QA/QC Supervisor (Dietary Supplements - cGMP)
hace 5 días
Albuquerque
Position Summary Azuca is seeking an experienced and hands-on QA/QC Supervisor to oversee Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities within our cGMP dietary supplement wholesale manufacturing operations. This role is responsible for supervising quality personnel, maintaining compliance systems, and ensuring that all materials, products, and processes meet FDA requirements, internal quality standards, and customer expectations. The QA/QC Supervisor serves as a key decision-maker for batch release, quality investigations, and compliance execution, while fostering a strong quality culture across the Wholesale department. Key Responsibilities – Quality Oversight & Compliance • Supervise and execute day-to-day QA/QC operations in accordance with cGMP requirements, • Maintain compliance with FDA dietary supplement regulations and internal quality systems, • Ensure accurate creation, execution, and maintenance of Master Manufacturing Records (MMRs), Batch Production Records (BPRs), SOPs, work instructions, and quality forms • Own document control, change management, record retention systems, and management of cGMP inventory in accordance with regulatory and internal quality requirements • Lead internal audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections, • Manage deviations, investigations, and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) Quality Control, Release & Disposition • Review and approve incoming raw materials, components, and finished goods, • Perform final batch record review and make release or rejection decisions, • Manage nonconforming materials, product holds, and disposition activities, • Coordinate sample, component retain, and product retain programs, • Ensure label compliance including ingredient statements, allergens, and claim alignment Team Leadership & Training • Supervise, train, and mentor QA/QC personnel, • Assign workloads and set quality priorities to support production timelines, • Ensure personnel are trained on cGMPs, SOPs, and quality expectations, • Promote a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement, • Cross-train on key operational functions to support company goals as needed Supplier & Material Quality • Oversee supplier qualification and ongoing supplier compliance, • Review Certificates of Analysis (COAs) and supplier documentation, • Maintain approved supplier lists and quality agreements, • Responsible for laboratory sample submissions Cross-Functional & Strategic Support • Partner with Production, R&D, Operations, and Customer Success teams to ensure quality alignment, • Provide QA/QC input for new product introductions and process changes, • Serve as a quality subject matter expert for Wholesale manufacturing, • Support continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen compliance and operational efficiency Required Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Quality, or related field (or equivalent experience) • Direct experience managing or supervising QA/QC or manufacturing personnel, • Strong leadership, organizational, and decision-making skills, • Excellent documentation, communication, and training abilities, • Ability to independently manage priorities in a regulated manufacturing environment Preferred Qualifications • 2+ years of QA/QC experience in dietary supplements, food, or cGMP manufacturing, • Strong working knowledge of FDA 21 CFR Part 111, • Experience in contract or wholesale dietary supplement manufacturing, • Experience leading customer, third-party, or regulatory audits, • Familiarity with CAPA systems, deviation management, and root cause analysis, • Experience working in a fast-growing or scaling manufacturing environment Why Join Azuca? Working at Azuca means joining a team of curious builders who care deeply about people, product, and progress. We’re a science-driven company on a mission to reinvent cannabinoid ingestibles through the TiME INFUSION® process—making products that are precise, fast-acting, great-tasting, and predictable for consumers and scalable for manufacturers. Our culture values collaboration, curiosity, and helpfulness, and we hold ourselves to high standards of quality, discipline, and safety in everything we do—from product development to partner support. If you enjoy solving real problems, working with thoughtful, kind and driven teammates, and helping shape the future of cannabinoid ingestibles, you’ll feel right at home here.