Quality Control Supervisor

American Foods Group; Wright City (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

American Foods Group in Wright City, MO, is seeking a Quality Control Supervisor to oversee QC technicians and inspectors, ensuring compliance with customer, company, and regulatory specifications.

You will lead inspection activities, train staff, and collaborate with Operations to meet quality and yield goals while maintaining records and supporting new product specifications.

Qualifications

• 18 years or older.
• U.S. work authorization without sponsorship.
• Good English communication skills (reading, writing, speaking).
• Ability to perform physical requirements in varied environments.
• High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Verify compliance of beef products with customer, company, and regulatory specs.
• Monitor fabrication, harvest and offal processes to ensure trim levels, dimensions, weights, packaging, labeling, and other quality attributes.
• Conduct routine audits and inspections of production lines and finished products.
• Investigate specification deviations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support internal, customer, and third-party audits.
• Monitor quality indicators including defects, customer complaints, yield losses, and specification accuracy.
• Maintain accurate quality records and documentation.
• Supervise, train, coach, and develop QC Technicians and Inspectors.
• Schedule and prioritize quality inspection activities to support production demands.
• Partner with Operations leadership to achieve quality and yield objectives.
• Provide real-time feedback to production teams regarding specification issues.
• Assist with new product and customer specification implementation.
• Evaluate non-conforming products and determine disposition.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Self-motivation

ERP software

Education

High school diploma or GED

BS in Biology / Microbiology / Food Science or related field

Other BS degrees may be considered

Tools

Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

ERP systems

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Verify compliance of beef products with customer, company, and regulatory specifications.
• Monitor the fabrication, harvest and offal processes to ensure products meet requirements for trim levels, cut dimensions, weights, packaging, labeling, and other quality attributes.
• Conduct routine audits and inspections of production lines and finished products.
• Investigate specification deviations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support internal, customer, and third-party audits.
• Monitor quality indicators including product defects, customer complaints, yield losses, and specification accuracy.
• Maintain accurate quality records and documentation.
• Supervise, train, coach, and develop QC Technicians and Inspectors.
• Schedule and prioritize quality inspection activities to support production demands.
• Partner with Operations leadership to achieve quality and yield objectives.
• Provide real-time feedback to production teams regarding specification compliance issues.
• Assist with new product and customer specification implementation.
• Evaluate non-conforming products and determine disposition in accordance with company procedures.
• NOTE: this description is not intended to be all inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization; these duties are considered marginal.
  

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in English (reading, writing, speaking).
• Must be able to work in a variety of work environments and perform physical requirements of the job.
• High school diploma or GED.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in the meat industry or Bachelor of Science in the following disciplines: Biology, Microbiology, Food Science, Animal Science, or other biological sciences. Bachelor’s degree in other areas will be considered.
• Bi-lingual (speaking, reading, and writing). Fluency in Spanish, Karenni, French, & Creole is highly preferred.
• Experience in beef harvest and fabrication operations.
• Knowledge of beef carcass grading, fabrication specifications, and customer requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication and people skills.
• Possess self-motivation with the ability to take direction. Attain a strong leadership capacity with high personal integrity.
• Strong computer skills: ability to use designated programs including Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook), the internet, and ERP systems.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact Human Resources at the location(s) where you are applying. We participate in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law.