Quality Lab Supervisor

Balchem; Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Balchem, based in Ogden, Utah, is looking for a Quality Lab Supervisor to lead and train Quality Team Members while ensuring compliance with FDA regulations and managing daily QC laboratory activities.

The ideal candidate should be HACCP certified and possess excellent communication and computer skills, along with a solid understanding of GMP and laboratory practices. Balchem fosters a diverse workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Certified in HACCP, a PCQI, and SQF practitioner.
• Working knowledge of GMP for Food and laboratory practices.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and training to Quality Team Members.
• Ensure compliance with FDA and cGMP regulations.
• Manage QC laboratory activities and personnel.
• Oversee instrument calibration and maintenance programs.

Skills

HACCP certification

Statistical process control

Excellent communication skills

Strong computer skills

Job description

Balchem Corporation, and its subsidiaries, offers a competitive salary and benefits package and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Quality Lab Supervisor provides necessary leadership and training to Quality Team Members in completing essential duties and responsibilities of the department, while supporting all day-to-day activities of QA team members, QA processes and procedures and assists with the establishment and maintenance of programs, procedures and processes necessary to maintain an acceptable level of product safety, quality and customer satisfaction established by various federal, state, customer and company standards.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ensures compliance with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) under 21 CFR 117 as well as regional and national health authority regulations including responsibilities for:
• Manages QC laboratory activities and laboratory personnel, coordinating daily work activities and overseeing instrument calibration and preventative maintenance programs. Ensure compliance with written procedures.
• The ideal candidate is certified in HACCP, a PCQI, qualified as an SQF practitioner, and has training in environmental monitoring, auditing and statistical process control.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of GMP for Food, as well as good laboratory practices, testing methodologies and manufacturing practices. Demonstrated ability to understand and organize technical data for communication and analysis.
• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills and possess strong interpersonal skills. With the ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Must be able to work independently – to organize tasks and manage the workload. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations. Must be able to do mathematical calculations.
• Strong computer skills within Word, Office, and Outlook. Must have the ability to develop, create and maintain spreadsheets within Excel.

Balchem is committed to a workplace culture that values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunities, and a work environment free of harassment and hostility.