Food Safety & Quality Assurance Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Position Overview

As part of our Food Safety & Quality Assurance team, you will ensure that our products meet the highest safety and quality standards. You will conduct sanitation checks, enforce HAACP and USDA regulations, and track products from start to finish, implementing corrective actions as needed. Overseeing FSQA programs in specific production areas, you will ensure compliance, train employees, and drive continuous improvement.

• Ensure all Food Safety, Quality Assurance, SQF, and Regulatory programs are executed and documented accurately, maintaining compliance and product integrity.
• Investigate and resolve product/process failures quickly, minimizing downtime and ensuring safety and quality standards are consistently met.
• Collaborate closely with plant management, production teams, and the USDA to drive continuous improvement in food safety, quality, and sanitation.
• Prevent failures by actively managing HACCP, SSOP, and product specifications.
• Lead efforts to improve product quality and processes in partnership with FSQA staff and Operations.
• Oversee and participate in plant committees and task forces (e.g., Health and Safety Committee) to enhance safety and quality standards.
• Conduct operational and pre‑operational sanitation inspections and micro sampling to ensure effectiveness of sanitation practices.
• Maintain and reassess the SQF Plan regularly, ensuring it remains compliant and up to date, and communicate key updates to the team.
• Manage work assignments, training, and development of food safety and quality assurance staff, fostering a high‑performance team.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year college or university and 2+ years of relevant experience in food safety or quality assurance; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience acting as a lead by providing training, coaching or mentoring to less experienced staff or managing a process or project.
• Familiarity with meat processing, USDA regulations, HACCP, SSOP, and SQF.
• Ability to uphold regulatory, company, and customer standards and address inquiries or complaints.

• HACCP and SQF certifications.
• Proficiency in database, inventory, manufacturing software, QMS systems, SAP, and MS Office.
• Strong written and oral communication, decision‑making and problem‑solving abilities.
• Strong planning, multitasking, and project management skills.
• Ability to complete forms in English; willingness to travel up to 20% and work extended hours or weekends as needed.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced environment and foster positive relationships with a team‑oriented atmosphere.

The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee should possess to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Office and plant setting.

The plant environment will include wet or humid conditions (non‑weather related), extreme cold and heat (non‑weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision includes close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. Additionally ability to differentiate colors. Frequently required to stand; walk;

use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the production area.

$55,000 – $82,500 annually.

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non‑job characteristic as directed by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757‑357‑1595.