Quality Assurance Supervisor

About This Role

Lead and coordinate the Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA) program for the Texas Plant, ensuring product safety and quality meet established standards. This role involves interacting with USDA/FSIS inspectors and supervising QA technicians.

Responsibilities

• Suggest and plan actions for the prevention and mitigation of quality management risks
• Ensure individual correct product specifications are being met daily
• Check the quality of products and inspect plant sanitation
• Maintain and supervise Pre-requisite Program calendar activities, verification, and validation
• Conduct Food Safety, Sanitation, Pest Control, GMP's, Facility Inspections, and Internal Audits
• Participate in internal and external food safety, quality, and regulatory audits
• Ensure product labels are verified at every stage correctly
• Coordinate FSQA required training plan with supervisors and address any lapses in training
• Ensure all new specifications are distributed to pertinent personnel
• Review products to ensure they match internal and supplier specifications
• Maintain all supplier documentation including letters of guarantee, audits, COA's, and shelf-life letters
• Follow and understand product recall/traceability procedures
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with all internal departments
• Plan and perform education related to quality assurance (GMP) and collaborate with HR on employee training and procedures
• Follow and enforce all GMP and PPE procedures daily
• Follow and enforce all food safety and quality rules and regulations requirements
• Organize and maintain filing of QA documents
• Research and suggest paperless solutions for daily QA tasks and propose options
• Train new QA technicians and fill QA technician positions as needed
• Maintain QA technicians' work schedule (Daily/Weekly/Monthly)/tasks and vacation coverage

Requirements

• Good math ability and problem-solving skills
• English and Spanish fluency
• Computer proficient
• Good report writing ability (grammar, punctuation, etc.)
• FSQA/FSIS/FDA Working experience
• Knowledge of government regulations and the role of FDA, USDA, Food Code & Crisis Management
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Ability to prioritize tasks and keep up with management directions
• Attention to detail and the ability to analyze large amounts of data
• Flexible to work scheduled hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Hands-on work ethic
• Excellent leadership skills and ability to train and guide team

Qualifications

• A college degree in the Science field is preferred but can be substituted with experience

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

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