Quality Control Supervisor

Katzman; Burlington (NJ); On-site; USD 44,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Katzman in Burlington, NJ is seeking a Quality Control Supervisor to lead the QC team in daily inspections, inventory coding accuracy, and team training. You will act as the USDA liaison and optimize inventory life cycles with buyers and sales.

The role emphasizes enforcing safety, driving continuous quality improvements, and ensuring compliance with food safety laws in a warehouse environment. This is a day shift, full-time position in a open environment with temperature variations.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in a warehouse or QC setting.
• Deep knowledge of produce grading, aging, and QC practices.
• Strong negotiation and communication with buyers, sales, and warehouse teams.
• Familiarity with USDA guidelines and food safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily QC staff workflows, shift hand-offs, and inspection priorities.
• Train, mentor, and cross-train QC staff on commodity knowledge and coding accuracy.
• Reject substandard inbound shipments and document issues for claims.
• Audit daily shift reports to verify code-entry accuracy and perform spot-checks on high‑risk inventory.
• Coordinate USDA inspections and communicate with operations and accounts.

Skills

Leadership

Commodity expertise

Cross-team communication

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

We are seeking a Quality Control Supervisor! The Quality Control Supervisor leads the quality control team to ensure the highest standards for all Katzman inventory. You will manage daily inspection workflows, oversee inventory condition coding accuracy, and supervise team training. Key responsibilities include acting as the primary liaison for USDA inspections, optimizing inventory life cycles with buyers and sales, and driving proactive quality improvements across the warehouse.

Responsibilities/Duties

Team Leadership & Operations

• Direct daily quality control staff workflows, shift hand-offs, and inspection priorities to maintain operational continuity.
• Train, mentor, and cross-train current and new QC team members on commodity-specific knowledge and coding accuracy.
• Exercise full authority to confidently reject substandard inbound shipments and rapidly document issues to support grower-shipper claims.
• Audit daily reports from previous shifts to verify code entry accuracy and conduct spot-checks on high-risk inventory.

Compliance & Inspection Management

• Manage and coordinate all official USDA inspections and communicate sensitive customer acknowledgements (e.g., Blue Apron, National accounts) to operations.
• Ensure all facility logs, records, and inspection results comply with local and federal food safety laws and regulations.
• Oversee the proper calibration and maintenance of inspection equipment used by the team.

Inventory & Quality Strategy

• Partner with Buyers, Sales, and Warehouse Teams to evaluate aging inventory, manage warehouse quality issues, and determine when a defective lot can be salvaged through sorting/re-packing versus when it must be dumped.
• Serve as the technical expert and final authority for second opinions on complex commodity condition coding.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in quality control by collaborating with Managers, Supervisors, and Warehousemen.

Safety & Facility Standards

• Enforce strict safety protocols, ensuring a clean work environment and immediate corrective action for unsafe behaviors or equipment operation.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Proven Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead, train, and hold a team accountable.
• Advanced Commodity Expertise: Deep, technical knowledge of produce grading and aging.
• Cross-Departmental Communication: Strong negotiation and communication skills to bridge buyers, sales, and warehouse teams.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with USDA guidelines and food safety compliance.

Environment: This is an open environment warehouse position. Must be able to work in various temperatures.

Shift:Day

Pay:$66,000 - $73,000 per year.

Job Type: Full-time

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute: Burlington, NJ 08016 (Required)

Ability to Relocate: Burlington, NJ 08016: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.