MM QA Supervisor

Creative Food Ingredients, Inc.; Mexico (MO); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Food Ingredients, Inc. is seeking a Quality Assurance Lead to ensure customer satisfaction through quality and food safety standards while upholding state, federal, and local regulations.

The role provides leadership for quality staff, collaborates with QA and Operations to meet plant initiatives, and conducts inspections, training, and testing to maintain product quality across shifts.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a food manufacturing facility.
• Food Safety Certification (HACCP, PCQI or SQF) required.
• Maintain a safe work environment and adhere to safety policies.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to develop staff.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform environmental plant swabbing and QA testing of finished products.
• Monitor oven times and temperatures to ensure product quality.
• Inspect incoming food-contact packaging and verify shipments.
• Oversee QA scheduling and calibrations of equipment and procedures.
• Train new QA staff and conduct ongoing training.
• Collaborate with QA leadership and Operations to meet plant outputs.
• Lead succession planning and performance reviews within the QA team.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Computer skills

Leadership

Education

HACCP/PCQI/SQF Certification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Nav (ERP)

Job description

Position Overview: Responsible

for ensuring customer satisfaction through quality and food safety standard is being followed. Upholding state, federal and local regulations and customer expectations. Provides leadership in the development of quality staff to meet customer and business initiatives.

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform environmental plant swabbing.


• Monitor oven time and temperatures.


• Inspect incoming pre-printed packaging: Verification of all shipments of food contact packaging.


• Perform belt/ glass & brittle plastic inspections.


• Works closely with Executive Director of Quality & Technical Research, Quality Assurance Manager, and Supplier Quality Manager to meet optimum plant output.


• Responsible for leadership development and strategies to strengthen succession planning within the department using performance and annual reviews.


• Establish and monitor overall plant performance for quality standards.


• Oversee QA Tech scheduling: Work with supervisors and lead on all shifts to ensure proper coverage based upon what is running.


• Perform QA equipment calibrations based upon procedure manuals.


• Perform training of new QA employees and continue training of current employees.


• Perform testing of finished product and equipment.


• Perform security checks in all of three building.


• All other reasonable work requests from Supervisors and Managers.


• Perform Micro-Sample collection when needed: To ensure daily samples are collected for microanalysis in a sanitary manner and meet customer requirements.


• Any other duties Manager or Director see fit

Non-Essential Job Functions:

• Participates on committees and engaging in special projects.


• Daily interaction with production Supervisors, Leads, QA Manager, Ex. Director of QA & Technical Research, EX. Director of Operations, Production Manager.


• Daily interaction with production operators, quality technicians and mechanical technicians on all shifts.


• Frequent interaction with vendors and contractors.

Requirements:

• 1+ years of experience working in a food manufacturing facility.


• Food Safety Certification (HACCP, PCQI or SQF)


• Maintain a safe work environment and adheres to all company safety policies.


• Previous or proven leadership skills


• Strong problem-solving skills.


• Strong computer skills-Microsoft Word, Excel, Nav.


• Strong written and verbal communications skills.


• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.


• Ethical conduct.


• Strong time management skills.

Other Skills/Abilities:

Ability to work individually and in a team setting.

Physical Demands:

The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, talk, vision, read, write and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, lift 50 lbs., climb, balance, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste and smell.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination by employers, in compensation and employment opportunities, against qualified individuals with disabilities who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the “essential functions” of a job. A function may be essential for any of several reasons, including: the job exists to perform that function, the employee holding the job was hired for his/her expertise in performing the function, or only a limited number of employees are available to perform that function.