Quality Supervisor

Lidestri Foods, Inc.; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lidestri Foods, Inc. in Rochester, NY is seeking a Quality Assurance Supervisor to lead the quality program and ensure compliance with regulatory, customer, and company standards. Under the QA manager, you will guide the quality culture and manage a team of Quality Technicians.

You will develop and implement quality controls, perform audits, and drive corrective actions while mentoring staff in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required, associate’s or bachelor's preferred.
• Minimum 3 years in a Food & Beverage manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years supervisory experience.
• Experience developing policies and procedures, including quality measurements, root cause analysis and problem resolution.
• Strong analytical skills.
• MS Word & Excel; Oracle experience desirable.
• Must work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage Quality Technicians to ensure conformity to customer, company, and regulatory standards, while maintaining high productivity and technical integrity.
• Maintain employee work schedules including timecard approval, work assignments, job rotation, training, vacations, and paid time off.
• Coach, mentor, and develop staff; including preparing and conducting employee performance appraisals and issuing discipline as needed.
• Participate in internal audits and support corrective action identification and implementation.
• Fill in for Quality Technicians as needed.
• Retrieve case samples from QC lab for analysis, customers, and holds.
• Perform incubation sample inspections.
• Restock quality supplies in lab and on production floor.
• Address food safety & quality problems as they arise.
• Implement Food Safety and quality control training programs as needed for plant personnel.

Skills

Quality leadership

Supervisory experience

Quality systems

Analytical skills

QC lab

Excel

Oracle

Education

Associate's in Food Science

Bachelor's in Food Science

Tools

Oracle

Excel

Job description

Responsible to ensure the quality of products and services meet regulatory, customer, and company policy standards by utilizing and applying quality and food safety systems. Under the direction of the QA manager, provide leadership and support in directing the quality culture within the company.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES:

• Manage Quality Technicians to ensure conformity to customer, company, and regulatory standards, while maintaining high productivity and technical integrity.
• Maintain employee work schedules including timecard approval, work assignments, job rotation, training, vacations, and paid time off.
• Coach, mentor, and develop staff; including preparing and conducting employee performance appraisals and issuing discipline as needed.
• Participate in internal audits and support corrective action identification and implementation.
• Fill in for Quality Technicians as needed.
• Retrieve case samples from QC lab for analysis, customers, and holds.
• Perform incubation sample inspections.
• Restock quality supplies in lab and on production floor.
• Address food safety & quality problems as they arise.
• Implement Food Safety and quality control training programs as needed for plant personnel.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma required, associate’s or bachelor’s degree preferred in Food Science/Technology or related scientific discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience preferably in a Food and Beverage manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years supervisory or related experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing policies and procedures, including quality measurements, root cause analysis and problem resolution.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel; Oracle experience desirable.
• Must have high analytical aptitude and ability to work in a fast-paced environment