Quality Assurance Supervisor

Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom; Mount Juliet (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Quality Assurance Supervisor in a dynamic manufacturing environment. You'll lead quality and food safety initiatives, support product launches, and foster an improvement culture. Candidates should have experience in food safety regulations and team leadership to ensure high performance in quality assurance.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Qualifications

• 2-5 years' experience in a food manufacturing facility.
• Understanding of chemical safety and HACCP/FSMA regulations.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with maintenance and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage sanitation operations and supervise Quality Assurance Technicians.
• Ensure compliance with food safety and quality audits.
• Develop and monitor an ongoing food safety program.

Skills

Food Safety

Continuous Improvement

Communication

Education

BS in Life Sciences or Engineering

Job description

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Join a dynamic, lean manufacturing environment as a Quality Assurance Supervisor, where you'll lead quality and food safety initiatives, support new product launches, and drive continuous improvement. Be a hands-on leader, providing technical guidance, training, and helping shape a positive, high-performance culture.

Title: Quality Assurance Supervisor

Swing and Overnight Shifts Available!

• 2nd | 3:00pm-11:30pm
• 3rd | 11:00pm-7:30am

Essential Functions:

• Manage sanitation operations in the plant including master sanitation and allergen cleaning
• Enforcement of chemical handling safety
• Responsible for waste-stream management
• Direct supervision of Quality Assurance Technicians in a production environment
• Provide leadership on ensuring facility is kept safe, clean, and well organized
• Partner cross-functionally to reduce risk within business and to strengthen people, programs, and processes
• Use Lean tools and Continuous improvement to develop Root Cause and Corrective Actions using RCAs, 5-Whys, Fishbone
• Assist in development, implementation and monitoring of a progressive, ongoing food safety program
• Provide technical support for projects, R&D, reformulations, commercialization, process and sanitary design
• Administer line audits process checks to ensure process control and product conformance to specification
• Participate in GFSI and external Food Safety & Quality Audits
• Conduct and review analytical analyses on incoming ingredients and finished products
• Measure and monitor environmental and plant conditions, including pre-operational startup
• Conduct plant food safety and security audits, continually look for food safety hazards
• Ensure compliance to equipment calibration and verification program
• Ensure all Preventative Controls and FSMA compliance
• Conduct daily product evaluation along with cross functional R&D and Operations team
• Update, review and train on SOPs/SSOPs for food safety, Food Safety Plan, GMPs, et al
• Administer and train on BRC code and program requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• BS in Life Sciences or Engineering preferred, however, will consider experience in lieu of degree
• 2-5 years’ experience in a food manufacturing facility
• Understanding of chemical safety, handling, and usage
• Understanding of Environmental Monitoring Programs for Pathogens
• Familiarity with enterprise ERP systems
• Understanding of HACCP/FSMA Regulations
• Prefer PCQI certification (not required, but preferred)
• Ability to work cross-functionally with maintenance and production teams
• Knowledge of continuous improvement programs
• Familiarity with food safety and environmental regulations related to food manufacturing
• Ability to communicate and understand work instructions in English

Working Conditions/Physical Factors:

• Able to conduct work in adherence to policies
• Able to work in environment containing nuts, peanuts, dairy, grains and other allergens
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to safely maneuver through a production and warehouse environment
• Ability to be flexible with work hours, shifts, and shifting priorities based on Production schedule

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Quality Assurance, Product Management, and Science

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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