Quality Assurance Supervisor

LHH; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Supervisor to lead day-to-day quality and food safety activities in a fast-paced production environment. You will oversee a team of QA technicians and inspectors to ensure products, processes, and documentation meet company, customer, and regulatory standards.

You will coordinate audits, support new product trials, and drive continuous improvement in HACCP, GMP, SQF, and FDA compliance while partnering with Production, Maintenance, and Food Safety

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of quality assurance experience in a food/beverage manufacturing environment.
• 1–2+ years in a supervisory or lead role managing a team.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP, SQF, and FDA food safety requirements.
• Experience with quality inspections, testing, sanitation verification, CAPA, and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead, schedule, and oversee a team of QA technicians and inspectors.
• Ensure adequate QA coverage throughout production operations.
• Oversee in-process inspections, finished-product testing, sanitation verification, and quality checks.
• Review and manage product holds, releases, rework, and non-conforming product.
• Investigate quality issues, customer complaints, deviations, and non-conformances.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, SQF, FDA, and customer quality requirements.
• Support internal, regulatory, third-party, and customer audits.
• Partner with Production, Maintenance, Food Safety, and other departments to resolve quality issues.
• Coach, train, and develop QA team members while maintaining accountability and performance standards.
• Conduct routine production-floor inspections for GMP, sanitation, safety, and quality compliance.
• Maintain accurate and audit-ready QA records and documentation.
• Support new product trials, specification changes, and other quality initiatives.
• Help identify opportunities to improve quality, food safety, efficiency, and overall plant performance.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Supervisory Experience

HACCP

GMP

SQF

FDA Compliance

Job description

A growing manufacturing company is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Supervisor to lead day-to-day quality and food safety activities within a fast-paced production environment. This position will oversee a team of QA technicians and inspectors while ensuring products, processes, and documentation meet company, customer, and regulatory standards.

Schedule

• 12-hour shifts
• Must be flexible to work the assigned shift, including weekends as needed

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, schedule, and oversee a team of QA technicians and inspectors.
• Ensure adequate QA coverage throughout production operations.
• Oversee in-process inspections, finished-product testing, sanitation verification, and quality checks.
• Review and manage product holds, releases, rework, and non-conforming product.
• Investigate quality issues, customer complaints, deviations, and non-conformances.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, SQF, FDA, and customer quality requirements.
• Support internal, regulatory, third-party, and customer audits.
• Partner with Production, Maintenance, Food Safety, and other departments to resolve quality issues.
• Coach, train, and develop QA team members while maintaining accountability and performance standards.
• Conduct routine production-floor inspections for GMP, sanitation, safety, and quality compliance.
• Maintain accurate and audit-ready QA records and documentation.
• Support new product trials, specification changes, and other quality initiatives.
• Help identify opportunities to improve quality, food safety, efficiency, and overall plant performance.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of quality assurance or quality control experience in a food or beverage manufacturing environment.
• 1–2+ years of supervisory or lead experience managing a team.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP, SQF, and FDA food safety requirements.
• Experience with quality inspections, testing, sanitation verification, CAPA, and root cause analysis.
• Experience supporting audits is highly preferred.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to make decisions and maintain quality standards in a fast-paced production environment.