Food Safety Quality Assurance Supervisor

Precise Resource; Iowa; On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Food Safety Quality Assurance Supervisor to lead a dedicated team in ensuring the highest standards of food safety and quality. This role involves developing and maintaining HACCP programs, conducting training, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and problem-solving skills, with a passion for delivering safe, high-quality food products. Join a dynamic organization committed to innovation and sustainability in the food industry, where your contributions will directly impact the quality of products enjoyed by consumers worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science or equivalent experience preferred.
• 1-2 years of related experience in food safety or quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee HACCP program and ensure compliance with food safety standards.
• Conduct training and maintain food safety documentation and records.
• Lead a team to achieve quality and safety in food production.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Planning Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science

Equivalent food industry experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Food Safety Quality Assurance Supervisor

Precise Resource, Inc. is a leading privately held Women's Business Enterprise specializing in Executive Search, Recruiting, and staff augmentation services for Fortune 1000 clients across the United States. One of our more prestigious clients has requested assistance in seeking a Food Safety Quality Assurance Supervisor (FSQA) to join their growing organization.

With a long history of innovation in the food industry, our client, a global leader, partners with some of the world’s biggest brands to bring high-quality meat and food products to tables worldwide. From sourcing and processing to custom food solutions, they combine cutting-edge technology with a commitment to sustainability and food safety. What sets them apart is their ability to adapt, delivering consistent, scalable results while staying flexible enough to meet each customer's unique needs. It’s a place where long-term relationships and a passion for quality drive everything they do.

What you will be doing:

We're looking for a strong, safety-minded leader to oversee the team responsible for producing a wide range of food products. In this role, you'll ensure our client’s operations meet the highest standards for food safety, quality, and compliance with company policies, customer expectations, and government regulations.

If you’re passionate about safe, high-quality food and know how to lead a team to get results without cutting corners, this could be a great fit.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain the HACCP program, including record keeping, logs, trend reporting, and validation testing schedules.
• Maintain and oversee all HACCP/FOOD Safety record keeping.
• Conduct annual HACCP validations, reassessments, and initial validations for new products.
• Conduct HACCP and GMP/SSOP training for the HACCP team.
• Interact with USDA inspector on HACCP / SSOP-related issues and ensure that any follow-up concerns are communicated back to QA Leader.
• Perform pre-shipment review of all CCP documentation.
• Responsible for all supervisory activities including scheduling, performance, hiring, discipline, coaching, training and development, and termination recommendations.
• Facilitate transitions between shifts and seamless handoffs and communicate key information to peers, team members, and Production Management.
• Maintain a safe work environment by having safe work instructions, practices, and procedures in place for all positions and ensuring that employees are trained to understand and comply with those procedures.
• Continuously monitor plant operations to ensure compliance with all quality and food safety programs through regular adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), performance of sanitation audits, food safety checks (HACCP), and product quality checks conducted according to organization policies.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities and recommending changes within own area of responsibility.
• Prepare a variety of routine and special reports that document testing activities, test results, and operational issues involving product quality and safety.
• Administer the product recall program and disposition of returned products.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, or a related field, or equivalent amount of food industry experience strongly preferred.
• 1-2 years of related experience is preferred.
• Planning, organizing, coordinating, and leadership skills.
• Computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally.
• Ability to work in conditions which include multiple, and sometimes conflicting priorities, extended work schedules, and specific time constraints.
• Additionally, candidate must interact well with other employees, work overtime as needed, and be able to work in a food manufacturing facility while adhering to all Good Manufacturing Practices.

Environment:

• The position requires the physical agility to continuously lift up to 15 pounds, bend, squat, push, pull, stretch/reach, use hands or fingers, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, controls, and stand/walk on concrete flooring.
• Work can be performed within a manufacturing plant environment with noise, extreme temperatures, and significant movement of powered equipment, people, and conveyors.
• Work is generally performed within a business professional office environment, with standard office equipment available.
• Position requires the physical ability to stand/walk for the required work hour.

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