Quality Assurance Supervisor
19 days ago
Torrance
Job Description Job Summary: The Quality and Food Safety Supervisor ensure products comply with food safety, regulatory (FDA/USDA), and quality standards by maintaining the food safety /GFSI programs, conducting audits, and managing compliance. The Quality Assurance Supervisor oversees the Quality Assurance Technicians, raw materials, sanitation effectiveness, and resolves non-conformance issues, often training staff on food safety and quality protocols. Key skills include leadership, training, auditing, and regulatory knowledge. Key Responsibilities • Food Safety Management Systems: Maintain HACCP, FSMA, SQF, FS22000, or other Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certified programs., • Compliance and Regulations: Ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, and local regulatory requirements., • Quality Control & Audits: Monitor, test, hold, and release raw materials and finished products. Arrange and participate in internal audits., • Preventive Action: Assist with investigating product complaints, identifying non-conformance issues, and implementing corrective actions (CAPA)., • Responsibilities as a Safe Quality Food ( SQF) practitioner, • Assist in maintaining the documents for the maintenance of the GFSI/ SQF system., • Assists the company's quality systems and associated quality staff to develop and fortify continuous improvement of the firm’s food safety policies related to its quality training and safety program; its Standard Operating Procedures, Sanitation Operating Procedures, Food Safety Policies, and cGMPs., • Perform detailed good manufacturing practices inspections and participate in corrective action meetings with the Quality Assurance Manager., • Monitors and supervises the compliance of Standard Operating, Food Safety, and cGMP in the production areas, including makeup lines, equipment, and packaging., • Knowledge and participation in mock recall and traceability exercises., • Maintain and keep all Quality and Food Safety documentation in order, both electronically and in associated record binders and files., • Take minute meeting notes during the food safety meetings., • Trains, coaches, and develops and supervises quality assurance technicians., • Responsible for keeping a schedule of employee hours and assignments, preventing overtime hours, and participating in maintaining the Quality Assurance Department budget., • Monitors and verifies correct product codes are accurate on the finished products., • Performs sanitation /hygiene inspections and enforces compliance of production areas, equipment, and food containers for cleanliness., • Assist in troubleshooting quality and food safety-related issues., • Overseeing established calibration, testing program, and maintaining records both electronically and physically., • Assist in obtaining all raw material specifications and required regulatory documents., • Investigate non-conforming materials and products., • Performs food safety training program and ensures training of employees to adopt food safety practices and meet food and plant safety goals. Keeps a training matrix to track completed training for all associates., • Oversees control of foreign material, including X-ray procedures, and holds and stops production for any material discovered with foreign material. Participate in root cause analysis., • Good Manufacturing Practices and Sanitation effectiveness verification, including pre-operation inspections., • Report, assist, and communicate to the Quality and Food Safety Manager of any food safety issues they observe with their supervisor., • Assist in performing Label verification activities (Ensure the accuracy of labels to ensure ingredient declarations are accurate and allergens in the formula are listed on the finished goods label., • Reinforces GMP, SOP, and SSOP compliance throughout the facility., • Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices and Pre-requisite programs., • Follow and enforce all Good Manufacturing Practices, • Food Defense Team member, • Responsible for the validation and verification of the SQF System, • Communicate with the relevant staff their roles and responsibilities in the Safe Quality System., • Coordinates and conducts management reviews of the SQF system., • Holds and maintains Food Safety, (HACCP), cGMP, and PCQI certifications, • Knowledge and understanding of Regulatory Compliance - USDA, FDA, HACCP, GMP, SSOP, • Bachelor of Science Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or a combination of experience and education, • 3-5 years of supervisory experience in a food manufacturing facility, • Occasionally carry and/or lift 20 Lbs., • Must be able to work in a loud environment., • Ability to walk through production areas., • Exposure to temperature change., • Vision abilities include close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception., • Wear proper footwear. Schedule: Available to work different shifts. Pay range: $20.50 - $26.00 per hour. Back-up: Quality Assurance Manager Supervisor: Quality Assurance Manager FLSA Status: Non-Exempt