QA & EHS Supervisor — Food Safety Leader

Primo Brands; Watertown (CT); On-site; USD 107,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K with 5% match

Employee discounts

Paid vacation

Sick time

9 paid holidays

Floating holidays

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Primo Brands in Watertown, CT is seeking a QA leader to oversee the Food Safety Program and drive quality across manufacturing. You will partner with Planning, Production, Maintenance and Warehouse teams to achieve safety and quality KPIs while coaching factory staff.

The role requires a bachelor in physical science or equivalent, 3+ years QA in clean manufacturing, supervisory experience, and knowledge of GMP, HACCP, and FDA/state regs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in physical science is preferred or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Three or more years of experience in quality assurance within clean (food, bev, pharma) manufacturing and two or more years of experience in a supervisory capacity.
• Three or more years of experience in a workplace safety, security, and environmental programs.
• A minimum of 2 years of administration and compliance with State/Federal OSHA, EPA, and local Air Quality Management District.
• Knowledge of Statistical Process Control, HACCP, sanitation, and hygienic design.
• Familiarity with quality and hygiene regulations as it relates to FDA and state requirements preferred.
• Strong computer skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and business management software (SAP preferred).
• Demonstrated track record of developing employees.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Food Safety Program and lead a QA Tech to achieve quality and safety compliance metrics in a manner consistent with our culture and values.
• Partner cross functionally with the Planning, Production, Maintenance and Warehouse teams to maximize results.
• Provide guidance to factory employees to assure the Safety/Environmental programs are implemented and maintained.
• Manage budgeting, purchasing and inventory of plant operating supplies for quality and safety.
• Assist the Factory Manager with leading all company and Local quality/safety initiatives, audits, local SHE awareness & compliance while also meeting Primo Brands key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Track, analyze, and lead initiatives for all quality and customer complaint issues within the plant.
• Use continuous improvement methodologies and projects to improve and streamline processes.
• Ensure plant compliance and record retention in accordance with current on federal, state, and local legislation on good hygiene practices, good manufacturing practices (GMP's), HACCP, NFPA, OSHA and EPA.
• Supports and maintains site-specific manuals, records of inspections, and incidents relating to Safety, Health, Security and Environment.
• Cultivates relationship with the local law enforcement, local fire department and other emergency services to provide harmonious working relationship in the community.
• Lead incident investigations, monitor incident root cause & corrective actions for issues such as fire, hazardous materials, at risk conditions, security, quality issues and/or non-compliance issues to prevent recurrence.
• Provide training and onboarding to new hires and factory employees as it relates to QA and Safety.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Effective communication

Problem solving

Project management

Mentoring/coaching

SAP experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in physical science

Equivalent education/experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Primo Brands in Watertown, CT is seeking a QA leader to oversee the Food Safety Program and drive quality across manufacturing. You will partner with Planning, Production, Maintenance and Warehouse teams to achieve safety and quality KPIs while coaching factory staff.

The role requires a bachelor in physical science or equivalent, 3+ years QA in clean manufacturing, supervisory experience, and knowledge of GMP, HACCP, and FDA/state regs.