QA Supervisor

Location

Salary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor production work areas to manage overall product to meet all Customer, Consumers, State, FDA, USDA and quality objectives.
• Regularly inspect production lines to identify and resolve any quality or sanitation issues.
• Supervise inspections for sanitation effectiveness and environmental monitoring.
• Supports plant sanitation (EMP) and food safety audits according to program, including with visitors from our customer food manufacturing companies, the Food and Drug Administration or the State Dept.
• Organize and coordinate Quality Assurance coverage to all in-process operations activities.
• Train appropriate personnel in technical quality skills to support production areas.
• Supports the quality department on the design of written food safety, operating procedures (SOPs) and enforce compliance with HACCP, FSMA and other regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of all phases of the manufacturing / packaging process and the quality criteria affecting each area.
• Lead a team of 5 to 10 team members (QA Inspectors) to achieve quality metrics in a manner consistent with our mission and values.
• Proactively manage safety by ensuring compliance with all Federal and State regulations and internal Company policies.
• Ensure unsafe conditions are corrected in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Access, Excel).
• Must be able to comprehend Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidance documents and apply critical thinking skills to evaluate documentation requirements.
• Excellent mathematical skills.
• Ability to read and interpret instructions.
• Knowledge of weights and measures and the ability to compare them.
• Knowledge of finished blends and raw materials preferred.
• Some mechanical experience preferred.

Ideal Candidate Qualifications

• Bi-Lingual in English and Spanish preferred
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Strong detail orientation
• Innovative, resourceful, and solutions-oriented thought leader
• Ability to act with a sense of urgency without compromising quality
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively with various manufacturing and staff departments at the plant, and with groups outside the plant, (other plants personnel, division Quality, vendors)

Education and Experience

• High school diploma, Associate degree or equivalent industry experiences preferred.
• 3 years’ minimum experience in supervision role working in manufacturing environment for pharmaceutical, nutritional, or veterinary products.
• Strong knowledge of GMPs and their application

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• The employee is regularly standing for prolonged periods of time (10 hours) at a assigned room and working on a computer. The employee is frequently sitting and/or walking.

• The employee is regularly talking and/or hearing.

• The employee is regularly lifting, pushing and/or pulling up to 15 pounds. The employee is frequently lifting, pushing and/or pulling up to 25 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Ability to adjust focus.

• A mix of Office and Facility (Plant) Environment at single manufacturing facility.
• Required to sit and type on a keyboard occasionally.
• Walking is required during the day.
• Ability to lift, push and/or pull up to 50lbs.