2nd Shift QA Supervisor - Woodrow

We are a leading manufacturer of premium, ready-to-eat link sausages and hot dogs. The company was founded in 2004 by four brothers, Chris, Joe, Mark, and Pete Salm. They partnered their individual talents together to create our organization, using the “partnership” concept as the cornerstone for our success. Since then, we have expanded and have two production plants with over 1,000 partners in Denmark, WI.

In 2023, Johnsonville purchased Salm Partners to help grow not only its own ready-to-eat sausage business, but the ready-to-eat sausage category as a whole. The combination of the country’s most trusted retail sausage brand (Johnsonville) with the industry leading manufacturer (Salm Partners) has created a world class organization. We are committed to growth as a company and to our partners!

Supervises and coordinates the activities of the QA Technicians assigned to the shift. Monitors product quality attributes; applies and maintains quality specifications; conducts statistical analyses of quality and process data; evaluates trends; documents performance measures; and recommends process changes. Oversees pre-operational and operational inspections and performs other activities required to maintain and document regulatory compliance. Ensures compliance with USDA regulations, company programs and policies, and SQF requirements.

Acts as Food Safety Representative.

• Manage the daily activities of the QA Technicians on the shift; prepare work schedules, assign work, and oversee the QA work projects.
• Monitor QA Technician work schedules and attendance; schedule backups, approve time-off requests and report absences in a timely manner to the HR department.
• Work collaboratively with Operations and Maintenance personnel to ensure food safety and quality requirements are met and to resolve issues in a timely and effective manner.
• Interpret and communicate customer requirements to production and supporting teams.
• Establish and audit processes to ensure that customer requirements and product specifications are met; review nonconformance issues, conduct root-cause analysis, determine appropriate corrective actions and preventive measures, and assess effectiveness of preventive measures over time.
• In conjunction with Operations personnel and others, design and implement methods/strategies for process control, process improvement, testing and inspection.
• Conduct statistical analysis of quality attributes and process measurements; develop data and trend analyses; evaluate trends and communicate findings to management.
• Coordinate and participate in internal quality audits.
• Assist with performing food safety & quality audits on suppliers/vendors as requested.
• Serve as a QA resource in the new project development process and subsequent new product rollout to production as needed.
• Monitor & document compliance with USDA-FSIS Regulations including food safety regulations on cooking and chilling, sanitation regulations, and labeling regulations.
• Participate in process validation activities.
• Assist in the resolution of customer complaints.
• Aid in the revision of product specifications, product audits, QA & Food Safety forms & procedures, etc.
• Contact raw material, ingredient, and/or packaging suppliers to obtain information as needed.
• Post information to customer websites.
• Download testing results from outside laboratory websites.
• Oversee calibration of technical equipment.
• Oversee, coordinate and conduct Glass & Brittle Plastics audits and Good Manufacturing Practices audits; generate audit reports on a monthly basis, sharing findings with other departments as needed; generate Maintenance Work Order Requests in response to findings.
• Promote a positive and supportive work environment.
• Oversee the ongoing training of QA Technicians and Backup QA Technicians.
• Compile, write, and deliver training material to QA personnel on quality control standards, procedures and activities as needed.
• Provide backup assistance to the Director of Food Safety & Quality, the other QA Supervisors and the QA Technicians as needs dictate.
• Support the SQF recertification process and ongoing compliance.
• Provide back-up assistance as Food Safety Compliance Representative in the absence of the Manager of Food Safety & Quality.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position supervises the activities of the QA Technicians in the performance of their daily shift activities, carrying out supervisory responsibilities in…