Onsite QA & Lab Lead — Food Safety & Quality

Saicon; Toledo (OH); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Saicon in Toledo, Ohio, is seeking a hands-on QA Supervisor to lead Quality Assurance and Laboratory activities in a food manufacturing environment. You will supervise QA and lab staff, ensure food safety and quality, and partner closely with Production and Operations on the floor.

The role requires comfort on the production floor, the ability to challenge production when standards are not met, and making data-driven quality decisions.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Biological Sciences, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 2-5 years of QA, laboratory, manufacturing, or related experience, preferably in food, beverage, dairy, or similar manufacturing.
• Laboratory experience, preferably with microbiological/product testing.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory experience.

Aufgaben

• Supervise, coach, train, and direct QA and laboratory employees.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality, GMP/cGMP, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Perform and oversee microbiological and product testing including various parameters.
• Review laboratory documentation, CCP/PC records, test results, and quality records.
• Support PEM, including swabbing, investigations, corrective actions, and third-party testing.
• Monitor quality data and use SPC to identify trends and drive corrective actions.
• Investigate quality issues and customer complaints; implement solutions.
• Support audits and applicable certification programs.
• Work closely with Production and Operations to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Be visible on the production floor and challenge production with data-backed quality decisions.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Quality mindset

Communication

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

Saicon in Toledo, Ohio, is seeking a hands-on QA Supervisor to lead Quality Assurance and Laboratory activities in a food manufacturing environment. You will supervise QA and lab staff, ensure food safety and quality, and partner closely with Production and Operations on the floor.

The role requires comfort on the production floor, the ability to challenge production when standards are not met, and making data-driven quality decisions.