FSQA Supervisor: Elevate Food Safety & Quality

Kent Quality Foods; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attendance bonus

Profit sharing

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Kent Quality Foods is seeking a Food Safety & Quality Assurance Supervisor to lead day-to-day FSQA activities, support sanitation verification, and ensure compliance with USDA-FSIS, SQF, and regulatory standards. This hands-on leadership role emphasizes technical excellence and people development in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate has five or more years in food manufacturing with HACCP and GFSI experience, and a commitment to building a strong food safety culture

Qualifications

• Minimum five years in food manufacturing, quality assurance, or related technical field.
• Experience with HACCP and GFSI-based systems is required or achievable.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Direct FSQA Technicians and foster a strong food safety culture.
• Oversee HACCP, prerequisite programs, SQF, sanitation verification, and environmental monitoring.
• Lead investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions for quality and safety issues.
• Ensure products, processes, records, and practices meet USDA-FSIS, SQF, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate across Operations, Sanitation, Maintenance, and other teams to drive improvements.
• Review data and trends to identify recurring issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Support onboarding, training, documentation accuracy, and technician development.
• Utilize Redzone system for checks, documentation, and efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

HACCP

USDA-FSIS

SQF

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science/Microbiology/Quality Systems

Job description

Kent Quality Foods is seeking a Food Safety & Quality Assurance Supervisor to lead day-to-day FSQA activities, support sanitation verification, and ensure compliance with USDA-FSIS, SQF, and regulatory standards. This hands-on leadership role emphasizes technical excellence and people development in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate has five or more years in food manufacturing with HACCP and GFSI experience, and a commitment to building a strong food safety culture