QA Supervisor - 3rd Shift

The Quality Assurance (QA) Supervisor assures the compliance to company, customer, regulatory, and consumer quality requirements. The Quality Assurance Supervisor directs the Quality Assurance Technician staff in the Quality Assurance department and provides leadership in managing quality systems for the production of food products at the Tucson site.  The Quality Assurance Supervisor will carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies and applicable laws including: interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

3rd Shift:  Monday - Friday 10:00 pm - 6:30 am

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly supervise all Quality Assurance Technicians within the Quality Department.
• Hire, responsibly direct, review, counsel all employees within the department.
• Conduct plant audits to ensure conformance to company quality standards.
• Be part of the HACCP committee and assist in quarterly HACCP verifications.
• Develop and refine plant measurement techniques, including documentation of testing procedure, identification of sample points, frequency of data collection, record keeping, and data analysis.
• Provide leadership in the resolution of plant quality issues conferring with QA techs, production personnel, maintenance, engineering, and research and development.
• Training and implementation of Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques in plant procedures.
• Review and ensure compliance with plant GMPs, sanitation and pest control procedures.
• Maintain written product specifications on all products, and plant compliance.
• Perform daily quality evaluations including flavor, color and texture of daily production.
• Execute daily production record review as needed.
• Provide a resource for the investigation and follow up to ingredient and supplier issues.
• Assist with training of new and existing employees on food safety and quality programs.
• Provide support and training to production employees regarding Quality Assurance procedures within production department.
• Review and verify production calibration file (TID pressure gauges, etc.) work with QA Manager in resolution of any deviations.
• Ensure laboratory equipment is properly calibrated and functioning within specified parameters.
• Assist with annual glass/plastic audit, metal detector timing, and magnet strength tests, and other tasks as assigned.
• Evaluation of any risks and follow up actions associated with foreign material reports and resolution of any risk.
• Work as liaison for Non-Conforming Material Report (NCMR) process in resolution of issues.

• Coordinate training and evaluate new hires, ensure that evaluations are prepared and conducted.
• Maintain and ensure the safety of all employees through proper training, enforcement of safety rules and following proper procedures.
• Know company policies and enforce them effectively and in a timely manner.
• Ensure plant compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations as related to production, (includes OSHA, EPA, FDA, USDA, EEO, etc.).
• Develop and implement leadership development and coaching plans for subordinates.
• Prepare performance evaluations for subordinates.