Food Safety & Quality Assurance Supervisor

Spectrum Brands; Vinita Park (MO); Presencial; USD 60.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Spectrum Brands, Bridgeton Manufacturing Facility in Missouri, seeks a QA/QC Supervisor to lead hourly staff and temps in QA/QC and support the site's safety, quality and production goals.

You will coordinate cross-functional efforts, maintain food safety programs, and guide QA/QC technicians while ensuring compliant documentation and process improvements.

Formación

• Understanding of food safety and quality requirements in manufacturing.
• Ability to follow quality policies, SOPs, work instructions, and inspection procedures.
• Ability to read safety rules, operation instructions, regulatory docs, SAP recipes, and product information.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to communicate effectively with groups of colleagues and customers.
• HACCP Certification or PCQI is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure a safe work environment and enforce company policies and procedures.
• Foster a positive, respectful work environment free of intimidation and harassment.
• Contribute to KPIs for safety, quality, production, cost and lean initiatives.
• Manage the facility's food safety program and assist the SQF practitioner.
• Oversee product hold, release, and destruction processes for rejects or reworks.
• Coach, mentor, and train QA/QC technicians; review quality documentation.
• Collaborate with managers on staffing, performance feedback, and discipline when needed.
• Support root cause investigations using problem-solving techniques like 5 Why's.
• Ensure CAPA and complaint investigations are completed in a timely manner.
• Review and issue product masters, BOMs, and QA/QC in-process docs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Food Safety

Quality requirements

SOPs

Reading and interpreting documents

Reporting

Effective communication

HACCP PCQI

Educación

Bachelor's or Associate degree preferred

1-3 years manufacturing supervisory experience

Descripción del empleo

Division Information

The Pet Care business unit of Spectrum Brands is based in St. Louis, Missouri with distribution, manufacturing and sales offices throughout the US and globe. Owners of dogs, cats, birds, small animals, fish and reptiles rely on our brands for exceptional value and trusted results. Our industry-leading brands include Tetra, Instant Ocean, Marineland, 8-in-1, Dingo, FURminator, Nature's Miracle, GloFish, DreamBone and SmartBones.

Job Summary

Supervise hourly staff and temporary employees in the QA/QC areas in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Oversee QA/QC in both lab and in-process inspection efforts at the Bridgeton Manufacturing Facility. Collaborate cross-functionally to achieve facility goals and meet safety, food safety, and production requirements.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Must understand and demonstrate safe work practices at all times to ensure a safe work environment and comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Create and maintain a positive and respectful environment for all employees that is free from intimidation and harassment.
• Contribute to the accomplishment of Key Performance Indicators including safety, quality, production, cost and lean implementation.
• Monitor and manage the facility's food safety program and assist the facility's SQF practitioner.
• Oversee the "On Hold" product program, including the status, release, and destruction of "Rejected" or "Reworked" products.
• Responsible for coaching, mentoring, selection, and training of QA/QC technicians.
• Responsible for review/editing of quality policies, work instructions, inspection plans, procedures, and other quality documentation requirements as needed.
• Responsible for working with the Manager on planning, assigning, and directing work; providing feedback on employee performance; participating in the reward, discipline, and coaching related to resolving any problems or disputes with employees.
• Evaluate production schedules to ensure the appropriate staffing levels meet production demands and monitor work hours to balance overtime.
• Provide support for root cause investigations and analysis on quality related issues by facilitating and promoting the use of appropriate problem solving techniques such as 5 Why's for effective root cause analysis.
• Effectively communicate with other Supervisors and Managers to ensure internal and external investigations such as CAPA and complaint forms are effectively completed in a time manner.
• Approval and issuance of product masters, BOM's, and QA/QC in process documentation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Profile

• Bachelor's or Associate's degree preferred and one to three years of relevant experience in manufacturing, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous supervisory and or team building experience is required.

Required Skills

• Working knowledge and understanding of Food Safety and Quality requirements in a manufacturing setting.
• Ability to comprehend and follow the Quality policies, SOP's, work instructions, and inspection procedures
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, regulatory requirements, SAP recipe and related product information, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to communicate effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Preferred: HACCP Certification, PCQI

Work Environment

• 20% normal office environment and 80% manufacturing environment
• Work is performed in a manufacturing environment where peanuts, tree nuts, shrimp, fish, and other potential food allergens may be present