Food Quality & Compliance Supervisor

Adirondack Beverages; City of Schenectady (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Adirondack Beverages in Schenectady, NY seeks a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manager to lead the QA/QC department, ensuring product and package quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. You will supervise staff, manage SOPs, and drive cost-effective process improvements across manufacturing operations.

The role requires strong GMP knowledge, experience with HACCP and FDA/USDA guidelines, and the ability to maintain rigorous records, training, and preventive maintenance programs.

Qualifications

• Supervise QA/QC staff and processes to meet quality objectives.
• Ensure GMP, HACCP, FDA/USDA compliance and SOP adherence.
• Maintain records and SOPs; manage cost and safety.
• Coordinate with management on quality controls and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for direct supervision of laboratory / water treatment / syrup blending / sanitation / microbiological equipment, raw materials, quality processes and people in a food production/packaging environment.
• Optimize resources while ensuring raw materials and finished product meet specifications and manufacturing standards and in accordance with FDA, CFIA, USDA, GMP’s HACCP, and all other governmental policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Act as Quality Manager during their absence.
• Monitoring production and warehousing processes and practices to ensure satisfactory controls for safety and security of finished products.
• Working with internal management team to schedule work/tasks relating to quality compliance.
• Oversee daily QA and QC inspections to ensure all products are meeting compliance.
• Write, update, and maintain SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures)
• Supervises accurate and timely reporting of work documentations and records to ensure integrity and retention requirements.
• Must understand and follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and to ensure GMP compliance of fellow employees
• Responsible for Food Safety and Food Quality

Skills

Quality management

Laboratory supervision

GMP compliance

Data analysis

Record keeping

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Adirondack Beverages in Schenectady, NY seeks a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manager to lead the QA/QC department, ensuring product and package quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. You will supervise staff, manage SOPs, and drive cost-effective process improvements across manufacturing operations.

The role requires strong GMP knowledge, experience with HACCP and FDA/USDA guidelines, and the ability to maintain rigorous records, training, and preventive maintenance programs.