Quality Assurance Supervisor needed for Global Food Production Company!
- Quality Assurance Supervisor
- Wichita, KS
A leading Food Production company is looking for a Quality Supervisor to lead the Quality and Food Safety efforts in one of their key manufacturing facilities.
Reporting Directly to the Plant Quality Leader, the Quality Supervisor will be directly involved in all Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) within the facility. The Quality Supervisor will be responsible for upholding operational KPIs, SOPs and best-practices that align with company and industry quality standards, conducting audits and ensuring best practices.
The ideal Quality Supervisor candidate will have the following skill set:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent knowledge of Quality and Food Safety standards, best practices and guidelines
- Experience working within a Food Manufacturing facility as part of a Quality team
- Strong knowledge of ISO, GMP, HACCP food safety and other industry standards
- Superior analytical skills with an outstanding attention to detail
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Proven ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally with local and international counterparts
- Ability to work independently and achieve goals autonomously
The Quality Supervisor will have the following responsibilities:
- Ensure all plant processes are in line with an autonomous Quality organization to run on a 24/7 schedule
- Ensure GMP, ISO, Quality and Food Safety standards are upheld
- Conduct Quality audits to ensure plant is in accordance with FDA/USDA best practices
- Provide QA/QC Support across all areas of the plant as necessary
- Resolve customer delivery discrepancies and amend production schedule priorities accordingly
- Develop, implement and uphold strategic initiatives to ensure long-term goals are met
- Provide both short- and long-term Quality plans to appropriate parties to be used for capacity analysis
- Take a proactive approach to managing and reporting safety and quality standards in the plant
- Maintain a comprehensive quality system and strategy related to the receipt, storage and distribution of materials in compliance with regulatory standards
- Validate quality measurement accuracy to create recurring results
- Design, develop and execute quality and safety instructions across the plant
- Prepare SOPs for department to guarantee compliance with industry regulations and standards
