to stand, walk, bend, twist, use hands to handle or feel product or packaging, and reach with hands and arms.
• The position requires the ability to regularly lift 30‑pounds, occasionally up to 50‑pounds.

Pure Flavor is committed to providing an accessible and barrier‑free environment. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the selection process. If you require accommodation, please contact our Human Resources department.